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Andrew Joined MVA Bennett (formally MV Anderson and Co) as a Partner in December 2006. He was previously a Principal in a two Partner accounting firm for approximately nine years and prior to this, he was a Principal in a boutique merger and acquisition firm. Andrew began his professional career in 1990 bringing many years of professional experience and is focused on the development of small medium enterprises centred on work life, balance and succession planning.
Chris began his accounting career in Melbourne in 1997 with a boutique Chartered Accounting firm. After attaining his CA qualification, Chris spent two years in London in a commerce role as Group Management Accountant for a listed recruitment advertising company. This experience confirmed that his passion was to work in public accounting, where he could foster close professional relationships with a broad range of clients. On his return to Melbourne, Chris joined McInnes Graham and Gibbs, at which time he undertook a Master of Taxation with Monash University.
This led Chris to become highly proficient in analysing and advising on complex taxation matters, including deceased estate matters, application of small business CGT relief legislation, restructuring of corporate groups, and international tax. In 2012, Chris established Aberdeen Advisory following the purchase of his client base from Mutual Trust, where he attained the position of Director of Business Services. Chris joined MVA Bennett in October 2021 following the integration of Aberdeen Advisory into the practice. Chris is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and is recognised as a Chartered Tax Advisor with the Tax Institute.
David Gibbs is a business strategist and adviser with a reputation for developing wise and practical solutions to personal, family and business financial problems. During his career to date, David has seen the effects of many business cycles and the succession of management with a wide range of business operations. This experience has sharpened his passion for Family Enterprises, Corporate Governance and the identification and management of risk.
His professional specialty is inter-generational family succession. David currently chairs and participates in a wide range of family business and other governance Boards, Teams and Committees. Working with other professionals in a collaborative way is a hallmark of David’s style and the basis of the Family Business Consultants Network of which David is a founding director. David is an accredited family business advisor and Patron of the Family Business Institute. He is a committed supporter and office bearer of several community based and youth organisations, including the Cancer Council Victoria and as a foundation director of the Australian Communities Foundation. David also served as the Chairman of the Victorian State Council of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand.
John moved to Melbourne from Tasmania where he began his professional career in July 1989 with Coopers and Lybrand. He joined MVA Bennett (formally MV Anderson and Co) in October 1994 and his expertise lays in general taxation and accounting. John has specialist knowledge in the capital gains tax area and good and services tax. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He was made a Partner of MVA Bennett in 2005.
Nicholas began his career with MVA Bennett (formally MV Anderson and Co) at the city office as an undergraduate in January 2006, completing his degree while working full-time and was admitted as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2010. Nicholas works with other members of our business services team on a large number of diverse clients. From March 2011 to February 2012 he split his working week between the city and Mount Waverley offices, From February 2012 he commenced leading the Mount Waverley office full time.
Paul began his professional career at MVA Bennett (formally MV Anderson and Co) in July 1986 and was appointed Partner in 1996. During his years with MVAB he has gained an intimate knowledge of taxation and business services. Paul specialises in income tax, indirect taxes, fringe benefit tax, taxation compliance and dispute issues and corporate lease financing. Paul is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
Shaun is a Registered Company Auditor with over 18 years’ experience in external audit and financial reporting, the majority of which was spent with the Tasmanian affiliate of a Big 4 firm. Shaun has extensive experience in the audit of a broad range of businesses including private and public companies, listed companies and incorporated associations. This includes experience a range of industries including the Not-For-Profit, Finance and Gaming sectors.
Shaun also has experience in conducting internal audit and business process reviews for a variety of businesses and has key expertise in financial reporting, key business processes, internal controls and the identification of process weaknesses.
Travis Fegan is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years experience in business, accounting and general taxation. He enjoys listening to his clients so as to assist them develop strategies that allow them to meet their financial, business and personal goals. Working closely with his clients, Travis provides valuable support and in a flexible manner, allowing clients freedom to pursue their own passion in their field of expertise.
Andrew manages the business of MVA Bennett which gives valuable insight and practical experience into the myriad of operational and strategic matters that underpin and support the development of a successful professional services business.
