Having trained and qualified in London, Kamal has gained significant exposure to servicing a broad range of clients and industries in different jurisdictions.

Kamal is a Registered Company Auditor and is experienced in providing audit and assurance services to publicly listed entities, international groups and not-for profits in a variety of industries. With a diverse portfolio of clients, Kamal is passionate about providing audit, assurance and advisory solutions that deliver forward thinking commercial, innovative and value add outcomes to help his clients unlock their potential and achieve their ambitions. Kamal advocates the use of smart technologies in the assurance service delivery so as to achieve a higher quality of output and allowing the team to focus on the objectives of an engagement.

His clients are from a diverse cross-section of industries and therefore his significant industry experience includes mining, technology, financial services, manufacturing, retail, hospitality and entertainment & media sectors.

Kamal’s experience includes:

• External audit and assurance services
• International Accounting Standards, Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules interpretation and advice
• Accounting for complex transactions
• Financial reporting and financial statement preparation
• Corporate governance
• Risk advisory, systems and technical reviews
• Real estate & solicitor’s trust audits
• Internal audit & SOX
• CFO and outsourcing solutions

Kamal is a Partner of SW Audit and a Director of SW Accountants & Advisors Pty Ltd.

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Her clients are engaged in professional services, wholesale importing, not-for-profit organisations, IT, property development and investment.

Sharon has developed expertise in providing outsourcing services for start-up companies, major property developers and the Australian subsidiaries of multinational groups.

Sharon’s clients know that she is responsive and personable, and prepared to take the time to understand their business and any particular taxation, finance or industry issue they are facing.

Sharon can provide specialist advice on Goods and Services Tax (GST), Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) and salary packaging. She can advise clients on their risk for indirect tax compliance, payroll tax and workcover for employees and contractor arrangements. Sharon can provide financial analysis and management reporting, financial modelling and business structuring.

Sharon is a Certified Tax Adviser with the Taxation Institute of Australia, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and Treasurer of Women in Finance Victoria.

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Hayley is a Partner and leader of the Assurance and Advisory Division. She was the previous Head of Audit Quality and Risk for the National practice. She has over 16 years’ experience and takes a proactive approach to working collaboratively with her clients to create solutions that deliver real value.

Hayley works with a diverse portfolio of clients from listed companies to large proprietary companies. Her expertise means that she has an understanding of the trends and regulatory changes affecting a range of different sectors. She leverages this knowledge on every engagement, assisting her clients to make strategic and commercial decisions with confidence.

She takes pride in keeping her clients informed at every step of an assurance process. A testament to her passion and expertise in the technical aspects of auditing and accounting is her appointment to the Education Board of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand.

Hayley’s experience includes:

• Undertaking external audits that deliver real value and are focused on continuous improvement
• Providing technical accounting and auditing advice
• Expert witness engagements
• Member of the accounting firms’ forum group for AASB for the NFP sector – this is a working group set up by the AASB to get insight from accounting firms on the issues facing NFP entities when applying accounting standards
• Hayley has served as Board Director on the following NFP organisations: Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre, McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery, Brookville Kindergarten and the Education Board of CAANZ.

Hayley is a Partner of SW Audit and a Director of SW Accountants & Advisors Pty Ltd.

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