GALPINS - Key Persons
After joining Galpins in February 2004, Aaron completed his Bachelor of Commerce and become a Chartered Accountant.
Based across the Stirling and Norwood offices, he provides a variety of taxation services across different industries including professionals, building and construction, retail, primary production and is able to assist individuals through to larger business and companies.
Aaron takes pride in producing accurate and relevant information, and being experienced in multiple accounting software packages. He is particularly skilled at helping clients streamline their accounting processes and improve their recordkeeping systems.
Outside of work, Aaron enjoys exploring the outdoors and spending time with his wife and four young children.
Qualifications and Memberships
Job Titles:
- Accountant
- Mount Gambier Staff Member
Ailie has been with Galpins since 2004, working on a variety of clients including Trusts, Companies, Partnerships and Individuals. Ailie has extensive knowledge in the primary production industry, as she grew up on a farm in Cape Douglas. Recently Ailie has been helping clients with ongoing support of their accounting programs such as MYOB and XERO and our own payroll solution Galpins Payroll.
Outside of work, Ailie is kept busy by her three children and house renovations.
Job Titles:
- Accountant
- Mount Gambier Staff Member
Alison commenced at Galpins in July 2018. With prior experience, Alison is primarily involved in assisting the partners with tax obligations, such as preparing financial statements, tax returns and BAS statements.
Outside of work, Alison enjoys going to the gym, baking and spending time with family and friends.
Job Titles:
- Mount Gambier Staff Member
- Accounting Support
Breanna started at Galpins in 2016 in an accounting support position, she also helps in administration. Breanna liaises with clients and banks to support the partners with preparation of financial statements, tax returns and BAS lodgements. She also prepares the required registrations for businesses and individuals.
Breanna welcomed her first child in May 2019. She is currently working 4 days a week.
Job Titles:
- Accountant
- in 2000 As a Receptionist
Claire joined Galpins in 2000 as a receptionist in the Mount Gambier office. She moved into an administration role managing debtors, assisting with ASIC compliance and undertaking all administration duties.
She completed her Bachelor of Commerce in 2014 while working part time in the Norwood office and managing all financial obligations of her partner's small business.
Currently she works part time in tax at the Stirling office and cares for her two young children.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Chartered Accountants Australia
Daniel has a broad range of experience within industries such as primary production, retail, hospitality and logistics. He has a keen interest in business start-ups and assisting clients in growing their business to achieve their business and lifestyle goals.
Daniel is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and has a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of South Australia.
Outside of work, Daniel enjoys tennis, playing music and is involved with various sporting clubs.
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Danika is an enthusiastic and self-motivated team player, with a strong desire to help others find solutions through a positive and constructive approach. With over 10 years of experience in office management and corporate insurance claims management, Danika has prior experience that is directly relevant to her work as an analyst with Galpins. Through her work, Danika demonstrates excellent communication skills, high attention to detail and the ability to quickly understand new subject matter.
Since commencing with Galpins, Danika has assisted with internal audits and reviews within local and state government, in areas such as Fraud and Corruption Controls and follow-up/compliance audits.
In her spare time, Danika enjoys walking her dog Coco, listening to true-crime podcasts and catching up with friends.
Job Titles:
- Certified Practising Accountant
- Mt Gambier Director
David is a Certified Practising Accountant. Joining Galpins in 1999 from University he became a partner in 2004.
David has extensive experience in a broad range of industries including transport, fishing, farming, retail and engineering and is able to assist with individual tax returns through to larger business enterprises.
Based at our Mount Gambier office, David is also available to assist clients in Adelaide.
David enjoys racing pacers and is on the committee of the Mt Gambier Harness Racing Club.
Qualifications and Memberships
Job Titles:
- Administration Officer
- Administration Officer for Galpins Norwood
Deidre is the Administration Officer for Galpins Norwood office, providing administration support to the directors and staff, and a friendly welcome for visitors to Galpins.
