Our People

 

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Meet the GPA Team 
  
Gary Packer
Chartered Accountant
Ph: 08 8582 2311
Email: gary@gpa.com.au

  Gary is the founder, a Director and CEO of GPA Accounting and has been a Chartered Accountant for over 25 years. Gary has also successfully completed a Masters Degree in Entrepreneurship with Adelaide University, a Certificate in Rural Estate Planning and a 3 day manager's course in The Principles of Lean Leadership. His area of specialty is small business services with a keen interest in helping new business owners realise their full potential. Specifically Gary is able to help entrepreneurs commercialise inventions or ideas and can act as a mentor or advisor where required. The tools and skills gained through his recent studies give him a unique position in the accounting profession and in the Riverland small business community to achieve those goals. Gary also has an intimate understanding of the issues affecting business people who find themselves in the mature stage of business life and is able to help with business exit planning and general small business management advice. Gary is also accredited to conduct DiSC behavioural assessment and training days, a unique service to the Riverland that can help you to get & keep the right mix of people in your business.

 

Steven Inglis
Certified Practising Accountant
Ph: 08 8582 2311
Email: steve@gpa.com.au

 Steven is the newest director of GPA Accounting.  Steven had 4 years experience at another Riverland accounting firm before enthusiastically joining GPA in 1996.  Steven is a well qualified CPA whose speciality areas are Capital Gains Tax, Tax Minimization and Tax Planning as well as general small business advice. Steven has a special interest in dry land farming having spent his childhood years on a farm. His family still retains their interest in that property, giving Steven hands-on contact with farming issues. He is a family man with strong family values and he relates well to people with challenges in the early to middle stage of their business lives. Steven is also the Riverland's only representative on the tax office regional tax practitioner working group and is passionate about keeping the Tax Office aware of local issues.

 

Sue Packer
Chartered Accountant
Ph: 08 8586 877
Email: sue@gpa.com.au

  Sue is a Chartered Accountant (over 25 years qualified) managing our Renmark Office.  Sue has a broad range of taxation and small business skills from her many years of serving rural and other small business clients in Adelaide and the Riverland. She is skilled in MYOB advice and higher level tax advice as well as general small business administration issues and superannuation administration. Sue is very much a "hands on" professional who enjoys helping people get it right.

 

Natasha Drake
Certified Practising Accountant
Ph: 08 8582 2311
Email: natasha@gpa.com.au

  Natasha has an accounting degree from Uni SA and has also completed studies to achieve CPA status.  Natasha joined GPA in 1998 as an administration support assistant and took up accounting studies to create a career path for herself.  Natasha has a strong understanding of computer accounting and software needs and is one of our client service stars. She has an intimate understanding of the issues that drive younger business people and can assist in decision-making at that level. Tash also manages our business tax and accounting work group.

 

Collis Marrett
Tax Advisor
Ph: 08 8582 2311
Email: collis@gpa.com.au

  Collis is an experienced bookkeeper with considerable experience with the Australian Taxation Office. Collis joined us in 2004 and brings valuable tax and bookkeeping experience to GPA as well as a sense of humour unequalled in the accounting world. Collis is your man if you need assistance with Quickbooks, payroll or Business Activity Statements and he really knows how to please clients. Collis also manages our salary & wages client group and BAS responsibilities for the firm.

 

Catarina Santini
Accountant
Ph: 08 8582 2311
Email: catarina@gpa.com.au

Catarina has completed her commerce degree and with over 7 years experience helping small business to succeed is currently taking maternity leave with her first child. She is also studying whilst on maternity leave with the intention of becoming GPA's next Chartered Accountant.. Cat is a very competent accountant, has a bright personality and enjoys getting the job done. She has adapted very quickly to the ways of GPA and has slotted well into our strong client service focus.

 

Allison Cenko
Bookkeeper
Ph: 08 8586 6877
Email: allison@gpa.com.au

 Allison is a competent bookkeeper with general accounting and tax skills.  With many years banking experience, Alli understands client needs very well and is exceptional at helping us to meet those needs. Allison is our main support to Sue & Gary in Renmark, having joined GPA in 2003. She is constantly improving her skills and is a very valuable member of the GPA team.

 

Joanne Hayes
Client Services Coordinator
Ph: 08 8582 2311
Email: joanne@gpa.com.au

  Joanne is our most experienced support person.  Joanne joined GPA in 1993 and has helped develop most of our client service systems. Jo is an "ideas" person who is our shining light in the client reception area and provides valuable support to accounting staff.  We have recently moved Jo into a Client Services Coordinator role with some support bookkeeping duties - this means that clients will have regular contact from Jo. She has an obvious enthusiasm to see that clients get the service that they deserve from the GPA team.

 

Amy Maddocks
Cadet
Ph: 08 8582 2311
Email: amy@gpa.com.au

  Amy joined GPA in 2007 as our first accounting cadet.  Amy completed year 12 in 2006 and was in the top four students in the Riverland. She is undertaking university study as our first cadet under the new GPA cadetship scheme. Amy brings a youthful enthusiasm to GPA, has a bubbly, helpful nature and fits well into our "can-do" attitude at GPA. Amy's results in her first 4 years of her degree have been exemplary and speak volumes for her commitment. Whilst working almost full time at GPA, Amy passed all subjects undertaken, mostly with credits or distinctions. She is a pleasant, motivated young woman with a keenness for new challenges and has very high standards in all she undertakes. Amy also has a keen understanding of client service needs and a maturity beyond her years.

 

Tamara Braun
Cadet
Ph: 08 8582 2311
Email: tamara@gpa.com.au

  Tamara joined GPA in 2010 as our newest accounting cadet. She has brought a new spark to the group and with her laid back, pleasant manner is a very welcome addition. Tamara has now completed her first year of cadetship with us and is diligently working her way through the correspondence studies. She is a very capable worker, likeable personality and has a promising career & future with the GPA team.

 

Anita Leach
Administration Officer
Ph: 08 8582 2311
Email: anita@gpa.com.au

  Anita joined GPA in September 2009.  Anita is the smiling face who greets you as you walk in the door.  She has excellent computer skills, a friendly manner and is a great addition to the team. In recent times, Anita successfully undertaken studies at the local TAFE college and has achieved her Certificate 3 in Financial Services. Anita is developing her bookkeeping skills with us and has a bright future in client services.

 

 

  GPA not only offer all the traditional services of an accounting practice but extend well beyond these boundaries with their exciting Business Development Service

This service helps small business owners by using revolutionary new tools with hands on advice and management assistance.

GPA assists their clients with these tools to create a daily management focus - in other words helping clients re-establish control over their business direction and success.

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