CPA Accountants Southern Highlands, Bowral Business Accountants Team

Ken has been in public practice for over 40 years.  He operates as General Manager of the firm, and focuses on small business advice and structuring.  Ken is a;

•      Certified Practising Accountant
•      Registered Company Auditor

During his time in public practice Ken has been involved with many different businesses, and consequently has extensive knowledge and experience.

Ken married Olga in 1968, for which Olga really deserves a medal.   They have 4 sons and a dozen grandchildren, and love walks on the beach at, and sailing kayaks on, Callala Bay.  A keen fish hunter, Ken has swapped the spear gun for the rod and reel, and is out on the prowl for large king fish.
 

Kurt has worked in the public arena providing quality taxation and business advice since finishing school.  Kurt's qualifications include;

•      Certified Practising Accountant
•      Bachelor of Commerce

Diversification of client base leaves Kurt able to confidently and professionally guide business owners from business purchase to sale.  Kurt has an excellent working knowledge of self managed super funds.

Kurt is married to Emma and they have 4 children at last count.  Kurt is an avid spear fisherman and recently won the world championship in dwarf jelly wrestling (this last comment may or may not be true).

Brian spent 10 years in industry in a number of accounting and finance roles, before moving into public practice in June 2002.  He specialises in business analysis, structuring and management, along with benchmarking.

Brian holds a Bachelor of Business and, like his partners, is a Certified Practising Accountant.  In providing outstanding service Brian takes a 'whole of business' approach, to ensure all relevant issues are considered.

Brian is a keen runner, taking up distance running to keep fit and fresh.   He is pursuing personal bests in half-marathons and the City 2 Surf, along with the King of the Mountain.  Brian is married to Tenneil with 2 daughters.

Kirsten has over 30 years tax and accounting experience, and is a registered Tax Agent and Justice of the Peace.

As a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia and a member of the National Tax & Accountants Association, Kirsten is a consummate professional and upholds the standard of Cliftons to provide outstanding accounting services to all our clients.

Kirsten is in a long term relationship with Leighton, a scientist.  They have a menagerie of animals - 7 dogs, 2 ducks and a chicken - and love them all very much, living in a rural area.  Kirsten loves getting the dogs onto the beach for a walk, along with gardening and sewing.

Jo is another of the professional team of outstanding accountants that is at your service at Cliftons Bowral office. She handles the accounting and taxation needs and requirements for a diverse range of our clients, and does so with the utmost skill, care and dedication.

Jo has some 25 years experience in the provision of high quality accounting and taxation services, all of which adds to the team knowledge base at Cliftons.

Jo grew up in the Highlands, moving away and then back with her family 12 years ago.  She is very relieved to have raised her 2 kids to adult.  Jo is a very keen member of the Scouting movement.

Karen is the Cliftons team gatekeeper, being the last line of our 3 stage checking process to ensure all client work is accurate and complete. This process would not be possible without Karen's thoroughness and eagle-eye.

Karen is also the front line of the business, and the atmosphere she creates when greeting existing and new clients expounds the friendly, professional persona that Clifton's has become renowned for.

Apart from the administration tasks Karen completes, she also has a keen eye for graphic design, and gives all our material the once-over to ensure its aesthetic appeal.

Karen moved to the Highlands because she enjoys the cold weather. She has a large collection of pot plants, with whom she enjoys many hours of intelligent conversation (well, if it's good enough for Prince Charles ...