Prior to joining Galpins in April 2018, Deidre worked as a temp for two and a half years through Entree Recruitment, providing temporary administration support to various organisations within the Adelaide CBD and metro areas. Prior to this, Deidre was the office administrator for a construction company in Kent Town for 9 years, and also worked in Melbourne for 5 years with NAB Custodian Services.
Away from work, Deidre loves to paint abstract art, enjoys the State Theatre Company plays, walks in nature and spending time with family and friends.
Elise started at Galpins in July 2014 as an accountant. She is currently studying for a Masters of Business Administration through The University of Adelaide. Elise is also one of our Certified Xero Advisors.
Outside of work, Elise is a partner in a small farming business in the South East. Growing up on a farm near Keith, South Australia and her experience with her own farm, Elise has extensive knowledge in the primary production industry.
Job Titles:
- Accountant
- Mount Gambier Staff Member
Emily joined Galpins in July 2017. Assisting the partners with client obligations such as tax, payroll and financial statements.
Emily welcomed her first child in February 2022, she has returned to work part time.
Outside of work, Emily enjoys sewing, operating her small business 'T & E Junior', spending time with her young family and travelling.
Harry joined Galpins in April 2016 having previously worked at Brentnalls SA through the Chartered Accountants Scholarship program.
Harry has been primarily involved in conducting audits for schools, associations and health clients, along with managing a number of Council audits each year. He has worked with the SANFL to improve corporate governance and financial management at local football clubs throughout South Australia. This included webinars, presentations, developing a handbook and other tools and templates to assist clubs. In addition to this, he has acted as the registrar for numerous football leagues across the State since arriving at Galpins. He has an interest in learning all that he can in audit, business, sporting club operations and SMSF administration.
Outside of work, Harry keeps himself active by playing sport, and enjoys travelling and spending time with friends and family.
Janna joined Galpins in 2013 and has been providing internal audit and risk advisory services since 2004. She has extensive experience in reviewing a broad array of topics - from governance and strategy, to contractor management, procurement and compliance. She can provide you with useful, value-adding recommendations for improvement.
Trained at the Australian National Audit Office, Janna has extensive experience in providing internal audit, business advisory services and relationship management to federal, state and local government, as well as private enterprise.
Outside of work, Janna spends time with her family, practices yoga and enjoys spending time with friends trying food of all cuisines.
Qualifications and Memberships
Jason joined the Galpins team in November 2001, and has completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting and Financial Planning from Deakin University in 2004. He completed the Institute of Chartered Accountants CA Program in 2006.
After finishing school in Mount Gambier, Jason helped manage the family's 400 cow dairy farm at Allendale for a number of years until he decided on a career in accounting. His experience from the farm has made him invaluable to the rural clients he serves as he has been through the ups and downs of rural life and is abreast of current issues through his continued involvement with the family farm.
Along with his rural client base, Jason also has clients across different industries from retail to construction to hospitality and everything in between. One of his aims is to help his clients by producing financial reports that are relevant to their enterprise, and then working with the client as they use the information to make decisions about their business.
Outside of his role at Galpins, Jason enjoys summer out on the tennis court, playing for the Mount Gambier Tennis Club where he is a former President and Treasurer. In winter, he is a keen supporter of the Essendon Football Club. He also enjoys spending his spare time with his 2 young children and in his garden; his lilies are the envy of the female staff members of the firm.
Qualifications and Memberships
Jessica started her career at Galpins in 2007. She has over 15 years' of experience in providing a wide range of external audit services including state government, local government, not-for-profit and self-managed superannuation funds and private entities.
Jessica enjoys working across a broad range of sectors including health care, aged care, education, environment and community, amongst others. She has conducted a broad range of audits covering various organisational structures, including financial and non-financial compliance, prudential review, special investigations and performance audits.
Jessica puts communication at the forefront of her work and believes that to be a crucial component to any audit engagement. She strives to have an honest and trusting relationship with her clients and aims to have a positive interaction with her clients. Jessica's philosophy on audit is that audit is there to improve processes or areas of the business and is not about taking a ‘slap on the wrist' approach. She is extremely personable and this, together with her work ethic and professionalism, makes the audit process a valuable and sometimes even an enjoyable one.