His professional speciality is optimising business structures to enable risk mitigation, access to taxation concessions and effective exits.
Andrew believes that it is fundamental that your advisers are aware of your life plans, and they consciously include your goals when providing strategic advice for your business.
That’s why the most important question Andrew asks clients is, what is their end game?
When starting with the end in mind your Strategic Planning is more concise and any exit from your business will be easier and, in most cases, more rewarding.
Chris helps individuals, families and their businesses structure their affairs, navigate complex laws, reduce tax, and communicate with each other and other external advisors so they can protect, grow, and transfer their wealth for current and future generations. A key focus is to reduce surprises.
Chris’s expertise extends to assisting blended families navigate complex estate planning law to ensure their wishes are actioned through appropriate structuring and facilitated discussion. Assisting with matrimonial disputes and advising on the best approaches to take is another area where Chris adds value to his clients.
Armed with a Master of Taxation and over 20 years’ experience, Chris has an ability to effectively review complex tax problems, apply legislation and communicate outcomes to clients in a language that they can easily understand and apply.
Examples of Chris' work include:
David is a business strategist and adviser with a reputation for delivering wise and practical solutions to personal, family and business financial problems.
With nearly 50 years of practice as a Chartered Accountant, David is well placed to spearhead our advice around family succession planning and Estate administration supported by the accountancy and taxation skills of the MVA Bennett team.
John’s expertise is taxation and business support. His specialist knowledge includes the complexities of capital gains tax and GST (good and services tax), in particular.
His business sector specialities include Real Estate Agents and Aged Care operators.
John’s engaging nature allows him to form strong relationships with clients with great ease, and therefore, be in a stronger position to assist them articulate their goals. His caring nature gives comfort to his clients that he is totally focussed on their future prosperity and goals, and he delivers on this.
Nicholas is an integral part of the MVAB Business Services team providing value added tax and accounting advice to a diverse range of clients. He is passionate about working towards their desired outcomes and ensuring compliance is stress free.
His professional expertise includes supporting overseas enterprises establish businesses in Australia as well as a strong focus in the Real Estate sector. Over many years, he has worked with real estate agency business owners to buy, sell, and establish agencies, in addition to working closely with business owners in general, on their business to achieve their personal goals.
Nicholas also oversees the vCFO delivery within MVAB. This is an offering from MVAB that will enable our clients to focus on their businesses by taking away the day-to-day financial responsibilities often reluctantly borne by business owners. The team strives to be accurate and timely using technology available to drive efficiency.
Examples of Nicholas’ work include:
Paul’s many years of experience has built a strong and intimate knowledge of taxation and business support services. This experience has provided great value to his clients over many years.
Paul has a passionate approach to solving clients’ problems and finding their pain points to provide peace of mind. He strives to build lasting relations built on trust, partnering in the client’s journey to achieve their goals. Paul has facilitated many small family-owned business to grow into successful companies
He has a special interest in professional advice to the manufacturing sector and industry expertise in:
Shaun is a Registered Company Auditor with over 20 years’ experience in the audit of a broad range of businesses including public and private companies, listed companies and incorporated associations. This includes significant experience in the audit of Finance Sector and Not-For-Profit businesses.
Shaun has experience conducting Risk Management, Governance Internal Audit, and business process reviews for a variety of businesses including Finance and Not-For-Profit entities and Government Departments. He has extensive knowledge of financial reporting requirements and experience in the provision of financial reporting advice.
His passion is to go beyond the accounting records to really understand our clients’ goals and their individual risks to provide practical solutions to enhance their controls, processes, governance, and risk management frameworks.
Examples of where Shaun has added value to our clients include:
Travis brings passion and energy to all his client relationships and has a solution-based approach to his engagements. He partners with clients, understands their requirements and enjoys working on strategy to deliver their desired outcomes The answer he proposes might not be the one you crave for, however it will be one that reflects the right solution for now and the future.
Travis recognises clients need flexibility of approach. No two engagements are the same and they need to be serviced in different ways.
Travis has worked on both sides of the advice table, being an advisor in public practice and having experience as a CFO in a family business where cash was required to support owner needs.
