Rob loves helping businesses to thrive! … And it’s not just the business part: people own and run businesses, so it’s actually all about people. Helping clients achieve their goals, in business and life, is so satisfying. For our clients to sleep well at night knowing the complex world is being sorted out with our help: that’s rewarding in a way that money cannot count.

His expertise is in small to medium business strategy, valuations, business coaching, mergers, acquisitions and alliances, and taxation.

He is a big believer in education and co-leads our Boardroom Briefings series at DFK Everalls.
Rob has also created a business growth programme for small to medium sized business that targets strategy, business value drivers, and planning for clients to achieve better, stronger businesses and achieve their goals.

After more than 10 years on the Board of DFK Australia-New Zealand Ltd including three years as Chairman; and a further 3 years on the Executive Board of DFK International, Rob has particular skills in Board level advice, governance and strategy. These experiences provide a wide perspective to issues faced even by local businesses. Rob is very actively involved on several client boards, and also on some non-profit boards.

Using 30 years of business observations, working with too many people to count, making a positive difference to their futures… That’s what gets Rob into work every day. It’s not academic either… As the owner and director of this business Rob has to be an athlete as well as a coach! He understands the depth and weight of business, tax and retirement issues, because he has to deal with them in his daily life too.

Speaking of depth, you may not know this fun fact, but Rob is a long time scuba diver and has had the great opportunity to explore some of Australia’s and the world’s great diving locations. This hobby doesn’t sit well with his other passion: riding his motorbike to tour the countryside. Rob is still trying to work out how to carry all the bulky scuba gear on the motorbike…?!

Expert subject:
Australian Tax Law
Business Taxation

Qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce and Accounting (ANU)
Chartered Accountant (CA)

Joined DFK Everalls in 2010

Expert subject:
Business Management and Strategy
Risk Management and Asset Protection
Tax Planning
Financial Planning and Estate Planning
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Commerce (ANU)
Fellow of Chartered Accountants in Australia & New Zealand (FCA)
Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning (FINSIA)
Certificate IV in Residential Building and Construction (CIT)

Joined DFK Everalls in 2000

Melissa, joined DFK Everalls as an Undergraduate in 2011 and has worked her way up to be a Client Relationship Manager. She is now a Chartered Accountant who originally completed her Commerce degree at ANU while working and studying part time.

Melissa is our Cloud Accounting champion. With more and more of our financial and accounting tools operating in the cloud, Melissa is our go to expert for this kind of technology. She also is an expert in Business Accounting and Taxation.

Melissa has grown personally and professionally by building strong networks in the Canberra area and is an active member of the Canberra business community. She thrives on meeting new people and working with a variety of businesses.

Melissa loves this aspect of her role at DFK Everalls, meeting and working with like-minded business people, helping them to grow and improve their business. Clients love the way she gets things done, and she enjoys explaining the technicalities of accounting and tax in Plain English to just about anyone that will listen!

When not at work, Melissa enjoys the great outdoors, either hiking or taking in the beauty of the south coast.

Make sure you look out for her at your next Canberra networking event and say hi!

Marnie is one of our senior managers and joined DFK Everalls in 2013. She is a Chartered Accountant and is an expert in Business Taxation & Accounting as well as personal income tax.
She is a graduate of ANU in both Commerce and Economics. She’s a Canberra local and while she worked for a number of years in Sydney in a large accounting firm, Canberra is her hometown and she enjoys being part of the community.

Her superpower is making sense of numbers – your numbers. She is also a superior organiser, Marie Kondo would be in awe of what Marnie can do with your numbers and structuring your accounts – it is a thing of joy! Her clients rely on her to help get their affairs in order and importantly correct. One of her clients has been known to say “I don’t need to worry about that, as I have a Marnie”.

Marnie’s attention to detail and high quality service to clients is legendary in our office and is therefore an inspiration and great mentor to the graduate accountants in our firm!
She loves being part of a bigger team than helps each other and has the common goal to have a happy workplace, working smarter and thus doing a great job for our clients to make their lives better.

Prichie, our Senior Manager, joined DFK Everalls in 1999. She is our SMSF Specialist helping clients with their retirement plans and management of their SMSFs. Prichie is also highly experienced with providing Personal and Business Tax and Accounting services. She also provides strategic business development advisory services for small and medium business clients to help them build a better business.

