Professional experience
With over 10 years' business advisory experience, Rebecca is an expert in business process improvement, management consulting, strategic planning, budgeting and reporting, cash flow management, taxation compliance and outsourced financial services.
Rebecca’s client base is made up of a variety of small business owners and this is where her passion lies. Many of these businesses are family businesses, allowing Rebecca to get a first-hand understanding of what lies behind the motivations of the business and the opportunity to be hands-on and work closely with owners on decision-making and business planning. With many the goal is to spend more time with their family which Rebecca helps them achieve.
Rebecca’s professional background includes five years working for a Big 4 firm before joining the PKF family. She acts for a diverse range of businesses and professionals in industries such as health & fitness, construction, hospitality, health care, professional services and mining.
Rebecca’s achievements are recognised by the business community and she has achieved finalist status in the Hunter Business Awards ‘Young Business Executive’ in 2019.
Recent examples of work include:
- Consulting a start-up business in the fitness industry, establishing strategic goals, improving processes and procedures and developing a strategic growth plan to facilitate expansion.
- Implementing and facilitating the rollout of a new operating model for the finance division at the University of Newcastle including improving key processes and systems to allow greater efficiencies.
- Helping business owners through ATO reviews, minimising tax debt and restructuring to achieve an optimal business structure.
- Advising business owners on how to become ‘sale ready’ so the business is optimised when the time is right for a management buy-out or private sale.
Qualifications and memberships
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Advanced Diploma in Chartered Accounting
- Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)
