In this episode, Sarah Bartholomeusz is joined by Andrew Heard, an experienced non-executive company director and one of the Founders of Heard Phillips Lieberenz, a boutique Chartered Accounting practice located in Adelaide that provides corporate insolvency, restructuring and forensic accounting services. Andrew has a deep interest in restructurin…

In this episode, Sarah Bartholomeusz is joined by David Trim, a Partner, Registered Liquidator, Head of Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency at Hall Chadwick SA. David is an insolvency and forensic accounting specialist, passionate about working in South Australia, supporting South Australian businesses in financial distress, providing them with …

That’s a wrap on Season 5 of Accountants on Purpose! What an inspiring season with such an amazing group of people who have such a diverse range of experience, across many different organisations and industries, all across the world! As made evident this season, the job of a CFO or In-House is not just about revenue, costs and budgets. This season …

Sean Pearce, an Associate Director at SRG Partners, joins Sarah Bartholomeusz in the Season 5 Finale. Sean is a chartered accountant with over 18 years of experience across Big 4, listed organisations, SMEs, family-owned businesses and startups. He was previously the CFO of La Casa Del Formaggio and Water Utilities Australia, was a Senior Manager o…

In this episode, Sarah Bartholomeusz is joined by Amanda Cox, the Chief Financial & People Officer at Racing and Wagering Western Australia and previous executive at the West Coast Eagles Football Club. She is also a Fellow of both Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand and the Governance Institute of Australia. Not only that, she also serve…

For this episode, Dexter Clarke sits down with Sarah Bartholomeusz and talks about his passion to be innovative, keeping the entrepreneurial spirit alive and maintaining a good balance of work and personal life. Dexter is currently the Chief Financial Officer of MotorServe, a business aiming at providing a one-stop shop for customers, including mec…

Stacey Quinn joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to talk about what being a virtual CFO entails, what motivates her to sit on multiple boards and committees, and being competitive - whether in board games or at life. Stacey is currently the manager of Moore Australia's Corporate Finance division, with her key areas of expertise being valuation, due diligence…

Anthony Stewart joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to talk about travel and what keeps his passion for work alive. Anthony is now the group CEO and previous CFO & CCO of Thomas Foods International. He loves to travel and see the world, which he did a lot for work, and being immersed in new cultures. He has global experience in consumer goods, manufacturing …

Frances is an experienced sustainability, finance and sustainable development professional with over 15 years' experience ALL over the world. She is currently an Operations Director at Conservation Capital and an Independent ESG Senior Consultant at ERIAS, specialising in nature-based solutions and conservation enterprises, public/private sector en…

In this episode, Sarah is joined by Brendan Rinaldi, Head of Health at ANZ, and previous State General Manager of Business Banking for ANZ in South Australia. He has a background in accounting, restructuring, banking & finance. He previously worked for PwC & KordaMentha before joining ANZ. Brendan has led large national and state teams over the pas…

Laura Taylor is a Senior Accountant for Finance and Assets at SA Water. Laura is a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years' experience working within large corporations. Laura started her career in Brisbane, working there for 4.5 years, coming back to Adelaide for 6 months and then took her expertise to the United Kingdom where she gained valuable …

Leanne Allen joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to talk about what drives her, both metaphorically and literally! Leanne is the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Commercial & General. Leanne loves fast cars, loud music and...numbers. She joined Commercial and General two years ago and has played an integral part in transforming their finance…

Special Edition of Accountants on Purpose | Season 5 Launch Episode Ben Preston joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to talk about his unique journey to becoming an accomplished CFO. Following a series of very cold nights working in remote South Australia and a chance meeting a plan was put in place to embark on the journey to become an accountant. The “journ…

Professional service providers have a way to go in making a mark on gender equality and empowering women in the workplace, marketplace and community This season has been centred around Female Partners of accounting firms and their journeys. Our guests on the show have smashed through the glass ceiling to stand shoulder to shoulder with their male p…