Prichie is highly qualified with a Bachelor of Business and a Diploma in Financial Planning. She is also a Chartered Accountant and an SPAA SMSF Specialist Advisor.

Prichie is one of our longest serving team members. There are many things that she loves about working at DFK Everalls, but she especially loves the values that all members of our team believe in – professionalism, respect for each other and our clients as well as genuine care and concern for our team and our clients.

She also likes that we never forget to have fun at work. Enjoying our jobs and our work for you, our clients is very important to the DFK Everalls team.

It’s no wonder that Prichie loves seeing your business or retirement nest egg grow, she is also an avid green thumb, supporting & nurturing things to grow is part of her DNA.

Anne Geraghty joined DFK Everalls in 2011 and is one of our Client Relationship Managers and specialises in Self Managed Super Funds and Investment companies & trusts.

She is a Chartered Accountant and has also completed a SMSF Specialist qualification, contributing to the depth of SMSF knowledge and experience at DFK Everalls.

When it comes to working for her clients, one of Anne’s favourite tools is Class which helps keeps client’s investments and super account balances up to date for them. Everything is at her fingertips.

Anne grew up and went to school in Coonabarabran. Her love for travel took her to Mexico for exchange school and then the UK for two years. She has settled into lovely Canberra, with DFK Everalls!

Anne enjoys working at DFK Everalls because of the people. Everyone in her team works well together and are there to help each other focus positive energy on their clients.

This positive energy is reflected in Anne’s outside work interests, she is a keen sportswoman in a variety of activities, plus she has continued her love of travel to exotic locations.

I am a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) who helps professionals and high-income families to create an extra $1 to $3 million dollars wealth in 15 years or less.

I predominantly work with high-income professionals and families who want to proactively take steps to ensure financial security for themselves and their families. Using proprietary technology, I facilitate this process by running multiple what-if scenarios in order to determine specific steps that we can take together.

Gerrie’s approach to financial planning transcends numbers; it’s about enabling clients to live the life they envisage. He crafts appropriate financial strategies that align with client goals by genuinely understanding their priorities. Through this goal-centric methodology, he develops a roadmap for clients to achieve their financial goals, whatever they may be.

Always keen on professional growth, Gerrie holds a Certified Financial Planner certification, ensuring he’s updated with industry shifts to offer timely advice. Outside work, he’s family-oriented, often found cycling or barbecuing, reflecting his sustainable living ethos, which complements his comprehensive financial planning perspective.

Karen, is one of our Client Managers and has been with DFK Everalls since 2000.

She is our Personal Tax Returns specialist and looks after a lot of our Investor, Consultant, Sole Trader and Non-resident clients. Karen is also our in-house expert for Defence Personnel as well as all rental property issues and for capital gains tax on the sale of investments.

Karen has a wealth of experience having dealt with a wide variety of individual tax return issues over the years. She enjoys working with clients to ensure their tax returns are completed on time and correctly with everything they are eligible to claim thereby minimising their tax obligations.

Karen loves the supportive environment at DFK Everalls where all members of the team work together to achieve great outcomes for our clients.

Whilst Karen has lived and worked in many parts of Australia, including a stint on Christmas Island, we think she must have particularly loved living south of the border as AFL is a favourite footie code of hers

I graduated from ANU with a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting and recently completed my CPA qualifications. I have worked with a variety of firms and across industries prior to working here at DFK Everalls. I especially enjoy assisting our personal tax clients with the tax questions they have and making sure they are claiming all the deductions they are entitled to, to make the whole tax process smoother. The values that drive me in my working life centre around doing the right thing by my clients, to provide them with high quality service and the expert advice they are seeking. It’s one of the key reasons why I love working at DFK Everalls, everyone on our amazing team is laser focussed on our clients. Should you like my assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at DFK Everalls.

When I am not at work, I love nothing better than trying our new restaurants in Canberra – I love being a foodie!

Jay graduated from ANU in 2020 with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Accounting and is currently studying for his Graduate Dip Chartered Accounting. Jay believes in lifelong learning and highly values the engaged team at DFK Everalls.

