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Meet our leaders
With significant expertise across audit, tax, business advisory, and assurance, our team of Directors bring decades of experience to support our clients’ growth and success. Backed by local insight and a global network, they lead with integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to delivering practical, results-driven advice tailored to every stage of business.
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Alex Reade
Director
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Alex has over 20 years’ experience in public practice accounting, focusing on small to medium enterprises. His own background as a business owner gives him a practical understanding of the many challenges and issues faced by his clients whether they are mature businesses or start up companies.
Alex takes a genuine and personal interest in his clients. He has an empathetic, holistic approach, ensuring that he understands the complete picture of each client’s affairs to enable him to provide strong support and advice with the most appropriate business solutions for each client.
Alex believes in delivering a high level of service and backs this belief by making himself available, flexible and responsive to his client’s needs, and ensuring their full satisfaction.
Alex is a married father of three and enjoys participating in many sports including cycling and triathlon.

David Ellis
Director

David has over 20 years’ experience in public practice accounting, focusing on small to medium enterprises and not for profit entities. He provides insightful, pragmatic advice that draws on his own broad experience as well as that of the team at UHY Sothertons Adelaide. He makes a point of working hard to firstly understand his client and resolve their issues.
David grew up in the small business environment and is able to relate to the challenges of his clients. He is proactive and responsive, making him a trusted advisor for accounting, tax and superannuation issues.
He carefully considers how to tailor his advice to provide his clients with the best practical outcomes.
David is passionate about his working life and finds balance spending time with his wife and two daughters and playing tennis

Ravi Rajan
Director

Ravi’s broad experience is founded upon a career in business services with a financial focus, where he held positions in senior management before progressing to Director at UHY Sothertons Adelaide.
Ravi’s proactive, down to earth and energetic manner has led to strong client relationships. He is committed to maintaining his technical skills, and is well versed in the uses of appropriate technology to provide his clients with IT enabled financial solutions that streamline administrative processes.
Ravi maintains frequent contact with his clients and often actively works with his clients to help them be the best at their game. He helps clients achieve this through effective solutions and planning. While Ravi caters to a broad range of industries, he maintains his knowledge in the specialist areas of agriculture, retail, commercial property and professional services.
Ravi is as energetic out of work as he is in it, enjoying a diverse range of activities including motorsport, cycling and renovation projects.

Tim Finos
Director

Tim has 20 years’ experience in public practice accounting and takes an analytical, strategic and methodical approach to what he does. One of Tim’s strongest attributes is his ability to put himself in his clients’ shoes and assess situations from their point of view. A personalised, hands-on and empathetic approach is a hallmark of Tim’s style.
Tim services a broad range of clients, with experience in the medical sector, property development, primary production, professional services and high wealth individuals. He is able to offer SMEs a holistic view to their business, thanks to his broad experience in accounting, tax and superannuation. He prides himself on providing advice that takes into account all aspects of their affairs.
Away from the office Tim enjoys spending time with his family and playing and spectating all sports including basketball, soccer and football.

Jane Kaesler
Director

Jane has over 25 years experience in public practice accounting, working with a diverse client base. She places a strong importance on getting to know each of her clients and their businesses so she can best apply her technical knowhow and commercial judgement to provide timely financial and taxation advice.
Jane brings professionalism, expertise and empathy to her role and is dedicated to working closely with clients to understand their unique ambitions and challenges, providing tailored, practical solutions.
Jane holds each of her client relationships in the highest regard and works hard to assist them not only through all the major milestones of their business but also with their day to day accounting and finance functions.
Outside of the office, Jane loves spending time with her husband and two children. She enjoys water skiing, snow skiing and playing hockey.
Meet our team

Ruth Sinclair
Accountant

Vivien Ng
Accountant

Chris Sharpe
Accountant


Kaye Drizners
Practice Manager


Jason Dean
Accountant


Mandy Zhao
Accountant


Fernando Grandioso
Accountant


Briony Hane-Lawrence
Administration


Mya Stafford
Administration


Trinh Nguyen
Accountant

Munia Chowdhury
Accountant

Emily Paton
Accountant

Joshua Hackett
Accountant

Tillulah Fox
Administration

Daniel Tapiero
Accountant
Luke Surman
Accountant

Elena Fernandez
Accountant


Mary Dyer
Accountant


Danna Sierra
Accountant


Amanda Ellbourn
Accountant


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