Lisa Pritchard is the Director of Tax Services at Holman Hodge. Lisa is a passionate South Australian who has worked with small to medium businesses for more than 20 years. As a taxation specialist, she assists all types of businesses to ensure compliance with the complex Tax Laws that govern Australia. Lisa has also worked with many businesses at …

Meryl Johnston is the Founder and CEO of award-winning, Xero Bookkeeping and Financial Reporting firm, Bean Ninjas. Her mission is to take the stress out of managing business finances for entrepreneurs, to allow them to have happy, busy and successful lives. Meryl and her team love working, with coaches, bloggers, e-commerce and services businesses…

Sarah McEachern is a Partner at Nexia Edwards Marshall NT. Nexia is a Financial Services firm that strives to maintain its reputation being one of the most respected and professional firms in South Australia and the Northern Territory. They employ smart, professional, ethical and dedicated people who are great at what they do and Sarah is a true ex…

Annie Flannagan is a powerhouse, running multiple businesses. Annie is the Co-Founder of Num8erLust, the Founder of The Entr3preneur Experiment and the Founder and CEO of Better Business Basics. Annie founded Num8erLust and Better Business Basics to change the way businesses understand their financials and she is passionate about continuing her edu…

Anetta Johnston is a Partner at KPMG Australia. She is passionate about solving the tax issues of her clients by understanding their commercial objectives and strategic goals. Anetta enjoys seeing her clients gain knowledge of the tax laws that they can apply to their business. With over 15 years, both in the Professional Services and Legal sector,…

Katelyn Adams is a valuable member of the HLB Mann Judd Corporate Division and has over 10 years of accounting and company secretarial experience, servicing predominantly ASX listed companies. Katelyn has extensive knowledge in Company Secretarial duties, ASX listing rule requirements and IPO and capital raising processes as well as strong technica…

Imelda Alexopoulos is a Partner at PwC, where she leads the firm’s Financial Advisory Practice and Business Align and Connect. With 12 years experience in professional services, Imelda is passionate about working with organisations to identify opportunities to utilise technology to create efficiencies and help emerging businesses scale and accelera…

Angela Stavropoulos has more than twenty years experience in accounting and taxation services and is a Partner at Pilot Partners. She assists clients with their business planning, budgeting, business structuring, financial modelling and analysis and tax planning strategies Angela co-manages the firm’s medical services division and works with many d…

Jennifer Ma is the Managing Director of Chapman Capital Partners. Jennifer has over 20 years experience as an Accountant, working with ASX listed companies, large privately owned businesses, Government and SME businesses as well; she has a great base to start the start-up business that she is working in. Jennifer is a Managing Director and she is a…

Christina Gulliver is a Partner at Brentnalls SA. Christina’s significant experience in taxation and business advisory services has proven to be an excellent foundation for making a positive difference to her clients. She specialises in areas including benchmarking, structuring, management reporting, compliance and tax planning. Clients appreciate …

Jess Telford has over 20 years experience as an accountant and business adviser and is a Partner at Oreon Partners in South Australia. Jess loves working with clients in a range of different industries, including; manufacturing and agriculture. Her expertise ranges from business accounting, cloud accounting, business restructure and taxation. Jess …

In this special edition of Accountants on Purpose, Sarah Skeats joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to talk about what it takes to become a purpose-driven and thriving business, exploring a proven methodology focused on business growth through brand, product, channel and sales. Sarah is renowned for her experience in brand and marketing across a number of th…

That's a wrap on Season 3 of Accountants On Purpose! Once again, we had incredible guests this season and some of them shared their 'purpose' with us. What they said was inspiring, encouraging and a reminder that there are good people in this world doing great things. Thank you to all of our guests and our listeners for making this season possible …

Paul and Paula Murray have a great story! Paul studied accounting back in the 90's and joined a video game company in South Australia called Ratbag as an artist and producer; the company grew from 15 to around 120 people over the early few years. Later on, Paul left and joined a new practice that his dad was setting up in Adelaide after his dad fin…