Xin Tong graduated from ANU with a Bachelor of Commerce (B Com, Finance & Accounting) in 2020 and joined our team in 2021. Since then, she has earned her CA qualifications. She loves that DFK Everalls has a strong commitment in providing exceptional services to clients. She takes pride in being part of a team that prioritises the success of its clients.

She values the dynamic and positive atmosphere of our workplace, which fosters collaboration and support, making it a fun and engaging environment.

Yolanda joined DFK Everalls as a Graduate in Accounting after internships in Accounting, Finance, Consulting, Marketing and Tutoring. We are lucky she decided to settle in Accounting as it’s more challenging and it’s more interesting than many people thought it would be. Yolanda has a Bachelor of Commerce (Major in Accounting and Management) from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Finance from Australian National University. She employs many tools at her disposal to carry out work for her clients, but in particular the most valuable is her “Big Brain” and we can attest to that. Yolanda is driven to be honest and stay curious. She believes in being honest and sincere with the clients, especially when needing more clarity.

Simran completed her Accounting and Finance degree from ANU in 2019 and commenced working at a Bookkeeping firm straightaway. She is Xero certified and as well as being an MYOB advisor. Simran is currently studying for her CA. As an experienced Bookkeeper, Simran has extensive knowledge of these industries including construction, retail, and medical industries. This is a huge benefit for her accounting clients.

Korina joined DFK Everalls in 2023 as a Graduate Accountant. Her values are honesty, respect and kindness. These values align strongly with the culture here at DFK Everalls, in particular our inclusive nature, always making sure that both employees and clients are consistently taken care of. DFK Everalls understand that every client has a unique situation and this is reflected in
the service they provide clients. As a native Norwegian, it is no surprise that Korina enjoys the great outdoors, no matter the weather, so when not at her desk, you can find her outside playing soccer, hiking or skiing!

Emma joined DFK Everalls in 2024 with 7 years’ experience in the accounting industry. She started her career as an administrative assistant and found that she really enjoyed the role and wanted to further her education to progress within the industry. Since then, Emma has been working full time as an accountant while completing her Bachelor of Commerce (Major in Accounting) at the University of Canberra and will be finished mid 2024.

Emma made the move to DFK Everalls as she was drawn to the businesses commitment to continuously mentoring and educating their staff to ensure they are providing the best quality service for their clients. She loves being apart of a team of like minded individuals who all work together to achieve amazing results.

In her spare time Emma enjoys powerlifting and trying out some of the amazing food experiences Canberra has to offer.

Pyae, a budding accountant at DFK, embarked on her professional journey in November 2023 and she is currently working in the areas of individual and trust taxation. Currently balancing her role with studies, she is pursuing a BCom in Accounting and Finance at ANU, set to graduate in July 2025. Driven by a passion for accounting kindled in high school, Pyae thrives in DFK’s nurturing environment, constantly expanding her expertise with the support of her colleagues. Outside the office, her love for culinary adventures shines through as she explores Canberra’s dining scene and hones her cooking skills

Bernard completed his Bachelor of Science majoring in Accounting in May 1999 and earned his CPA in the same year. Prior to joining DFK Everalls over five years ago, he was working as an accountant for multinational advertising agencies for over a decade. Working with very supportive and helpful colleagues is what he loves most about being with DFK Everalls. Bernard manages our offshore team and loves being able to guide and mentor new team members.

Precious finished her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting in 2019 and is currently undertaking her Masters in Business Administration.

She joined DFK Everalls in January 2021 and loves how the company treats the team like family. Everyone on the team inspires each other to work smarter and grow as an accountant and as an individual. The accounting profession is never boring, and Everalls is more than proving it. Outside the office, she’s an art and music lover.

Rommel is has a Bachelor of Science majoring in Accountancy plus a Master’s degree in Business Administration. He worked as an accountant and as an auditor in a financing company for 5 years.

He joined DFK Everalls in March 2022 and loves being able to work with colleagues who willingly share their knowledge and expertise with others. It makes the job a lot easier for everyone! He usually spends his free time watching movies, playing on arcades, and gardening. He also loves camping on the beach.

