Previous ProfileNext Profile Toby CotterBCom Junior Analyst Toby Cotter graduated from The University of Otago in 2025, having spent three years studying Finance and Psychology in the beautiful Dunedin. His studies gave him a strong foundation of corporate finance, alongside deeper understandings of human behaviour and decision-making. His learning was brought to life through two internships [...]

Previous ProfileNext Profile Katie LipfriendBAECON in Sociology Operations and Efficiency Manager Katie Lipfriend moved into office management a couple of years ago after spending 10 years working in hospitality in both the UK and New Zealand. She loves to provide top-quality customer service and see where things can be made better in the day-to-day office environment. [...]

Previous ProfileNext Profile Akshit Jain (AJ)GradDip Acc, BCom/BBA, Associate CPA Senior Accountant After completing a degree in accounting and business from AUT Uni, AJ started his accounting journey in 2017 at a mid-size firm working in both Auckland and Tauranga offices. This is where he learnt accounting isn’t just about producing numbers, it’[...]

Previous ProfileNext Profile Kelly RouzbehiBFA Creative Writing Marketing Assistant Kelly is a strong adversary of boring content. She believes that corporate jargon and poor storytelling are killers of engagement and business, which is why she has dedicated her career to becoming an expert storyteller so that she can put an end to mind-numbing dribble. She [...]

Previous ProfileNext Profile Suelem Da Costa PereiraBAM Acc Major, CA Corporate Finance & BAS Adviser Suelem is originally from Brazil, where she studied for a Bachelor of Law degree. In 2015, life gave her the opportunity to move to New Zealand, and she fell in love with the place. She has been working in the business [...]

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Previous ProfileNext Profile Wanida BooteBBA (Acc Major), Accountant Wanida has worked in chartered accounting offices for 20 years including firms in Thailand and NZ. She has specialised experience with foreign trusts and likes helping clients stay on top of their annual compliance needs.  She is interested in travel and horticulture and, with her husband, has [...]

Previous ProfileNext Profile Jacqueline no longer works at Gilligan Sheppard. For any enquiries please contact [email protected]. Jacqueline ChenBCom Intermediate Accountant Jacqueline has been in the accounting industry for over a year. Initially, she hadn’t envisioned accounting as her career path; it was more of fate that led her here. Surprisingly, she [...]

Shama is no longer with us at GS. For enquiries, please contact Joshua.     Previous ProfileNext Profile Shama KaushalGradDip Acc Intermediate Accountant Shama was born and brought up in the Northern part of India. She completed her Master of Commerce from Punjabi University and in 2018, Shama moved to New Zealand and pursued her career [...]

Previous ProfileNext Profile Jolie FengBBus Accountant Jolie’s accounting journey began in 2003. She started as a humble bookkeeper, navigating through the intricacies of balancing ledgers and reconciling accounts. With each passing year, she delved deeper into the world of finance, steadily climbing the ladder from entry-level positions to eventually becoming a senior accountant within a [...]