In her spare time Jessica loves to spend time with her three young boys and husband. She loves watching her boys play sport (go the Hahndorf maggies!) and likes to stay active by going to the gym. Jessica has lived in three different states, with her husband being in the Army, but is originally from the Adelaide Hills and believes there is no better state than SA!
Qualifications and Memberships
Juliano joined Galpins in 2010. Prior to that, he trained with KPMG as an Audit Supervisor. Juliano specialises in the area of audit for large proprietary companies, state government agencies and local government entities. Over the years, he has built his portfolio to also include managing consultancy services, corporate due diligences, solvency reviews and forensic audits.
His passion for corporate audits has enabled him to assist growing South Australian business to meet their financial reporting obligations within ASIC and compliance with the Corporations Act 2001. Juliano seeks to share his knowledge and experience with his clients to assist them to ease the financial reporting burden when transitioning to new financial reporting requirements.
Juliano has proven Local Government credentials, with substantial expertise in the areas of financial controls and accounting standards interpretations. Among his many achievements, he assisted a metropolitan council in South Australia to develop a robust financial internal controls framework that received an award at the 2016 LG Professionals Australia (first place in the category of Leadership in Financial Management).
Outside of work Juliano is a passionate soccer fan of the Almighty Corinthians and the Socceroos. He also enjoys writing and reading children's books to his daughter and spending time with his family
Kasey has been with Galpins since 2014 and is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree at The University of South Australia. Kasey initially started at Galpins in the administration area, moving in 2016 into an accounting position working in areas of taxation and business services.
Kasey is currently on maternity leave welcoming her second child.
Outside of work, Kasey enjoys socialising with friends and family.
Kevin joined Galpins in April 2019, with this being his first role in the accounting industry. Kevin has primarily been involved in auditing schools, health clients, self-managed super funds and associations.
Prior to joining Galpins, Kevin worked in an administration role at the University of South Australia at the Mawson Lakes campus and the main office in the city.
Outside of work, Kevin enjoys playing darts at different associations and has been a South Australian representative for the last 7 years. He also enjoys travelling around the country with friends and family.
Lachlan joined Galpins in February 2022, having completed a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Business (Finance) in November 2021. This is his first role within the accounting industry.
Lachlan has been primarily involved in auditing schools, councils, health clients, associations, and self-managed super funds. He has a strong interest in understanding and delving into a range of different client bases to broaden his understanding of the audit process. In November 2022, Lachlan became a provisional member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and commenced the CA Program.
Outside of work, Lachlan enjoys spending time with friends and family, keeping fit and active, travelling and playing and watching sport.
Linh commenced with Galpins in January 2021 as a Graduate Auditor. Linh has mainly been engaged in the school audit program, audits of associations, self-managed superannuation funds and health clients.
Prior to joining Galpins, Linh worked at Adelaide University Vietnamese Students Association as Treasurer and Secretary.
She is currently undertaking studies to become a Chartered Accountant.
Outside of work, Linh loves sketching, painting and photography. She likes spending her free time visiting museums, hiking, meeting friends and new people and reading books.
Lucy joined Galpins mid-2017 and currently works part time in an administrative role at our Stirling office. Lucy has more than 12 years' experience in a mid-tier accounting firm, engaging in roles within the internal finance team as well as in reception and office administration. Lucy grew up around the Adelaide Hills region and has previously worked in administrative services for an Adelaide Hills winery.
Outside of work, Lucy has two young children and enjoys spending time with them as she navigates a healthy work life balance.
Luke joined Galpins in 2004 initially working in tax. In 2005 he began working in audit and assurance, and other consulting services which continues to this day. Luke is responsible for, and manages, large and small audit and assurance engagements across a range of industries.
Luke specialises in the area of audit and other consulting services for state government, local government, not for profit entities and trust accounts. Luke has a great ability to interpret and explain financial statements, budgets, audit reports and audit management letters in simple easy to understand language.
Originally from Penola in the South East, Luke initially worked in the Mount Gambier office and now operates out of the Norwood office on Kensington Road.