Angelica successfully finished a degree in Accountancy in 2018. Angelica has also completed her CPA. She loves the positive work environment at DFK Everalls and values the support and learning opportunities from the entire team. Beyond the desk, her adventurous spirit leads her outdoors, from capturing breathtaking landscapes to snapping candid portraits.

Ericah graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Prior working with DFK, she worked in the manufacturing sector as a tax analyst. She loves how DFK support the team in their professional development. You will never feel unsupported at work as every manager and team member are always around to give the necessary help you need.

Jean graduated from university with major in Accounting in year 2012. With over 9 years in the accounting industry, Jean has strong critical and analytical skills which she puts to great effect at DFK Everalls. She is a big believer in continuous growth, which is why every day is a learning process. When not working, she loves to exploring new places and trying different kinds of foods.

Jevida Yambao, a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy graduate as of August 2022, began her career as a Junior Accountant with a focus on investment-related accounting. Known for her inquisitive nature, she thrives in collaborative settings and isn’t afraid to ask questions when she needs further clarity. Outside of work, Jevida finds joy in the outdoors as a nature lover and spends time with her three cats, who serve as her stress relievers.

Raven Turallo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Accounting and is currently pursuing an additional degree in Accountancy. Before joining DFK Everalls in April 2024, she gained experience as an accounting staff member and auditor. Raven is passionate about continuous learning and professional development, and she appreciates the supportive and positive environment at DFK Everalls. In her personal time, Raven enjoys music and actively supports P-pop groups.

Roger Pecson graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy in 2019 and joined DFK Everalls in 2024 after gaining substantial experience in the accounting field. A natural optimist, Roger believes every problem has a solution. Outside work, he enjoys engaging conversations on topics of interest, including anime, gaming, and novels.

Joined DFK Everalls in 2015

Tamara is a highly skilled Finance Director/Bookkeeper with sound financial acumen and more than 15 years’ experience using various accounting systems and bookkeeping practices to accurately enter, analyse, audit and extract information whilst providing advice and direction to strategically develop businesses. She joined Everalls Bookkeeping in 2020 as a Senior bookkeeper and now manages this division.

Tamara has worked with the Everalls Bookkeeping team to develop procedures, integrated software updates and improved processes to ensure that our clients have optimised technology and are set up for ongoing business success, particularly in our current challenging economic times.

Ivette is our ‘woman behind the scenes’ making sure all Directors are under control and keeping things running smoothly and efficiently. Ivette is the Personal Assistant to the Directors, so she is across many things at one time – which makes her job challenging, but exciting at the same time. She never gets bored!

Ivette loves that Everalls has a fun side to the job. It’s not always about being serious! She feels being able to be yourself in the workplace, really makes a difference to work efficiency. Ivette loves the good banter and relaxed atmosphere (when it’s not tax deadline of course) of working at Everalls.

She loves that Everalls will not only help her achieve her goals within the workplace, but her personal ones too. It really shows that each person on the team matters.

She appreciates that at Everalls, acknowledgement is never lacking and you are appreciated for your hard work and efforts.

Ivette is from Spanish heritage. Hard work, honesty, loyalty and teamwork are just a few things that drive her.

When she is not working hard at Everalls, Ivette likes to spend time with family, friends – and her fur babies. She enjoys weekends away camping and eating new and exciting foods!

Joined DFK Everalls in 2013

Bea completed her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting in 2018 and had accumulated experience both in Accounting and Administrative positions. Since starting at DFK Everalls in June 2024, Bea appreciates how the company supports ongoing learning and provides chances for professional growth. She enjoys the teamwork and friendly atmosphere that encourages mutual respect among colleagues. Outside of work, Bea enjoys writing and reading. She finds joy in crafting stories and diving into books to explore different perspectives and worlds.

Racquelle completed her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2017. Since then, she had gained different work experiences in the field of customer service, daily business operations in a financial institution, supported HR functions, office management and the most recent in the BPO industry. Outside of work, she loves spending time with her family, trying out different restaurants and also walking at the park as her way to relax and enjoy life. She is always eager to embrace new challenges and contribute to organisational success with her versatile expertise. She also believes that having a positive attitude in everything you do can lead you to success.