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Meet our Team

Our expert staff are trained to the highest levels and able to provide a standard of service and technical ability only usually found in large firms.

Paul Michaelides ACA CTA

Managing Partner

  • Expert accountant, business strategist and tax specialist with over 27 years’ experience working across small, medium and large businesses in all sectors
  • Member of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Taxation
  • Trained and worked at big four firm Deloitte for over 7 years
  • Former Tax Director at top 20 firm MacIntyre Hudson

“As managing partner, I have overall responsibility for the management and performance of the practice, including supervising our staff across all services in both compliance and advisory.

In addition, I am focused on providing high quality accounting, taxation and business strategy services to individuals, SMEs and large corporate clients.

My particular areas of expertise are corporate and international tax, tax investigations, mergers and acquisitions, business strategy, valuation and performance analysis.”


Shanez Ghani

Tax Director

  • Tax specialist with over 22 years’ experience working in personal and corporate tax
  • Expert in corporation tax, tax planning and investigations

“As part of my role I deal with a large number of personal tax clients, including everything from the preparation of self-assessment returns to complex queries and investigations.

I have extensive experience across the full tax spectrum so I am always on hand to provide clients with help and advice on corporate tax issues, VAT and anything else tax-related!”


Samuel Michaelides

Operations Director

  • Experienced manager working for over 22 years in industry and finance

“My role is to ensure the business runs smoothly and efficiently while also ensuring that both staff and all of our clients are well taken care of.”


John Atthey FCA

Accounts Manager

  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
  • Over 18 years’ experience as a Chartered Accountant

“My role involves looking after a portfolio of clients and ensuring all work is completed by the team to a very high standard and on time. I review work, manage workloads, and support clients with more complex accounting matters.”


Vasilis Thoniatis

Accounts Manager

  • Accounts specialist with over 12 years’ experience
  • Working towards an ACCA qualification

“I am an experienced accountant specialising in account preparations, management accounts, VAT returns and bookkeeping. I work closely with my clients ensuring all their accounting software’s are up to date and all client queries are dealt with efficiently. I have also spent a large amount of time working on European accounts and deal with clients in different countries.”


Karen Hau FCCA CTA

Accounts Manager

  • Certified chartered accountant with over 11 years’ experience
  • Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation

“Most of my work involves preparing statutory accounts, VAT returns, management accounts and CIS services. I am always available for any queries and ensure all work is completed efficiently and to the highest standard.”


Umar Qaisar ACCA

Accounts Assistant Manager

  • 6 years’ experience in accounting and finance
  • Member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants

“I specialise in working on client statutory annual accounts and ensure my work is completely efficiently and also accurately. I am always on hand to answer any queries and ensure that any issues are dealt with in a timely manner.”


Karen Allbury IAB

Accounts Assistant Manager

  • Over 16 years’ bookkeeping experience.
  • Member of the International Association of Bookkeepers.

“As well as carrying out the day to day bookkeeping activities, such as preparing management accounts and VAT returns, I specialise in dealing with property management companies and ensuring that all service charge accounts are prepared accurately and in a timely manner.”


George Gibbard AAT

Accounts Senior

  • Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians
  • Over 9 years’ experience working in accountancy practice

“I work primarily on the preparation of statutory accounts and VAT returns, ensuring everything is completed accurately and efficiently. I am always available to assist clients with queries and help resolve any issues as they arise.”


Anish Sivakumar ACCA

Accounts Senior

  • I have over 9 years’ experience in various accounting services
  • Member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants

“Accounts preparation, VAT and bookkeeping form most of my workload but I do offer other added services when required. I work with a wide range of clients from different sectors.”


Nilaxana Yasotharan

Accounts Junior

  • Over 5 years’ experience in various accounting services
  • Working towards the ACCA qualification

“As an Accounts Junior I work on a variety of bookkeeping and accounting tasks and assist the rest of the accounts team in their daily work.”


Joseph Marsh

Accounts Semi-Senior

  • 6 years’ experience working in accountancy practice

“The bulk of my work focuses on preparing statutory accounts for a wide range of clients, ensuring accuracy and meeting deadlines. I also assist with client queries and work closely with the rest of the accounts team to resolve issues efficiently.”


Tina Holland

Payroll Officer

  • Over 17 years’ experience as a payroll officer

“I am solely responsible for managing payroll services for all of our clients, ensuring a smooth and accurate process at all times. I am always on hand to provide any assistance and answer any payroll related and HMRC queries.”


Monika Bninski

Senior Operations Administrator

  • Over 7 years’ experience as an Administrator across multiple sectors

“I’m an experienced office and operations administrator and work closely with the Operations Director to ensure the smooth running of the business. My work assists all departments and I am often the first point of contact for our clients, directing their queries to the appropriate members of staff.”


Alisha Afgan

Office Administrator / Trainee Tax Accountant

  • Working towards full membership of the Association of Taxation Technicians

“I work closely with the tax team, supporting the onboarding of new clients and assisting the Tax Director with the preparation of personal tax returns and related administrative tasks. I work with a wide range of clients and aim to ensure all work is completed accurately and to a high standard.”


Jasmin Kaur

Operations Administrator

  • Experienced in supporting day‑to‑day operational and client‑facing processes across the firm.

“I work closely with the Senior Operations Administrator to support the day‑to‑day running of the firm. I also provide administrative support across departments and act as an initial point of contact for clients, ensuring enquiries are directed to the appropriate team member.”


Katrin Condratenco

Receptionist and PA to the Partner

  • Experienced Receptionist and PA

“My immediate role is to support the partner in his daily schedule and ensure that he is well looked after. I also act as the company receptionist, being a point of contact for our clients and looking after multiple inboxes and the company phone lines.”

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