Luke was recently the volunteer Treasurer for Riding for the Disabled SA, using his skills and knowledge to support the organisation.
Qualifications and Memberships
Since joining Galpins in 2017, Mariska has been responsible for a wide variety of audit engagements including real estate trust accounts, sporting clubs, aged care facilities, churches, aboriginal organisations and councils.
Outside of work, Mariska is the Captain of the Kalangadoo CFS brigade and the treasurer for the Kalangadoo Bowling Club. Mariska also enjoys riding her horses and walking her dogs.
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Since joining Galpins at the start of 2016, Matthew has been responsible for onsite audit engagements for a wide variety of organisations including sporting clubs, aged care and local government.
As an auditor at Galpins, Matthew's responsibilities include ensuring high quality results for audit engagements, developing and implementing audit programs, developing advanced audit work papers, working to engagement budgets and completing all aspects of engagement files for presentation to audit managers and partners.
Nicole has been with Galpins for over 15 years. She started in Administration before shifting into Accounting where she produced tax returns and financial reports for different entities as well as Self-Managed Super Funds.
After completing her Diploma in Financial Services in 2010 she moved into the Financial Planning division of the firm before returning to Accounting in 2019.
Outside of work, Nicole loves to travel and spend time with family and friends.
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Patricia commenced with Galpins as an intern in March 2018. In January 2019, she progressed into the audit team as an Analyst and has been primarily involved in auditing schools, trust accounts, self-managed super funds, councils, and health clients. Patricia has consistently demonstrated a participatory team spirit that encourages accountability, teamwork, and the continuous improvement of desired results.
She is currently undertaking studies to become a Chartered Accountant.
Outside of work, Patricia practices yoga; travels overseas to visit her family, and enjoys reading crime-fiction novels.
Renae started her accounting career in 2000 as a graduate in Adelaide based firm Perks Chartered Accountants after completing her Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University (Warrnambool).
While in Adelaide, Renae undertook the Institute of Chartered Accountants CA Program and was admitted as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in January 2004. Later in 2004 she made the move to Hamilton, South West Victoria and worked for 18 months with WHK Archer Group before joining Galpins in April 2006.
During the past 12 years Renae has specialised in the areas of taxation and business advisory. She has a broad range of experience within industries such as primary production, professional practices and hospitality. Renae has also taken a keen interest in the area of Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSF) and is an accredited SMSF Specialist Advisor™. She achieved this through the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), the peak professional body for SMSF advisors in the country, providing her with specialist knowledge in relation to SMSF administration, taxation and compliance.
Outside of work, Renae enjoys horse racing as her family has had a long involvement in the local racing industry. Renae also keeps herself busy playing tennis for Mount Gambier Tennis Club and hockey for West Hockey Club.
Qualifications and Memberships
Samantha has been with Galpins since 2007 beginning in an administration role before moving into Taxation a few years later. She now specialises in the areas of Taxation and Self-Managed Super Funds.
Sarah joined Galpins in 2007 in a taxation accounting role. After taking a study break to raise her young family, she is now part way through studying her Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting, aiming to graduate later this year.
Sarah has 14 years' experience in preparing financial statements and tax returns for a variety of businesses. She also enjoys assisting small business clients with their MYOB and XERO accounting programs and payroll requirements.
Outside of work, Sarah enjoys baking and spending time with her family.
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Scott commenced his first job with Galpins 26 years ago, before embarking on overseas travel and working in London and with other firms in Australia. He re-joined Galpins when he returned to Australia and has been back with us for 6 years now.
His main areas of expertise are in the preparation of accounts and tax returns, providing assistance to clients with their software capabilities and helping out internally with our own IT and training of staff.
He was a top 5 finalist for the MYOB accountant of the year award for 2018.
Scott also set up his own business, 'Molten Chocolate Café from scratch and ran it for 2 ½ years prior to re-joining Galpins.
Scott owns a historic house and spends a lot of his spare time undertaking house restorations and garden design.
