Professional experience
Jane specialises in business advisory, due diligence, taxation, audit and assurance, governance and human resources.
Her expertise is wide ranging and includes experience in the sectors of rest homes and hospitals, health, waterparks, shipping entities, construction and trades, as well as residential and commercial property.
Jane is a people person and a natural communicator, who also happens to be an Accountant. 30 years’ as a Chartered Accountant has taught her the importance of providing clients with easily understood information to translate complex situations. Her accounting and business advisory experience includes working for the ‘Big 4’ accounting firms, inside corporates, and owning her own practice.
Jane prides herself on never losing sight of the fact her clients are real people, with real lives and the way she approaches their business concerns is with real solutions. To her, accountancy is about strong personal relationships, where clients see her as their first port of call, even if it’s not directly about accounting advice.
Jane is a member of the Institute of Directors and the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. In addition, Jane is a Director and Chair of a specialised rest home and hospital for Veterans, Director of a health-related board in Canterbury and a Co-opted Advisor to a large family company and trust.
Outside of work Jane enjoys Bridge, travel, time with her family and weekends out of town at the beach.
Qualifications
Jane is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Canterbury), a certificate of Public Practice, and is a Qualified Auditor in New Zealand.