We're NFP specialists

As a client of Cutcher & Neale you will benefit from our:

  • Total commitment to ensuring you meet your reporting deadlines
  • Understanding of charities, NFP sector clients and tax exemption matters
  • Independent observations on the effectiveness of your existing systems and processes
  • 'No surprises' audit approach with regular communication throughout the process
  • Extensive experience of working with NFP's and public companies, limited by guarantee including sectors such as social and disability services, aged care, health, education, professional associations and charities
  • Risk-based audit approach which considers all existing compliance and quality control activities within your organisation
  • The comfort of knowing that any recommendations for improvement are based on our practical experience with many organisations facing the same risks
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Our services for NFPs:

Audit & Assurance

We understand the importance of having the right partner to provide the analysis and comfort you need to guide you through periods of growth, and to help you take advantage of opportunities to improve.

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Accounting & Taxation

Our team provides expert auditing, accounting, taxation, business and financial advice to a range of not-for-profit organisations.

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Business Systems

Streamline your business and accounting processes with software that sustains growth, capitalises on efficient business practices and maximises your return on employee investment.

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MyCEO

We understand the challenges that NFPs face. We can provide you with the support of an experienced virtual CEO and business partner.

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Meet the team

Mark O'Connor

Partner

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Partner

Mark O'Connor

RCA. CA. BCom

Specialising in the not-for-profit, health services and registered charity sector, Mark leads many of the firms’ audit engagements and assists clients to improve corporate governance, financial reporting, analysis of service delivery costs and linking operational and financial performance measures.

Mark is also a Director of Mercy Services Limited, a ministry of the Sisters of Mercy Australia and PNG, a registered charity and provider of aged care, disability support, community transport and mental health services. Mark's appointment to this Board provides a valuable insight into operational risks and regulatory reforms faced by community organisations.

He is a registered company auditor and has extensive experience in financial reporting, external audit, internal control audits, funding acquittals, IT audit and forensic accounting and is responsible for maintaining our audit strategy, compliance, audit templates and quality control systems.

Mark also presents seminars on topics including financial reporting, regulatory reforms within the NFP sector and risk management.

Nick Nancarrow

Partner

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Partner

Nick Nancarrow

BCom, CA, RCA

Forming a collaborative working relationship with clients is a component of the audit process that Nick sees as being essential for understanding his client’s goals, effectively improving their overall business structure and in turn, their bottom line. Ensuring that the board and management are working towards strategic goals and the business is moving forward.

Nick is a registered company auditor and strongly believes in the value of the audit function for clients and is strongly committed, both personally and with his audit team, in providing extensive feedback and advice in respect to key systems and controls. Strong controls improves governance and financial reporting throughout the organisation.

His broad experience in the club and hospitality industry and also not for profits, mining and manufacturing, coupled with his strong analytical skills have been invaluable when working with Boards and Management to implement risk management and business improvement strategies.

Nick’s experienced and technology focused team can also provide your organisation with a wide range of solutions.

Natalie Dobinson

Associate

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Associate

Natalie Dobinson

BCom, CPA

Natalie manages the provision of services to our NFP audit clients, researches industry changes, and ensures our approach is in line with best practice.

She manages the audit process with a high level of involvement in the planning and review stages.

Natalie has been providing audit and assurance services to our clients for more than 20 years. Natalie’s expertise in the NFP sector, specifically those that are health care, membership based and charitable in their operations will be invaluable to the audit of your organisation.

Jacob Medel

Audit Manager

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Audit Manager

Jacob Medel

BCom, CA

Jacob is a key part of our audit team providing services to NFP and Care sector clients, leading internal control review components and funding audits.

After starting his career in business services, he now specialises in the NFP sector and works closely with clients in health care and disability services.

His strength is in understanding both commercial and compliance obligations within contracts, analysis of financial performance and in particular budget assumptions, cost allocation and service level based reporting.

In recent years with the evolution of technology, Jacob has developed expertise in performing audits on IT system migrations, data integrity, and assessed the adequacy of IT controls within the new system.

Alyce Stones

Audit Supervisor

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Audit Supervisor

Alyce Stones

BCom, CA

Alyce joined Cutcher & Neale in 2007 and provides accounting and audit services to a broad range of clients. Alyce is across the latest technical developments in accounting standards and financial reporting.

An expert in compliance audits, Alyce has a strong knowledge of the aged care and RTO sectors and recent reforms in these areas.

Importantly, Alyce is responsible for implementing our audit strategy, compliance, and audit templates.

Anna Janssen

Senior Advisor

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Senior Advisor

Anna Janssen

BCom, CA

Anna provides a high level of support to our audit team on technical matters such as accounting standards interpretation and audit standard compliance.

Anna is also strong in HR, payroll and related taxes and is the liaison between the audit team and other divisions within Cutcher & Neale such as our tax and business services divisions.

BRISBANE
Suite 5, 36 Agnes Street,
Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4006
Australia

NEWCASTLE
Level 3, 130 Parry Street,
Newcastle West, NSW, 2302
Australia

 

SYDNEY
Suite 1102, Level 11, 20 Berry Street,
North Sydney, NSW, 2059
Australia

PHONE
1800 988 522

EMAIL
cnmail@cutcher.com.au