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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Frances is an experienced sustainability, finance and sustainable development professional with over 15 years' of multi-geographical & multi-industry experience. She is currently an Operations Director at Conservation Capital and an Independent ESG Senior Consultant at ERIAS, specialising in nature-based solutions, conservation finance, ESG, corporate sustainability and reporting, GHG accounting & more! This inspiring episode uncovers some valuable wisdom that we can all learn from....

Sarah joins Brendan Rinaldi, Head of Health at ANZ, and previous State General Manager of Business Banking, to talk about his accounting, restructuring, banking & finance career. 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's passionate about sustainable approaches to banking, developing and expanding on his leadership skills, bringing the best out in others and doing the right thing by...

Laura Taylor is the 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, briefly came back to Adelaide and then took her expertise to the UK where she worked with global brands. Bringing her experience and expertise back to Australia, Laura continues to have a successful career whilst continuously searching for ways to learn and grow as an accountant.

Leanne Allen joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to talk about what drives her, both metaphorically and literally! Leanne is the Executive Director and CFO of Commercial & General 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. Leanne is passionate about giving back to the industry. She's proud of Commercial & General’s strong gender diversity and thrives on the challenges...

Ben Preston joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to talk about his unique journey to becoming an accomplished CFO. After working many freezing nights in remote South Australia and a chance meeting, Ben embarked on his accounting journey. The “journey” included working as a mining labourer, spot welder and an Accounts Payable clerk at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. After working in second tier & big four accounting firms, Ben is now a CFO of the popular family restaurant franchise, Fasta Pasta.

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 and our guests on the show have smashed through the glass ceiling to stand toe to toe 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 strength and determination of these...

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. Lisa is especially passionate about women in business in South Australia. Lisa works with several entrepreneurial women that she works closely with to assist them with enhancing their businesses.

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.

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.

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. Annie has the long term goal of working in the social entrepreneur space to be able to give back what she knows.

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.

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.

Imelda Alexopoulos is a Partner at PwC, where she leads the firm’s Financial Advisory Practice and Business Align and Connect. Imelda is passionate about working with organisations to identify and create efficiencies and help emerging businesses scale and accelerate their growth. Imelda also leads the Incentives and Innovations business in SA, where she has assisted many organisations to access various Government grants. Imelda’s story is inspiring and very moving - listen until the end.

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.

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.

Christina Gulliver is a Partner at Brentnalls SA and her significant experience in taxation and business advisory services has proven to be an excellent foundation for making a positive difference to her clients. Clients appreciate her questioning mind, enthusiasm and optimism – all of these attributes assist Christina to achieve great outcomes for her clients. Christina has one objective in mind: reducing the workload of business owners, so they can become more focused on developing their...