About us
We’re serious about numbers
At Focus Partners, we make the numbers simple, the path clear, and your goals achievable — for businesses, families, and futures.
We help you get more from your money so you can get more from life
A visit to your accountant should be inspiring, not intimidating. Financial advice should pump you up, not freak you out. So we begin with you, and what you most want to achieve in business and in life. Then we wrap a team of experts around you to provide the specialist advice to make it happen.
Next-Gen Business
with decades of local history
For decades we’ve been your trusted partner for accounting and financial services. Now we’re combining our proven experience with the dynamic approach of a new generation of advisors. The result? Innovative, industry-leading solutions that keep you moving forward towards a secure and successful future.
Our Core Values
01
We are
CURIOUS +
COURAGEOUS
We look beyond the numbers,
delving deeper to understand
our clients and their world.
We try new things and
challenge the norm to deliver
the best possible results for our
clients, our business and our
community.
02
We build POSITIVE PARTNERSHIPS
We’re team players and enthusiastic collaborators who form long lasting, mutually- beneficial partnerships built on empathy and respect. We connect our clients with trusted partners from our local networks to ensure they have the support they need to achieve their goals.
03
We are INVESTED + ACCOUNTABLE
We actively contribute to the
success of others, and devote
time and energy to endeavours
that build a better future for
our clients and community.
We serve with integrity and
accountability: we own our
mistakes and learn from them.
We follow up and follow
through.
04
We use our EXPERTISE to EMPOWER others
We’re experts at what we do, but it’s what we do with our
knowledge and experience that
counts.
We make the complex simple.
We meet our people where they
are and use our specialist skills
and expertise to get them where
they want to go.
There’s a reason we call ourselves Focus Partners
Being a trusted financial partner for our clients is so important to us we’ve put it right there in our name. We’re all-in. On your side. Helping you make the smart choices today that bring you a bigger, better, brighter tomorrow.
01
Advice grounded in real life
We know the best results come from partnership. The more you share with us the more we can achieve for you. When we sit down together in our office (or at your kitchen table!) we’ll take the time to understand your big picture goals and your day-to-day life, so we can design a financial roadmap to suit. And stick with you to see it through.
We’ve experienced life’s ups and downs just like you have – illness, parenthood, marriages, breakups and deaths. We’ve built businesses, raised families, suffered setbacks and enjoyed success. We’ve been through it, and we give better, more empathetic advice because of it.
02
Big-firm capabilities. Small-firm care.
Working with us gives you the best of both worlds: access to all the expertise and services you’ll find in bigger firms, with the same personalised attention and care you get from the smaller guys. We’re good at what we do (our people hold the highest-level qualifications in the industry), and totally invested in your success.
03
Don’t worry, you don’t have to speak ‘accountant’
Even though we nerd out on numbers, it’s what we do with our knowledge that counts. Our special skill is taking the complex world of finance and making it easy to understand.
We won’t bore you senseless with unnecessary details, make assumptions or dumb things down. We’ll use our high-level qualifications and up-to-date insights to provide expert advice made simple.
Meet Our Team
Our collaborative team of number-lovers who meet clients where they are to get them where they want to go.
Fleur Curry
Director, Chartered Accountant, SMSF Specialist
Elin Collins
Director, Chartered Accountant
Josh Howard
Director, Financial Adviser
Zac Trinnick
Lead Advisor, Chartered Financial Analyst
Sarah Shelley
Lead Accountant
Melinda Bramwell
Lead Accountant
Monique Star
Senior Accountant
Rinelda Van Den Berg
Accountant
Sabita Dotel
Accountant
Tiffany Richman
Lead Paraplanner
Felicity Cahill
Client & Executive Services Manager
Kim Hulland
Client Services Manager
Paula Roulston
Client Services
Jenna Donders
Administration
Jerelle Buaya
Paraplanner
Jerny Manguera
Accountant
Sheba Bornalo
Accountant, SMSF
Committed to our community
We love our community – it’s where we live, work, and connect. And we’re passionate about giving back, whether that’s through time, expertise or resources. From supporting local not-for-profits to jumping into community fundraising, volunteering and sponsorships, we know every contribution adds up (we’re accountants after all!).
You’ll see us our crew handing out meals at Carevan, coordinating volunteer firefighters, commandeering the Club Corowa boardroom, on the gate at Howlong Football Club, paying the bills for New City Cricket Club, coaching Jindera’s junior netballers, cheering on from the junior sport sidelines, helping out at school events and upcycling unwanted items into treasures!
Explore focus partners
Choose the path that fit your goals
Business Owners
Grow and streamline your business
Individuals and Families
Build wealth and secure your future
Our services
Our Capabilities
Complete financial solutions that meet you where you are and get you where you want to go.
Accounting and Tax
Strategic financial support beyond just compliance.
Business Advisory
Expert insights and strategies to grow your business.
Financial Services
Clear roadmaps to achieve your financial goals
SMSF
Retirement control without the compliance headaches
Want to grow with us?
We’re always looking for passionate, people-first problem solvers to join our team. If you’d like to be part of a supportive, ambitious workplace where your ideas matter, check out our latest openings.
