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Our Team
Our team are
our most valuable asset. If you are considering approaching any of
them with an offer of
employment then you agree, by reading further, to pay us one year’s salary as a
recruitment fee!
We have a talented
team of financial and business specialists able to help you with all aspects of
your personal and business
finance.
DIRECTOR
Peter Vickers
BSc
BEc
Peter studied at the University of Sydney
and enjoyed university life so much that he completed two degrees. He is
a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the
Taxation Institute of Australia, the Corporate Directors Association and
the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Peter is an authorised
representative under the Corporations Act and is licensed to give investment
advice. He is a registered tax agent, a registered company auditor, an
external examiner for the Law Society of NSW and a Justice of the
Peace.
Peter has won various battles over the
years against the Australian Taxation Office and Travel Compensation
Fund. He even convinced the Australian Securities
and Investments Commission that Singapore does not have a separate capital
city.
Peter has three
daughters and one granddaughter and he is a keen skier and accomplished sculptor.
See
here for examples of his work . He was on the
Board of Management of his daughters’ school, Masada College for 10 years
of which he served three years as honorary treasurer.
PRINCIPAL
Joe Staub
BCom, FCA
Joe commenced his working life in the audit division of Arthur Andersen
& Co 1974. He was a founding partner of Gilden Staub & Co (now
Sothertons Sydney) before leaving in 2004 to head up a retail company.
In 2007 he recommenced practice as a Chartered Accountant and merged his
practice with Peter Vickers and Associates on 1 July 2008. Joe brings
expertise in taxation planning, small to medium enterprise advisings,
retail and superannuation. In his spare time, Joe enjoys golf and
playing bridge.
CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGERS
Michelle Xerri
BCom, CA
Michelle
obtained her Commerce degree at the University of Sydney and, as a
registered tax agent, is working as one of our taxation specialists.
Michelle is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
Australia.
Pablo Urbano
MCom
BeCom, CA
Pablo has completed a Bachelor of Electronic Commerce majoring in
Finance, as well as a Masters of Commerce majoring in Professional
Accounting. Prior to joining PVA, he worked with a Chartered Accounting
firm in Brisbane.
Pablo is a registered tax agent.
Ann Nguyen
BBus, CPA
Ann completed
her Bachelor of Business, majoring in Accounting in 1998 from the
University of Technology, Sydney and is a CPA. She has worked in public
practice in the
roles of tax agent, assistant accountant and senior accountant and
brings expertise in superannuation, preparation of financial statements
and tax returns.
ACCOUNTANTS
Debritu Rosenbaum
Adv Dip Acc
Debritu received an advanced diploma in Accounting from Northern Sydney
Institute of TAFE in 2003.
She specialises in the preparation of individual tax returns.
Sahil Mehta
BCom
Sahil completed a Bachelor of
Commerce degree. He is involved in the preparation of
financial statements and income tax returns for clients.
Kurinchi Nallanthuwan
BSc(Hons), MProf Acc
Kurinchi received a Bachelor of Science (Hons) from the
University of London in 2003 and completed his Masters in Professional
Accounting in 2005. Kurinchi has two years of experience working in
commercial accounting as well as in public practice, coming to Peter
Vickers & Associates after working with KPMG in Sri Lanka.
Rekha Lokuketagoda
BCom, Dip.
Business
Rekha completed a Bachelor
of Commerce degree, majoring in Accounting, at Sydney's Macquarie
University and a Diploma of Business at the Australian College of
Business and Technology in Sri Lanka. Apart from accounting, Rekha
enjoys music and acting.
Rohit Kumar
BCom, MBA,
MProf Acct
Rohit has completed a
Bachelor of Commerce degree from Himachal Pradesh University in India and a Master of Business Administration from
Punjab Technical University in India. He has also received a Masters degree in Professional Accounting
from Central Queensland University.
Vince Song
BCom
Vince majored in accounting while completing his Bachelor of Commerce
degree at the University of South Australia. He is an affiliate member
of the Taxation Institute of Australia and currently working towards
Associate membership and his Chartered Accountant qualification. Vince
has two years of experience in commercial accounting as well as public
practice and also holds a Certificate IV of Hotel Management from Le
Cordon Bleu Australia.
Harry Grewal
BBus
Harry studied for his Bachelor of Business Degree, majoring in
Accounting, at ACU National University. He has over four years of
experience working in public practice with a range of clients - from
small to large and in a variety of different industries. Harry is
currently studying to obtain his CA qualification.
Shawn Sor
BSc MProf Acct
Shawn completed his
Bachelor of Computing Science and Master in Professional Accounting at
the University of New South Wales. Shawn has experience in internal
audit from Malaysia and he is currently studying to obtain his CA
qualifications. Besides accounting, Shawn enjoys badminton and building
computer systems.
WORK FLOW MANAGER
Naomi Brandon
BA
Naomi obtained her degree majoring in Textiles and Design & Technology
at the Australian Catholic University. Before going on maternity leave
Naomi managed a number of Lincraft stores taking each store to the top
position in the chain. After managing up to 30 staff in a store she
believes managing 20 accountants is a breeze. Naomi's daughter is named
Kayla.