His professional curiosity often leads to him working closely with entrepreneurs to realise their goals as founders. Building systems and processes and allowing founders to concentrate on the business in the formative stages is a strength. He has assisted founders going to market to raise capital or exit the business.
Travis is excited by the different phases of advising clients in growing a business and challenging the exit process for the business owners. Small businesses are part of the family fabric and need to be treated with care and compassion when an exit is being considered.
He fondly remembers trips to the country as a young lad to visit the family farm, and now he often finds himself assisting families on the land with succession and how to preserve farming legacies through generations.
Travis also assists not for profit and takes a financial governance with business know how to support charities deliver their stated mission.
Sam has over 30 year’s experience as a Chartered Accountant and external auditor including 16 years working in a Big 4 accounting firm. Sam is the MVA Bennett Assurance group leader and is currently external auditor of a range of small ASX listed companies, multinational subsidiaries, large privately owned business and not for profit entities. He is an ASIC registered company auditor, APRA approved external auditor and ASIC SMSF registered auditor. In addition to external auditing services Sam provides corporate advisory, virtual CFO and outsourced finance solutions to a range of businesses.
After some 22 years' as an assurance partner Wayne recently retired from PwC on 30 June 2018 . He joined a boutique audit only practice , JTP Assurance.
During his partnership at PwC he was the founding partner of the assurance practice within PwC's Private Client's business in Australia.
Wayne has a passion for understanding clients and collaborating with them in a practical and hands-on approach to achieve objectives.
Tim was promoted to the role of Partner in July 2024. He joined M V Anderson & Co in 2016 as a Manager and was promoted to Principal in 2022.
Tim is client focused on delivering our client engagements with them on time and within MVA Bennett’s values, he has mentored the leadership team and participated in the firms strategic planning.
Tim is directly responsible for a large client portfolio providing accounting, taxation and advisory solutions for his clients.
Andrew manages the business of MVA Bennett which gives valuable insight and practical experience into the myriad of operational and strategic matters that underpin and support the development of a successful...
Chris helps individuals, families and their businesses structure their affairs, navigate complex laws, reduce tax, and communicate with each other and other external advisors so they can...
David is a business strategist and adviser with a reputation for delivering wise and practical solutions to personal, family and business financial problems.
John’s expertise is taxation and business support. His specialist knowledge includes the complexities of capital gains tax and GST (good and services tax), in particular...
Nicholas is an integral part of the MVAB Business Services team providing value added tax and accounting advice to a diverse range of clients. He is passionate about working towards their desired outcomes and ensuring...
Paul’s many years of experience has built a strong and intimate knowledge of taxation and business support services. This experience has provided great value to his clients over many years...
Shaun is a Registered Company Auditor with over 20 years’ experience in the audit of a broad range of businesses including public and private companies, listed companies and incorporated associations. This includes...
Sam has over 30 year’s experience as a Chartered Accountant and external auditor including 16 years working in a Big 4 accounting firm. Sam is the MVA Bennett Assurance group leader and is currently external auditor of...
Travis brings passion and energy to all his client relationships and has a solution-based approach to his engagements. He partners with clients, understands their requirements and enjoys working on strategy...
Tim was promoted to the role of Partner in July 2024. He joined M V Anderson & Co in 2016 as a Manager and was promoted to Principal in 2022.
After some 22 years' as an assurance partner Wayne recently retired from PwC on 30 June 2018 . He joined a boutique audit only practice , JTP Assurance...
Ashley Yeok joined the MVA Bennett team in July 2023 as part of the JT&P merger and is an audit manager in our Assurance Division. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant and is experienced in providing...
Danielle joined the firm in 2010 as an accountant and is a client services manager in our Business Services division. She has developed a thorough knowledge of...
David is a business strategist and adviser with a reputation for delivering wise and practical solutions to personal, family and business financial problems.
Genica is a dedicated and highly skilled Audit Manager with 8 years of extensive experience in external audit. She joined the MVA Bennett team in July 2023 as part of the JT&P merger...
