SHERYLEE WILLIAMS-DAVIES AND BRETT DAVIES GET QUALITY TIME WITH THEIR LATEST CLIENTS

Being an accountant, says Brett Davies, is a bit like being a mechanic or an electrician. You have valuable practical skills that are of tremendous use to those without them. Until recently Davies, 49, was chief operating officer at Stargames Ltd... read more

KEEPING THE TALLY: A RURAL STUDENT DOES THE NUMBERS ON HER FAMILY'S PROPERTY

When Alan Toohey received a call for help from Volunteers for Isolated Students’ Education (VISE), he imagined a commitment that might last two years. Twenty years on, the retired accountant is still making it possible for the charity to... read more

ELLEN COX ADVISES APPLECROSS HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR STUDENTS IN THE EARLY 1970S

The ‘girl who could do anything’ turned into the woman who did. As a country girl growing up on a farm in Western Australia, Ellen Cox was told she could do anything. The lifelong accountant took that message with her when, years... read more

LINDSAY DOIG (LEFT) HAS HARD-EARNED ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS THAT AREN'T GOING TO WASTE

Neil Young sang it’s better to burn out than to fade away, and certainly Lindsay Doig has no intention of doing the latter. The 67-year-old CPA keeps up a punishing schedule for his age.“I say I work part-time and volunteer... read more

UPGRADING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND THE SYSTEMS THESE LOCAL WOMEN USE MEANS UN MONEY CAN STRETCH FURTHER

Mid-life crises can make people do many things that often seem out of character – buy expensive cars, end marriages or, in the case of accountant Leonie Kneeves, head overseas to work for an aid organisation. “I had a sort of early... read more

MARGARET CAREY AT THE RED CROSS OFFICE IN BOUGANVILLE

For seven years now Margaret Carey CPA has shared her accountancy skills with people in countries such as Samoa, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Carey runs the Sydney consultancy BusinessEEz, which offers training and advice... read more

NOVITA HALIM CPA

A full-time professional finds time to help out for a worthy cause. Novita Halim does not exactly fall into the usual mould of the novice philanthropist, but it’s not something that seems to bother her greatly.She’s 35, of Indonesian... read more

WONG APPLIES MORE THAN JUST HER ACCOUNTANCY SKILLS

As a CPA in the Malaysian city of Ipoh – positioned roughly halfway between Kuala Lumpur and Penang – Anna Wong’s expertise is in high demand. Servicing local and international clients is her chief concern, but a sense of fair play... read more