ACCOUNTING TEAM
IN BANGALORE, INDIA
Due to
the shortage of suitable experienced accountants in Australia, we
have four
dedicated Chartered Accountants working in our office in Bangalore. They
are under the supervision of Ramesh Adiga who is a member of the
National Institute of Accountants (Australia).
The accountants
log on to our computer in Lindfield to prepare client accounts and tax
returns and no records are kept in India.
TEAM LEADER
Dennymon
Matthew
BSc
Dennymon received
a Bachelor of Science degree from Mahatma Gandhi University in 1997 and
became a Chartered Accountant with ICAI in 2004.
MANAGING
DIRECTOR - INSURANCE
BROKERS
Simon Pilbeam
JP ANZIIF (Snr. Assoc) CIP
Simon is the Managing Director of PVIB
and has been
in the Insurance industry for over 20 years. He is a Senior Associate of the Australian Insurance Institute, a Certified Insurance
Professional and a Justice of the Peace.
Simon's hands
on personal approach and excellent negotiation skills ensure our clients
of the best value products tailored individually to their needs. Simon can
provide expert assistance in the placement of all general insurance
products with all commercial lines of insurance his forte.
INSURANCE
BROKERS
Beverley McKenna
Bev is highly
experienced in the insurance broking industry. She began working in the industry in 1980 after returning from 3 years of living in Europe. She
took time out briefly in 1987 to spend some time with her 2 young
children.
Bev's patience
is a proven asset assuring our clients of timely personal service for even the most complex insurance requirements.
Roisin Medin
Roisin has a strong background in
Insurance Broking with expertise in most lines of insurance including
Domestic, Commercial, Trade Insurance, Liability, Professional Indemnity
and Marine Insurance.
Roisin has devoted her career to the
Insurance Industry and enjoys the challenge of broking the "hard to
place" cover for our clients.
Caren Kruger
BA
Caren graduated
from the University of the Witwatersrand with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Her background is Insurance and she was worked extensively in insurance
broking environments. Caren's ability to liaise with clients and exceed
their expectations is highly valued.
Genevieve Aytona
BBA
Genevieve has completed a
Diploma in Hotel Management and Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) degree
from HMS 'Les Roches' in Switzerland. After one year with us in the role of
administration assistant, Genevieve joined our insurance team.
INVESTMENT SERVICES
Greg Sawyer
BCom
DipFS
Greg is an Authorised Representative of Peter Vickers
Investment Services. He holds a
Bachelor of Commerce degree with a major in Accounting, as well as a
Diploma of Financial Services. Greg is able to advise clients in all
areas of financial planning, as well as holding strong experience in
mortgage broking where he can assist you in accessing an ultra
competitive home loan from 21 home lenders.
Agnes Mock
BEc CPA
Agnes completed her Bachelor of Economics (Accounting) at Sydney
University prior to working in various accounting firms and the oil
industry. She is responsible for member and employer relations for the Lindfield Superannuation Fund and also acts as administrator for clients
using our Virtual Broker facilities. Having taken time out to raise her two children, Agnes has now
returned to the workforce on a part-time basis. She completed a Diploma
in Financial Service (Financial Planning) with FINSIA in 2006 and in her
spare time learns dancing and porcelain painting.
BOOKKEEPING SERVICES
Our Bookkeeping Team support includes
• Implementing office systems and procedures
•
MYOB & Quicken setup & tailoring
• Troubleshooting
• Reliable ongoing support
• Training
SUPPORT STAFF
Michele Brownsberger
MTeach
BSocSci
Michele has been
involved in the Human Resources industry for 10 years, including
experience with Large Organisations, Local
Government and Small Business. She is currently working on the group's How Now
business system and the development of our compliance and quality
control procedures. Michele holds a Bachelor of Social Science which
she received from the University of New England and a Masters in
Teaching from the University of Sydney.
Idana Katz
BSocSci(SW), PGDip HR Management, Honours Psychology
Idana is a registered Social Worker
and a member of the Australian Human Resources Institute. After
practising as a Social Worker she moved into Human Resources and has
over 11 years experience in this field. Having managed the HR Department
of a large listed company, Idana took a sabbatical to have her first
child and has returned to the workforce with the Peter Vickers Business
Group in the capacity of HR Manager.
Mohammad Rintu
BIS, DipNetEng
Mohammad is the group's IT
manager and looks after all IT operations in PVBG. He offers
excellent analytical and problem solving skills with his expertise on
Windows based servers and systems. He holds a Bachelor of
Information Systems from Australian Catholic University, a Diploma of Network Engineering
and is a
member of the Australian Computer Society.
Mook Clifford
BBA
Mook is the
group's bookkeeper and she brings experience and a strong background of
bookkeeping and accounting processes to the role. Mook completed a
Bachelor of Business Administration at Thammasat University in Bangkok,
Thailand and is currently studying towards an Advanced Diploma of
Accounting.
Kiralee Maxwell
BMus (Ed)
Kiralee works at PVBG
as our part-time receptionist and administration assistant, responsible
for meeting and greeting clients as well as general office
administration. Kiralee studied for her Bachelor of Music Education at the
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and runs her own piano teaching business
on a part-time basis.
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