Hoa joined MVA Bennett in 2009 and is the manager of our superannuation fund division. Her knowledge includes complex superannuation legislation and regulatory laws enabling her...
John joined the firm in 2020 as General Manager of the business. Prior to joining MVA Bennett, John worked at HLB Mann Judd Melbourne as well as having experience at Beaton Research & Consulting, McInnes...
Michael joined MVA Bennett in January 2016 and is a Client Services Manager in our Business Services Division. He has experience with clients of variable sizes across different industries including...
Nick joined the firm in 2006 and has experience working as a public practice accountant and is qualified as a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Rachana has over 20 years of experience as a Chartered Accountant. She joined MVA Bennett team in October 2021 as part of Aberdeen Advisory merger. Prior to joining MVA Bennett, Rachana was with...
Rachel joined the MVA Bennett team in July 2023 as part of the JT&P merger. She is a client services manager of the Corporate Services division and has experience working with a broad range of clients from...
Stephanie Cook joined MVA Bennett in 2023 as People and Culture Manager with over 12 years of human resources management experience across a number of industries, including 8 years in financial services.
Talia joined the firm in 2008 and has qualifications in both Business Management, Corporate Secretarial and Administration. During her time at the firm, she has led both small...
Tania joined the firm in 2011 as a CPA qualified Accountant with over 15 years experience in Public Practice. She has a wealth of knowledge in Business services and Taxation with specialist skills in Fringe Benefits...
Tharindu has 7 years of experience in external audit in financial services, public sector and non-for profits and private clients. During this time, Tharindu has worked on range of client industries and...
Danielle joined the firm in 2010 as an accountant and is a client services manager in our Business Services division. She has developed a thorough knowledge of accounting and taxation legislation. As a manager, she leads and mentors junior staff and conducts internal continuing education training for the MVAB team.
Danielle has extensive experience in providing business and tax compliance advice to SME clients across a range of diverse industries in Australia including industries ranging from retail, wholesale, farming, technology, medical, education, property investment & development. Danielle provides tax advice including selection of business structures, estate planning and capital gain tax. She also advises on succession planning for families in business. Her expertise also includes R&D tax incentives, payroll tax and managing audits initiated by the Australian Tax Office.
Hoa joined MVA Bennett in 2009 and is the manager of our superannuation fund division. Her knowledge includes complex superannuation legislation and regulatory laws enabling her to perform superannuation requirement reviews and assist self-retiree plan for retirement through the evolving of self-managed superannuation funds tax concessions.
Hoa passion is to help more Australians plan for retirement by assisting them how to take control of their superannuation money and to help align superannuation funds with retirement needs. Where appropriate. a step by step to process enables clients to safely run their own self-managed super fund. She understands that everyone’s economic and life situation is unique, so personal service is essential with the right financial vehicle and support service.
Genica is a dedicated and highly skilled Audit Manager with 8 years of extensive experience in external audit. She joined the MVA Bennett team in July 2023 as part of the JT&P merger. Prior to joining JT&P, she worked at Ernst & Young, Philippines. She is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Specialising in auditing a diverse range of clients from SMEs to large private companies, and not-for-profits across various industries, Genica is renowned for her meticulous attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and efficient project management. Additionally, she manages the Statutory Reporting Team of the company, which provides comprehensive financial statement preparation services to our clients.
John joined the firm in 2020 as General Manager of the business. Prior to joining MVA Bennett, John worked at HLB Mann Judd Melbourne as well as having experience at Beaton Research & Consulting, McInnes Graham & Gibbs. As a result of this wide-ranging experience, he has learnt a variety of approaches to business issues and been able to successfully contribute to their outcomes.
John is passionate in seeing positive sustainable change within business through influencing good behaviors and the development of people.
Michael joined MVA Bennett in January 2016 and is a Client Services Manager in our Business Services Division. He has experience with clients of variable sizes across different industries including small business, property and construction, retail, and Deceased Estates.
Michael has extensive experience in Business Services and Taxation, including assisting clients with their ongoing compliance obligations, helping with their accounting software to improve reporting and efficiencies, and tax planning. He builds and maintains long lasting relationships with his clients.