David Dillon is the Managing Director of Custodian Backoffice, a company that provides businesses that can’t justify the investment in hiring dedicated support staff with bookkeeping, cloud accounting and virtual CFO services. He is the President of the Association of Virtual CFO’s and he has authored two books. With a large portfolio of clients, D…

Genene Wilson is the Principal Adviser at Finesse Financial Advisers and she is a specialist in women’s finance. Her decade of financial planning experience, advising clients as a forward thinking accountant for two decades beforehand means that she can offer insight that can help women move past what is holding them back in order to get their mone…

In this very special episode of Accountants on Purpose, previous guest Kym Nitschke - CEO of Nitschke Nancarrow Accountants, plays host and puts Sarah Bartholomeusz in the podcast hot seat. If you love listening to Accountants on Purpose then you will love the conversation between Kym and Sarah! Get to know the Goddess of Governance as Kym asks all…

Janine Williamson is the Director of Wealth Advisory at William Buck and is one of their longest serving employees. Janine has provided, honest, empathetic and direct advice to clients for more than 15 years. When Janine is able to help her clients achieve their financial goals, such as paying off their home loan or building up their savings, this …

Jessica Giles is a money mastery and manifestation coach. Having been an accountant for over 10 years, Jessica now runs a very successful business aimed at coaching into financial freedom called Chic Money. Jessica is passionate about creating wealth for women on their own terms and in a soul aligned way. So successful in her business, she has flow…

Trevor Basso has over 40 years of experience in accounting and tax. He is the owner of Basso Newman Chartered Accountants, a business that has been in operation for over 36 years. Although his firm may be considered small compared to other chartered accounting firms, the Partners would prefer to remain on a one on one basis with their clients and h…

Content Warning for the Accountants on Purpose podcast - This conversation with Vanessa Bamford discusses mental health and suicide, if this episode raises any issues for you please seek help, there are contact details for Lifeline and Beyond Blue below. Vanessa Bamford is the Director of Vision Beyond Business and she has spent her whole life in s…

Aly Garrett is the Founder of All In Advisory and is the winner of the 2019 Women in Finance, Small Business Adviser and Principal of the Year Awards, as well as the 2018 South Australia SMSF and Accounting Professional of the Year, Partner of the Year and Overall Excellence Awards and the Founder of one of the Top 50 Cloud Accountants in Australia…

Nadi Elias is the CEO Of Equus Partners, a firm of proactive Certified Practising Accountants, Business Advisors and Financial Advisors who strive to create wealth for clients and their families. Nadi is a Chartered Accountant, a CPA and an Australian registered tax agent but his passion is not in corporate investment finance, it’s with start-ups, …

Graham Burfield is the founder of Burfield and Associates. From his early days at Deloitte, he has over 30 years experience with medical practices, agricultural businesses, property, tradies, hotels, people who run their own small businesses - he has so much experience under their belt. When it comes to tax and accounting over the last 30 years, Gr…

Jenny Letts is the Director of Jenny Letts Valuations and Forensics. Jenny has spent over 20 years specialising in helping business owners who are going through a separation or conflict, know and understand the value of their business and give them a successful outcome. Jenny is starting to move into the world of valuations where there’s no conflic…

By Sarah Bartholomeusz

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Andrew Van De Beek is pretty amazing! He is the Director and Co-Founder of Illumin8 and the Co-Founder of a social enterprise - Big Little Brush. Andrew is passionate about working with people to help their business and investment performances meet their life goals and dreams. Knowing why they choose to do what they do puts everything into perspect…

Mark Jenkins has had a very successful career. He is the Director of 2020 Business Dynamics, which aims to help clients build a future-proofed business model. Mark is also the Director of The Gap, which provides systemised business development services to accountants. Mark believes in always working with his team, clients and accounting firms to de…

Spencer Sheinin has a unique background with over 15 years as an entrepreneur combined with extensive financial experience as a CPA, CA and investment banker. He is the Founder and CEO of Shift Financial Insights, providing ridiculously simple accounting and financial insights for business on the rise. Spencer has previously owned businesses in man…