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 restructuring and turnaround assignments. This interest carries through to his directorship roles where organisational transformation is occurring.
Dec 15, 2022•29 min•Season 6Ep. 2
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 clear-cut, no-nonsense advice that will hopefully see them get back on their feet. David is an expert at pointing you in the right direction, with a w...
Nov 27, 2022•22 min•Season 6Ep. 1
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 has been all about leadership and purpose and has emphasised the importance of enjoying what you do. We've learned many inspiring lessons from our gue...
Jun 27, 2022•15 min•Season 5Ep. 11
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 of Financial Planning & Analysis at Thomas Foods, as well as holding various roles at Elders. He has gained valuable experience in the food industr...
May 23, 2022•14 min•Season 5Ep. 10
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 serves as a non-executive director with Edge Employment Solutions, WA Institute of Sports and RPH Medical Research Foundation. Amanda is an experie...
Apr 25, 2022•15 min•Season 5Ep. 9
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 mechanical repairs and car servicing. His mission and expertise is building world-class teams and businesses. As well as being a CFO, Dexter is also a ru...
Mar 28, 2022•28 min•Season 5Ep. 8
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, and mergers and acquisitions. She also acts as virtual CFO and assists various clients with strategic directions, development of systems, policy and...
Feb 21, 2022•23 min•Season 5Ep. 7
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 and distribution and has more than proved his business capabilities by driving change in fast-paced, challenging, and culturally-diverse environme...
Jan 24, 2022•28 min•Season 5Ep. 6
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 engagement, conservation finance, ESG, corporate sustainability and reporting, and carbon management and GHG accounting. This inspiring episode covers F...
Dec 20, 2021•34 min•Season 5Ep. 5
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 past 4 years, focusing on a high performing culture and a values-based approach. He is passionate about developing and expanding on his leadershi...
Nov 29, 2021•25 min•Season 5Ep. 4
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 experience working with global brands. Bringing her experience and expertise back to Australia, Laura continues to have a successful career whilst con...
Oct 25, 2021•20 min•Season 5Ep. 3
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 and operational processes to become rigorous systems reflective of a business that has changed and matured. Amongst her many accomplishments, Lea...
Sep 27, 2021•23 min•Season 5Ep. 2
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 “journey” included working as a mining labourer at Olympic Dam, a spot welder on the production line at Mitsubishi and an Accounts Payable clerk at the Wome...
Aug 19, 2021•38 min•Season 5Ep. 1
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 peers in the boardroom and the business world - not an easy undertaking even in this modern day and age. This episode is a reflection of the true stren...
Jun 29, 2021•13 min•Season 4Ep. 14
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 differing stages, establishing their businesses, developing and growing their businesses and transitioning out of the business. Lisa is especially pas...
May 18, 2021•42 min•Season 4Ep. 12
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. In addition to her role as being CEO of Bean Ninjas, she’s also an avid surfer and the co-host of the podcast, Bean Ninjas....
Apr 28, 2021•24 min•Season 4Ep. 11
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 example of that. Sarah has worked for Nexia for 18 years and has been the Treasurer for a number of organisations, including her current position with t...
Mar 29, 2021•24 min•Season 4Ep. 10
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 education in the fields of value networks, knowledge management and financial control models in business. Annie has the long term goal of working in the ...
Mar 15, 2021•32 min•Season 4Ep. 9
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, working in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney; Anetta’s experience has provided her with tax, legal and accounting expertise. In this episode we cover: A...
Feb 15, 2021•26 min•Season 4Ep. 8
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 technical accounting knowledge. Katelyn is accessible, practical and personable. Ensuring that she is dedicated to her clients and their businesses. In this e...
Jan 19, 2021•25 min•Season 4Ep. 7
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 accelerate their growth. Her clients range from start-ups and small to medium enterprises, to large public companies, to multi-national and not-for-profit org...
Dec 07, 2020•23 min•Season 4Ep. 6
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 different types of medical practitioners and understands their unique professional pressures.
Nov 16, 2020•9 min•Season 4Ep. 5
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 also on three different boards, which just adds to the amazing expertise that she has.
Nov 02, 2020•24 min•Season 4Ep. 4
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 her questioning mind, enthusiasm and optimistic nature – and all of these attributes assist Christina to achieve great outcomes for her clients. Chris...
Oct 19, 2020•17 min•Season 4Ep. 3
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 is an avid runner and has served on the board of the South Australian Road Runners Club for many, many years. In this episode we cover: Jess’ favourit...
Oct 05, 2020•15 min•Season 4Ep. 2
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 the world’s largest brands. Most recently as the Head of Brand at NAB, where she delivered the latest brand strategy, More than Money. Transferring her ...
Sep 21, 2020•52 min•Season 4Ep. 1
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 - season 4 is only moments away, so stay tuned and tell all of your friends about Accountants on Purpose.
Sep 07, 2020•20 min•Season 3Ep. 14
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 finished riding his bike around Australia. Paula was a travel agent and then went on to study accounting and commercial law and joined the practice prior...
Aug 25, 2020•32 min•Season 3Ep. 13
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, David’s vision is for businesses to prefer using the Custodian Backoffice support function to their own or anyone else’s by being the optimum alternati...
Aug 10, 2020•25 min•Season 3Ep. 12
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 money universe sorted and keep it that way. In this episode we cover: Genene’s favourite game as a child and how it helped her get her break in accounting...
Jul 27, 2020•19 min•Season 3Ep. 11