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Scott joined Galpins in July of 2017 to take on the role of tax manager at our Norwood office after spending the last 15 years working in a couple of boutique accounting firms. Scott has a well-rounded knowledge of taxation issues for SME's in particular the area of small business CGT concessions. His strong analytical skills and the ability to think outside the square is what differentiates Scott from other business advisors. If you would like to build a great working relationship with someone who is passionate about improving the value of your business, minimising your risks and reaching your goals, then give Scott a call today.
Away from work Scott loves watching his two daughters playing weekly sports and fishing trips to Yorke Peninsula with the family.
Shirley is Galpins' longest standing employee and has been with us for over 40 years. She heads up all the office administration tasks for the Mt Gambier office.
She works across our entire client base providing support in the client administration, trust account management, ASIC administration and compliance and internal payroll.
Outside of work, Shirley also keeps herself busy by being a scout leader, which she has done for 16 years.
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Simon is an experienced auditor across a variety of organisations spanning Indigenous Associations, State Government, not-for-profit and private enterprise. Simon has gained a reputation amongst his clients for his friendly approach accompanied with his thorough understanding of client needs. Simon has particular expertise and experience in areas including data analytics, advanced use of Excel, real estate and solicitor trust account audits, government and independent school audits, and the preparation of financial statements.
Simon has undertaken several long term secondments in a variety of roles, including finance manager for local government entities, senior internal auditor and senior compliance officer at SA Government Departments. Simon continues to be a valued and respected member of the Galpins Norwood team and is the current manager of the audit team's graduate training program.
Job Titles:
- Norwood Director
- Partner
- Director at Galpins Tim
- Registered Company Auditor
As a director at Galpins Tim is focused and driven to achieve his and his client's goals. Tim is a Registered Company Auditor, Registered SMSF Auditor and Chartered Accountant specialising in the areas of risk and assurance services, financial and compliance auditing, internal audit and consulting with a particular focus on local government and the public sector.
Tim's passion for improved governance and assurance across government has seen him appointed in leadership roles as Chairperson of the Institute of Internal Auditor's (SA Chapter Council), Chairperson of the South Australian Local Government Auditors' Group (Tim was also the Chairperson of the coordinating committee for the formation of this group) and Presiding Member for the City of Mitcham Audit Committee. He is also an independent member of the Audit and Risk Committee for East Waste.
Through these roles and his position as Partner at Galpins, Tim aims to influence improved practice both for his clients and across the sectors in which they operate. He has held lead roles in two award winning internal control projects, and is a vocal advocate for continuous improvements that do not simply tick a compliance box, but actually underpin improved operational and strategic performance.
Tim's outstanding academic ability coupled with his practical, friendly approach to auditing has seen him add significant value to his clients through the provision of audit and related services.
Yiyan joined Galpins in January 2018 and has been auditing a wide range of clients in local government, state government, and private enterprise sectors. She has also engaged in consultancy services related to the impact of new accounting standards. Yiyan's technical competence and strong communication and interpersonal skills have enabled her to establish enduring client relationships.
Prior to that, Yiyan has 8 years of experience working in KPMG; a public-listed real estate company, and an internet company in fields of auditing, risk management and management accounting, respectively.
Outside of work, she enjoys hiking with her family and friends, reading and cooking.
Qualifications and Memberships
Job Titles:
- Audit Manager
- Senior Member
Zoe is a valuable senior member of the Galpins team, and her combination of experience, team leading and technical competence make her an asset to the audit team and her clients. She has strong knowledge of the complexities of financial systems and reporting and has been involved in auditing financial statements and systems for several years. Zoe has experience auditing a wide range of clients and she has been involved in several significant external audit engagements, including audits on behalf of the Auditor-General's Department for the Department of Health and all eight previous Natural Resources Management Boards. She has conducted reviews of financial internal controls frameworks and has experienced in board reporting. Zoe also manages the Galpins portfolio of school audits, coordinating work flow and training and review of files. Zoe's highly developed communication and interpersonal skills combined with her strong ability to form client relationships provides an excellent service experience for our clients.
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