The Accountants on Purpose Podcast

18/07/2022

That’s a wrap on Season 5 of Accountants on Purpose!

What an amazing 11 episodes of showcasing industry leaders and their experiences.

As made evident this season, the job of a CFO or In-House is not just about revenue, costs and budgets. This season has been all about leadership and emphasising the importance of enjoying what you do. We've learned many lessons from our guests that we want to share in this episode.

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, LISTEN, REVIEW!!

Listen at https://podcasts.apple.com/.../season-5.../id1476771279...

Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVoqJ_QwepQ

That’s a wrap on Season 5 of Accountants on Purpose!

What an amazing 11 episodes of showcasing industry leaders and their experiences.

As made evident this season, the job of a CFO or In-House is not just about revenue, costs and budgets. This season has been all about leadership and emphasising the importance of enjoying what you do. We've learned many lessons from our guests that we want to share in this episode.

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, LISTEN, REVIEW!!

Listen at https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/season-5-wrap-up-in-house-cfo/id1476771279?i=1000567847951

Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVoqJ_QwepQ

14/07/2022

Our final episode of Season 5 is now LIVE!

Accountants on Purpose – S5E10 | The Joy Of Helping Others with Sean Pearce, Associate Director at SRG Partners

In this episode, our Principal Sarah Bartholomeusz is joined by @Sean Pearce, Associate Director at @SRG Partners, for a chat about his CFO journey across different organisations and industries, how he balances working with clients and the team, the most important skill that helped be successful in his many roles.

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[Listen] https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-joy-of-helping-others-with-sean-pearce/id1476771279?i=1000...

[Watch] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLNoUXYNYVs

26/04/2022

Episode 9 of Season 5 is now LIVE!

Accountants on Purpose – S5E09 | Making Meaningful Change with Amanda Cox, Chief Financial & People Officer at Racing and Wagering Western Australia

For this episode, Amanda Cox, Chief Financial & People Officer at Racing and Wagering Western Australia - RWWA, joins me as we chat about this exciting role, as well as her past experiences (including having been an Executive at the West Coast Eagles). We talk about the challenges of working in a male-dominated industry such as sports, how to overcome them, and much more!

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[Listen] https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/making-meaningful-change-with-amanda-cox-cfo-cpo-at/id1476771279?i=1000558623623
[Watch] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIWZi8WjlOI

29/03/2022

Episode 8 of Season 5 is now LIVE!

Accountants on Purpose – S5E08 | Building a Career on Purpose with Dexter Clarke, Chief Financial Officer at Motorserve

In the latest episode of Accountants on Purpose, I am joined by Dexter Clarke, Chief Financial Officer at MotorServe, where we talk about keeping the innovative, entrepreneurial spirit alive and how to build your career out like a story – not a plan. Dexter’s career spans over 20 years globally. He makes it his mission to build world-class teams and businesses while keeping a good balance between his work and home life.

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[Listen] https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/building-a-career-on-purpose-with-dexter-clarke/id1476771279?i=1000555468834
[Watch] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1c630yXFNE

22/02/2022

Episode 7 of Season 5 is now LIVE!

Accountants on Purpose – S5E07 | A Passion for the Profession with Stacey Quinn, Virtual CFO & Corporate Finance Manager of Moore Australia

For this episode, Stacey Quinn, Virtual CFO and Manager of Corporate Finance for Moore Australia, joins me as we talk about passion at work and at life and her driving force in innovating and enhancing businesses. Stacey has significant accounting, consulting, and board experience coming from over 20 years of experience in the accounting and finance industry, working with varying businesses. She has a passion for equality and diversity as she also sits on various committees that assist First Nations People and people with disabilities.

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[Listen] https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-passion-for-the-profession-with-stacey-quinn/id1476771279?i=1000551766176
[Watch] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YYx002thYc

30/10/2021

25/10/2021

Just like that...the third episode is now LIVE!
Accountants on Purpose – S5E03 | Wanderlust and Wisdom, with Laura Taylor, Senior Accountant at SA Water

Laura Taylor is the Senior Accountant for Finance and Assets at SA Water. Laura is a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years’ experience working within large corporations.

Laura started her career in Brisbane, working there for 4.5 years, coming back to Adelaide for 6 months and then took her expertise to the United Kingdom where she gained valuable experience working with global brands. Bringing her experience and expertise back to Australia, Laura continues to have a successful career whilst continuously searching for ways to learn and grow as an accountant.

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[Listen] https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wanderlust-and-wisdom-with-laura-taylor-senior/id1476771279?i=1000539640236
[Watch] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad9qFBexRVM

27/09/2021

Woohoo! Our second episode of Season 5 is now LIVE!
Accountants on Purpose – S5E02 | Love to Work, Work to Love with Leanne Allen, CFO of Commercial & General

Leanne Allen joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to talk about what drives her, both metaphorically and literally! Leanne is the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Commercial and General. Leanne loves fast cars, loud music and… numbers. She joined Commercial and General two years ago and has played an integral part in transforming their finance and operational processes to become rigorous systems reflective of a business that has changed and matured.