Nick joined the firm in 2006 and has experience working as a public practice accountant and is qualified as a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
His accounting career began working in Corporate Insolvency of a national firm. During this four year tenure, Nick gained sound experience in the various insolvency appointments, with a focus on Voluntary Administrations/Liquidations and Official Liquidations (Court Appointed). Much of Nick’s work experience involved facilitating the continued trading of small and medium sized businesses under an Administrator. As a result, Nick has developed a unique understanding of the roles and challenges of a business owner; experience which better allows him to tend to our clients in his current business services role.
Rachana has over 20 years of experience as a Chartered Accountant. She joined MVA Bennett team in October 2021 as part of Aberdeen Advisory merger. Prior to joining MVA Bennett, Rachana was with Aberdeen Advisory for 15 years, working her way from a Senior Accountant to a Manager including helping with the Practice Management of the Firm.
Rachana has experience in Business Services and Taxation, including assisting clients with their ongoing compliance obligations. She has built long lasting relationships with clients over the years.
Talia joined the firm in 2008 and has qualifications in both Business Management, Corporate Secretarial and Administration. During her time at the firm, she has led both small and large teams, providing operational leadership and strategic planning to achieve the goals and set targets.
Talia is responsible for the smooth running of the business and she supervises the administration staff, plans communicative system, supports the directors, and implements measures. She manages the day to day organisational operations and is focused on ensuring efficient office operations through effective management methods.
David is a business strategist and adviser with a reputation for delivering wise and practical solutions to personal, family and business financial problems.
With nearly 50 years of practice as a Chartered Accountant, David is well placed to spearhead our advice around family succession planning and Estate administration supported by the accountancy and taxation skills of the MVA Bennett team.
Tania joined the firm in 2011 as a CPA qualified Accountant with over 15 years experience in Public Practice. She has a wealth of knowledge in Business services and Taxation with specialist skills in Fringe Benefits Tax and Capital Gains Tax, particularly accessing the Small Business Concessions. Tania assists clients in a vast range of industries including Retail, Medical, Education, Child care, Property and Construction to name some and cements long lasting clients relationships whilst on this journey. Tania mentors and is passionate about developing the Accounting and Taxation skills of the less experienced members of the MVAB Team.
Stephanie Cook joined MVA Bennett in 2023 as People and Culture Manager with over 12 years of human resources management experience across a number of industries, including 8 years in financial services.
Working operationally and strategically across all People and Culture functions, her focus is to support MVA Bennett’s strategy with aligned policies procedure and initiatives to build an enviable organisational culture with high levels of employee engagement.
Stephanie also has extensive experience managing teams in both national and international organisations which enables her to coach our managers to build their high performing teams.
Stephanie creates productive relationships across the organisation through highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and a genuine enjoyment of dealing with people at all levels.
Her knowledge of contemporary P&C practices and legislation is underscored with a Bachelor of Business in Human Resources Management and a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration.
Ashley Yeok joined the MVA Bennett team in July 2023 as part of the JT&P merger and is an audit manager in our Assurance Division. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant and is experienced in providing external audit services to a range of small ASX listed companies, multinational subsidiaries, large private companies and not-for-profits in a range of different industries.
Ashley brings a meticulous eye for detail and a strategic mindset to every engagement. In addition to being proactive and efficient, Ashley displays a pragmatic approach to resolving issues and aims to deliver exceptional client services through her understanding of each client’s specific needs.
Rachel joined the MVA Bennett team in July 2023 as part of the JT&P merger. She is a client services manager of the Corporate Services division and has experience working with a broad range of clients from ASX listed companies to SMEs to large private corporate groups operating in a range of industries including agriculture, property development, technology, medical equipment retailing, carbon removal and Saas businesses.
Rachel oversees the VCFO function which provides a full suite of finance services to clients from bookkeeping and payroll, to corporate tax compliance, management reporting, forecasting, and statutory financial reporting.
Tharindu has 7 years of experience in external audit in financial services, public sector and non-for profits and private clients. During this time, Tharindu has worked on range of client industries and worked for multiple professional services firms.