Our Team
Ross Hellyer
Director
Ross commenced his career in Accounting in 1980, joining the Audit Division of an International Accounting firm on graduating from University. Ross qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1983, first registered as A Tax Agent in 1983 and a Registered Company Auditor in 1985. Auditing has become a very specialised field and Ross ceased to hold an Auditors registration in the early 2000’s, preferring to refer audit needs to specialist auditing accountants. Ross’s early experiences included specialist secondments and training in Small Business Division, Taxation, Business Services and Corporate & Insolvency Services. Ross first became a Principal in Practice in 1987, joining a small suburban partnership and has continued to expand on his extensive experience as a Professional Accountant and Business owner since that time. Ross began his experience assisting and advising Mornington clients in 1990 and has continued that involvement in the years since. Ross is a career Professional Accountant who enjoys working with and assisting all clients. For Ross, Accounting is a people business and he enjoys working with clients and building trusted relationships.
Pinkal Talati
Accountant
Originating from India, Pinkal migrated to Australia completing a Masters of Professional Accounting and Masters of Business Administration (Dual Masters Degrees), graduating in 2019. Pinkal also holds degree qualifications in Business Communications. Pinkal moved from the Northern Suburbs to join us in our Mornington Practice during Covid. Pinkal has quickly become an asset to our business and our clients. As well as handling tax compliance for our Individual Tax Clients, Pinkal is engaged with a number of our Small Business Clients in preparing and lodging BAS statements, Preparing Financial Statements for Business management, Lending and Compliances and attending to year end taxation and all regulatory compliances. Pinkal has an engaging personality and enjoys the trust and relationships with our clients.
Pinkal is settled as a Mornington resident with other family members moving from the Northern suburbs to join her, and enjoying all the Peninsula has to offer.
Sophie Storm
Business Services
Sophie is a Degree qualified Accountant who thrives on assisting clients to manage their business. She deals with the information flow from the base transaction receipt and banking record through proper reporting in Xero, or your preferred bookkeeping software, reconciling and reporting business activity, Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet reporting. Working closely with our clients and building trusted relationships, she helps to provide insights into the business, business operations and management. She also assists to properly manage all employment matters, employment related obligations and compliances. Working as part of our Strategic Team, Sophie works to ensure all compliance obligations are managed, and met, on-time, and to prepare Financial reports and file BAS and Taxation returns, all strategically targeting optional outcomes. Sophie also assists clients to manage taxation obligations including assisting with payment arrangements, when needed.
Sophie lives locally on the Peninsula. She is enjoys “living the Peninsula, Family and has the bug for Travel.
Lisa Norris
Business Services
Lisa graduated in June 2022 with a Diploma in Accounting and is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Accounting. Prior to joining our firm, Lisa gained valuable experience at another Peninsula-based accounting practice, where she assisted clients with bookkeeping and record keeping across a range of accounting and business software platforms.
Lisa shares our strong commitment to accurate record keeping and compliance and is a valued member of our Business Services team. She works closely with our Xero partnership team and supports a variety of other business software solutions, maintaining client accounting and payroll records as well as assisting clients who manage their own bookkeeping.
Lisa has a bubbly and outgoing personality and enjoys working collaboratively with both clients and colleagues. She is a great fit for our firm and lives locally on the Peninsula with her husband and children.
Jennafer Kuipers
Administration & Corporations (ASIC) Management
Jennafer originally joined us as Receptionist and administration for our practice. Two important and key areas, dealing directly representing our business as the first point of contact with all our clients and affiliates, and managing the paper flow in our office so that we can operate an efficient client focused business. Quickly mastering these attributes of our business, it became clear that there was much more on offer with Jennafer and her role was expanded, with training, to manage all ASIC and Corporate Secretarial requirements for our clients operating Company, Trust & SMSF structures. Jennafer has an engaging personality and a genuine desire to assist. She enjoys good relationships with all of our clients and staff. When not at work, Jennafer can be found helping to manage her husband's business and enjoying the outdoors with her husband and children.
