More than just accountants
Our professional and highly trained team of accountants is equipped to help our clients overcome any business challenges they face, helping them reach their business and financial goals.
Our Story
Established in 1996, Accounting Professionals is an Illawarra based accounting & business advisory firm.
After starting out as a general accounting firm with a diverse range of clients, over 20 years later the AP team focus on assisting business owners establish and grow businesses that sustain families and provide our clients with the opportunity to make lifestyle choices.
Our team of highly skilled business and finance specialists are working with businesses every day through their business journey.
Start up – We mentor business start-ups on business structure options, pricing, the most profitable business channels, when to employ staff or subcontract and more.
Growth & Profitability – At this stage, when you’re building the business, we work with business owners to identify unique strategies to grow and increase profits.
Succession – Our succession team assist owners consider options to sell/retire from the business to support themselves in retirement.
The AP team also includes leading growth specialists for high growth business start-ups, medical and professional service firms and the building and construction sector.
We examine our clients’ businesses, understand how they work, identify how they can be improved and partner with them during any change and implementation process.
From the outset, we become an integral part of our client’s business or personal financial strategies.
We help our clients implement sound organisational and financial frameworks, proactively manage assets and liabilities, critically examine the way they do business, focus on key success factors and help effect change within the business to facilitate growth, increase profitability and improve cashflow.
To enable them to live their life, their way.
Accounting Professionals: The tax, accounting and advisory firm for small businesses looking to achieve their full growth. Live Your Way.
Our Partners
Garry Pinch
Chartered Accountant, Founding Partner
Angela Hales
Chartered Accountant, Partner
Mark Placek
Chartered Accountant, Partner
Nick Fitzgerald
Chartered Accountant, Partner
Our Team
Erin Barkeit
Trainee Accountant
Lisa Bassingthwaighte
Accountant, Client Manager
Debbie Cairncross
Operations Manager
Cameron Daly
Chartered Accountant
Arlan De Guzman
Senior Accountant
Raphaelle Faulkner
Senior Admin Assistant
Megan Goodwin
Chartered Accountant, Client Manager
Sanjuli Gunatillake Ekanayake
Trainee Accountant
Nadia Hoang
Chartered Accountant, Client Manager
Sharmaine Lingat
Senior Accountant
Teigan Mariu
Accountant, Client Manager
Jonathan Martinez
Senior Accountant
Lynette McIlwain
Admin Team Leader
Megan Phillips
Annelle Pineda
Bookkeeper
Sarah Schubert
Accountant, Client Manager
Brydie Tarlinton
Accountant, Client Manager
Jason Zufic
Trainee Accountant
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