Amongst her many accomplishments, Leanne is passionate about giving back to the industry, currently a mentor for the 500 Women in Property program and Member on the SA Corporate Advisory Committee (Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand).

She is proud of Commercial & General’s strong gender diversity across the organisation and thrives on the challenges that come with working in a large corporate structure.

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[Listen] https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/love-to-work-work-to-love-with-leanne-allen-cfo/id1476771279?i=1000536759079
[Watch] https://youtu.be/Gl_3PSTVqW0

21/09/2021

OMG...we have just hit over 11K downloads, that is AMAZING. So excited for our next episode, and the many more we have planned after that. Thank you all for your support so far!

31/08/2021

Exciting news – our first episode of Season 5 is now LIVE!
Accountants on Purpose – S5E01 | Hungry for More with Ben Preston, CFO of Fasta Pasta

Special Edition of Accountants on Purpose | Season 5 Launch Episode

Ben Preston joins Sarah Bartholomeusz to talk about his unique journey to becoming an accomplished CFO. Following a series of very cold nights working in remote South Australia and a chance meeting a plan was put in place to embark on the journey to become an accountant.

The “journey” included working as a mining labourer at Olympic Dam, a spot welder on the production line at Mitsubishi and an Accounts Payable clerk at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Ben Preston is now an accomplished CFO with many years of experience behind him as a CFO and prior to this working in both second tier and big four accounting firms. He is currently the CFO of the very popular family restaurant franchise, Fasta Pasta.

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[Listen] https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hungry-for-more-with-ben-preston-cfo-of-fasta-pasta/id1476771279?i=1000532916508
[Watch] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKUJeW4oIl0

02/07/2021

Our first live event in over a year, and what an event it was…The Launch of The Accountants on Purpose Podcast Season 5 is something worth celebrating, and that we did!

A very big thank you to our generous sponsors Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and ANZ Australia and yesterday’s talented panel – Brendan Rinaldi, Leanne Allen and Stacey Quinn. Your attitudes and journeys never fail to impress and inspire!

Thank you as well to the many of you who came out on what was a very cold morning to support the launch and enjoy the coffee, and delicious food provided by Eleven!

29/06/2021

Accountants on Purpose - Season 4 Final - Girl Power!

Professional service providers have a way to go in making a mark on gender equality and empowering women in the workplace, marketplace and community

This season has been centred around Female Partners of accounting firms and their journeys. Our guests on the show have smashed through the glass ceiling to stand shoulder to shoulder with their male peers in the boardroom and the business world - not an easy undertaking even in this modern day and age.

This episode is a reflection of the true strength and determination of these unstoppable women.

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[Listen]https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/season-4-girl-power/id1476771279?i=1000527240008
[Watch] https://youtu.be/3717LDXbHHU

18/05/2021

Accountants on Purpose - S4E12 | Making the Complicated Simple with Lisa Pritchard

Lisa Pritchard is the Director of Tax Services at Holman Hodge. Lisa is a passionate South Australian who has worked with small to medium businesses for more than 20 years. As a taxation specialist, she assists all types of businesses to ensure compliance with the complex Tax Laws that govern Australia.
Lisa has also worked with many businesses at differing stages, establishing their businesses, developing and growing their businesses and transitioning out of the business.
Lisa is especially passionate about women in business in South Australia. Lisa works with several entrepreneurial women that she works closely with to assist them with enhancing their businesses.

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[Listen]https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/making-the-complicated-simple-with-lisa-pritchard/id1476771279?i=1000522196830
[Watch] https://youtu.be/gjjoxOelipE

29/04/2021

Accountants on Purpose - S4E11 | The $1000 Startup with Meryl Johnston

Meryl Johnston is the Founder and CEO of award-winning, Xero Bookkeeping and Financial Reporting firm, Bean Ninjas.
Her mission is to take the stress out of managing business finances for entrepreneurs, to allow them to have happy, busy and successful lives.
Meryl and her team love working, with coaches, bloggers and e-commerce and services businesses.
In addition to her role as being CEO of Bean Ninjas, she’s also an avid surfer and the co-host of the podcast, Bean Ninjas.

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[Listen] https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-$1000-startup-with-meryl-johnston/id1476771279?i=1000519114563

07/04/2021

The Accountants on Purpose Podcast has been enjoying a bit of time in the spotlight recently with another featured article; this time in The Lead South Australia. We are very excited that people are taking notice! See what all the fuss is about - link to article in comments.

05/04/2021

Super excited to have reached another milestone with the Accountants on Purpose podcast! We have had over 9000 downloads and counting! Thank you to everyone who has subscribed and supported the show!