Effective 1 July 2023, Janelle McPhee and Laura Toscano will join as partners, followed by respected tax partner, Paul Hum, in mid-July. These new partners will serve clients both domestically and internationally, further expanding SW’s reach and expertise.

Mr. Duane Rogers, CEO of SW, conveyed his congratulations to the three new partners, underscoring how their appointments symbolise the firm’s continued growth, success, and unwavering commitment to supporting its talented professionals in realising their career aspirations. “The increasing demand for exceptional talent in serving our clients positions us favourably to promote our exceptional professionals,” remarked Mr. Rogers.

With the addition of these experienced individuals, SW’s partnership now boasts a strong team of 41 partners strategically located across Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth. Mr. Rogers emphasised the firm’s steadfast dedication to nurturing aspiring leaders within the firm, providing them with opportunities to develop important skills that drive both clients and the firm’s success.

SW Accountants & Advisors eagerly anticipates the continued outstanding contributions of Janelle, Laura to their clients, and looks forward to welcoming Paul. Their appointment not only marks an exciting new chapter in their careers but also reinforces the firm’s unwavering commitment to opening doors of opportunity and consistently delivering quality outcomes for both its talented professionals and valued clients.

Janelle McPhee has been promoted to Partner. Janelle has been with SW for seven years and has 25 years’ experience delivering tax and accounting services along with CFO outsourcing and payroll services for large complex clients.

Janelle heads up the Business Private Client & Advisory (BPCA) Outsourcing and Payroll offering and is also a member of the Praxity Global Alliance outsourcing working group. Janelle partners with her clients to deliver accurate, timely and valuable information to assist with decisions in real time and to remain compliant. Janelle delivers webinars regarding Casualised Workforce and Superannuation changes, and has written several alerts on Working from Home Claims, Payroll Tax Mental Health & Wellbeing Levy, Super Stapling and STP Phase 2.

Laura Toscano has been appointed as a Partner. Laura has been with SW in the Internal Audit and Risk Advisory team with the Assurance & Advisory Division for over seven years and has over 14 years’ experience. Laura works across multiple industries and markets, servicing clients in financial services, education, government and public and private sector clients. Laura presents for clients, at industry conferences and for webinars on topics that includes risk management and Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF).

Paul Hum joins us with 15 years of specialist experience across a range of employment tax and payroll related obligations. He started his career with KPMG in employment taxes and has experience in the mid-tier where he was technical lead for employment taxes for Pitcher Partners for four years. He also spearheaded KPMG’s move into employment tax data analytics and technology related offerings. Paul comes to us having led some of the largest and most high-profile superannuation and payroll remediation programs in Australia.

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“A very sincere congratulations to our four new partners. Their appointments truly reflect our continued growth and success, and our focus on supporting our people to achieve their career aspirations. The demand for outstanding talent in servicing our clients means we are well positioned to promote our people,” commented Mr Duane Rogers, CEO.

“These appointments are in addition to the two appointments made in December (Chris Dexter and Jeremy Wicht), and the four lateral Partner appointments of John Dorazio (Perth), Richard Gregson (Perth), Iggy Moro (Perth) and Gregory Will (Sydney), announced last month. SW now has 39 partners across Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth,” said Mr Rogers.

Sejla Kadric appointed as a Partner. Sejla is part of our Property Development team in our Business and Private Client Advisory division. Sejla started at SW as a Manager seven years ago. Sejla is widely recognised within SW as having very strong property expertise and being able to advise clients on a wide range of property related tax or commercial matters.

Michael Qin appointed as a Partner. Michael assists clients with property investment and migration issues across international markets including Hong Kong, China and Macau. He has been with SW for 11 years and has outstanding expertise in cross-border transactions, guiding overseas investors through complex business, accounting and tax matters by providing professional and practical solutions.

Rick Hemphill appointed as a Partner.  Rick joined SW as a Vacationer in 2009 and has taken every opportunity to develop his brand through his entrepreneurial flair and passion in his specialised areas, being cloud advisory and data analytics. Rick has built a significant profile in the technology software space, having written several articles and making the cover of Xero’s annual magazine. He is an activate participant in SW’s Energy & Resources, Funds Management and Property & Infrastructure Industry Groups’.

Yang Shi appointed as a Partner. Yang has worked at SW for seven years, having started with the firm as a Senior Manager in 2015. With 15 years’ experience, Yang is one of the most experienced mandarin-speaking Transfer Pricing practitioners in Australia. Yang’s primary focus has been with the Energy & Resources and Property & Infrastructure industry groups; however, his skills are relevant to all industry groups. Any clients with international dealings can benefit from Yang’s expertise whether they be large corporates or private groups.

“We have a strong foundation for aspiring leaders in our business. We work hard at ensuring we provide opportunities for those people to develop key skills that will help support both our clients and our direction in the future,” said Mr Rogers.

We look forward to seeing Sejla, Michael, Rick and Yang continue their outstanding contribution as they open doors to opportunity and deliver quality outcomes for our all people and clients.

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