Our team have a diverse range of skills and experience which we utilise to ensure that you are always fully supported to make informed decisions and enable your business to head along a path of success.
Directors
Shane Wingfield-Smith - Director
Building a strong relationship with clients is important for Shane, “by understanding my clients and their businesses I can provide balanced solutions” says Shane. Shane provides clients with answers to the most complicated accounting and tax problems and can turn the answer to these into layman’s terms. He has specialist knowledge of the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry and supports many supermarket clients throughout the North Island. Shane also has a thorough understanding of the commercial and residential property sectors and can advise on all aspects of accounting and taxation for these. After work Shane enjoys family time with his wife and children and is a passionate rugby follower.
Andrew Bethwaite - Director
Andrew has a depth of knowledge across multiple industries including rural, construction, commercial and viticulture. He values understanding the industries his clients operate in and is able to provide common sense solutions for his clients and their long term objectives. “Being able to connect with clients and gain insight into their business and industry means I can support them fully” he says. “I find this very rewarding“. Andrew is also a great source of knowledge on various accounting software suites and often advises to keep it simple. Outside of work Andrew can be found at the hockey turf most weekends during the winter where he coaches a number of teams.
Renee Schalkwijk - Director
Renee supports clients with business development projects and is passionate about optimising organisational structure, operational systems and measures. “A clearly documented organisation structure and documented systems can have a profound difference to business success” she says. Combining these skills with her accounting experience, Renee has undertaken a number of large scale business development projects for a range of clients focusing on governance, strategy and systems. When she is not at work Renee enjoys keeping active and spending time with her husband and two children.