Nexia: Advisory, Business & Accounting Podcast

In our latest podcast episode, Nexia Melbourne Manager, Jason McGowan takes us through his career in professional services, specifically business advisory, leading to his expertise in expatriate tax services. Jason highlights the importance of seeking advice when moving overseas and meeting your ongoing obligations once you've left. 

Having worked at Nexia Melbourne for over 40 years and as a partner since 1988, Geoff Parker has seen it all. 

Join us for our latest podcast episode, Geoff Parker gives his thoughts on changes to the auditing profession, in particular, the decline of young auditors entering the industry and the growing gap this is leaving in the market. Geoff also highlights the importance of understanding your AASB obligations and working with your auditors to improve efficiency and effectiveness overall. 

In this podcast, one of our business advisory partners, Scott Henderson, talks about how he got his start in the accounting industry as a university student and how Nexia Melbourne is mentoring the next generation of accountants by taking on undergraduates. He discusses why he is passionate about his job as an advisor and shares some of his most rewarding experiences. Scott also shows that there’s more to him than just accounting, revealing his ‘almost’ career in football, and the chicken parma that made him realise his true calling.

In our latest podcast episode Senior Financial Adviser, Greg Baker, speaks about how his love for mathematics led him to be a teacher, lecturer, actuary, and finally, a financial advisor. He discusses some of the difficulties he has faced during his career, particularly the impacts of new legislation on the financial planning industry, following the Royal Commission enquiry.

Greg delves into the importance of honest business practice and advising, and how he prioritises his clients’ best interests to attain their financial goals. In gaining their trust, Greg builds strong personal relationships with his customers, one of the aspects of his job that he is most passionate about.

According to Greg, the key to investment success is patience, accepting and embracing volatility, and compound interest!

In this podcast, Jim Leventakis, Business Advisory Partner, joins us to discuss his passion for advising, and the nuances between different industries that he has observed over his 15 years at Nexia Melbourne.

Jim delves into his day to day work, how he almost got offered to be Partner on April Fools Day, his opinions about farming, imports/exports, and rising cryptocurrency industries. His unique position allows him to consider trends in the market and in business practices that extend over multiple industries, giving him insight into how the economy is operating as a whole, particularly regarding post-pandemic recovery.

In this Nexia podcast episode, Daniel Clements who specialises in operational, strategic and compliance support, highlights the importance of any business meeting its compliance obligations and shares his expertise on how to achieve and maintain it. Daniel’s expertise helps many of his clients keep on top of their finances and compliance requirements which in turn, helps them grow their business and grow their wealth. Listen to this episode of our podcast to hear how Daniel helps his clients attain these goals and flourish.

In this episode Andrew Wehrens, Nexia Melbourne's Audit and Assurance Partner who specialises in Catholic Colleges, Independent Schools and Not-for-profit organisations, discusses a range of topics impacting the industry. Specifically, he introduces the new requirement for all Directors or companies to obtain a Director Identification Number for your compliance. He also discusses the lack of Accountants in the Australian market and how this might impact organisations audit and compliance timelines.

DIN information: https://www.ato.gov.au/Newsroom/smallbusiness/General/Introducing-the-new-director-identification-number/

Nexia Melbourne: https://www.nexia.com.au/locations/melbourne

Andrew Wehrens: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewwehrens/