Leadership Team

Alan saidman

CA

(02) 9256 6600
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• Partner
• Registered tax agent
• Registered SMSF auditor
• National & international experience
• Expert on trust structures

Alan has been a Chartered Accountant in the profession for over 30 years and brings a wealth of experience to his clients. He works with a wide range of SME’s and high net worth families and acts as a trusted advisor and mentor to many. He commenced his professional life in South Africa as a partner in a prominent Cape Town firm of Chartered Accountants before migrating to Australia in early 1989.

Having set up his own practice soon after arriving in Australia, Alan has built a vibrant and diverse client base. He has a strong belief in client service and has provided advice and guidance to many clients over a long career. His client base includes manufacturers, property owners and developers, self funded retirees, investors and a wide range of diverse businesses. Many of his clients are long standing and he has close relationships with most. He also acts for a number of overseas clients who have interests within Australia.

Alan is committed to providing solid advice in the areas of business improvement, general accounting, family structures, tax, estate planning, and asset protection. He also has extensive experience dealing with trust structures.


Specialties

• Business improvement
• Trust structures
• Estate planning and asset protection
• Accounting and taxation consulting

antoine chui

BEc, F Fin, CA, JP

(02) 9256 6600
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• Partner
• Registered Tax Agent
• Registered SMSF Auditor
• Fluent in Chinese (written & verbal)

Antoine joined UHY Haines Norton in 2005 following over 10 years experience within various senior management roles in finance, operations and strategic planning for two public companies ranked in the top 50 of the ASX. During his tenure in commerce, Antoine was involved in the planning and implementation of the global merger between Rothman Holdings Ltd and another Fortune 500 company. He was also one of the key team leaders driving the sale of AMP’s Australian General Insurance business to Suncorp Group Ltd.

Antoine has a diverse client base, working with high net worth individuals, family owned businesses, SME’s, Australian subsidiaries of overseas listed and unlisted companies, and start-ups. Antoine successfully guides clients through all stages of the business cycle from business structuring, business and tax planning, management reporting, tax and corporate secretarial compliance, through to superannuation, estate and succession planning and formulation of exit strategy. He is highly sought after for his professionalism, technical expertise and unique business solutions.

He has a broad industry experience – advising clients operating in property development and construction, boarding house and mixed-use developments, financial services, hospitality, retail, franchises, professional services, advertising and media, primary production, manufacturing, import/export distribution, insurance broking and information technology.

With a wealth of knowledge, and commitment to assisting clients achieve their goals; Antoine can help with any business issues no matter how big or small.


Specialties

• Business improvement, planning, strategy and implementation
• Property matters for Australian inbound investments from Asia
• Accounting and taxation advisory
• Financial management and reporting
• Business Migration
• SMSF Audit
• Company secretarial services

belinda cheung

CA

(02) 9256 6600
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• Partner
• Registered Tax Agent
• Registered SMSF Auditor
• Xero Certified Partner

Belinda is a Partner at UHY Haines Norton.  She is an experienced Chartered Accountant with over 16 years experience in the accounting industry providing taxation, accounting and business consulting services to a range of clients.

Belinda prides herself on providing excellent client service and forming valuable long term relationships with clients.  Her broad knowledge, excellent communication skills, variety of accounting software knowledge, and experience working with a variety of clients enable her to engage with clients to understand their specific needs and goals.

“My approach is hands-on and my clients appreciate the time I invest in learning about their businesses”.

Specialties

• Specialisation in medical & hospitality industry
• Taxation & superannuation
• Management consulting
• Corporate advisory

cecil levy

CTA, CA

(02) 9256 6600
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• Partner
• Registered Tax Agent
• Registered company Auditor
• Registered SMSF Auditor

Cecil has 30 years of experience within the accounting and taxation profession, with particular experience working with Medical Practitioners and SME’s. He regularly advises on issues involving self managed super funds, succession planning, corporate tax, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, operations management and business improvement.

Cecil’s clients are business leaders, owners and entrepreneurs, all of whom require an advisor who is relevant, flexible, and able to provide advice at the family level as well as at strategic, management and board levels. His commitment to forming close relationships with his clients enables him to understand their unique situation so as to become their trusted advisor.

Dedicated to excellence, Cecil leads a team of hardworking and friendly professionals eager to use their expertise to help you succeed. You can be assured of quality service each and every time.

Luckily Cecil’s business advice is better than his golf handicap, so if you are unable to meet him in the office he is more than happy to consult with you out on the green. Putting his energetic approach to business down to a healthy work-life balance - enjoying travelling and quality family time in his time off - Cecil is able to consistently over deliver on expectations.

Specialties:

• Specialist advisor to medical practitioners
• Taxation and superannuation
• Management consulting
• National and International corporate advisory

franco giannuzzi

B.Bus., FCA.

(02) 9256 6600
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• Partner
• Registered Tax Agent
• Registered Company Auditor
• Registered SMSF Auditor
• RG146 Qualified

Franco, better known as Frank to his clients and peers, has been with UHY Haines Norton since 1975, becoming a partner in 1984. With over 40 years' experience in the accounting profession, Frank prides himself on long term client relationships based on his ability to provide informed advice, get quality results, and communicate with clients in a language that is simple and easy to understand.

Working with small private companies through to large international organisations on all business and personal matters means Frank often wears many hats. Clients consider him their lead advisor on all financial, strategic, planning and general business service matters, as he is committed to ensuring correct business structure for legal tax minimisation and asset protection, assists in the creation of wealth, and acts as a sounding board for the business owner.

Being actively involved in his local community on committees for his local parish and sporting clubs, it is no surprise that he is a team player and has a naturally collaborative approach to all things business.

 Specialities:

• Business services
• Audit of industry, master and corporate superannuation funds
• External audit including listed entities
• Specialist tax consulting
• Corporate advisory
• Owner and investor services

mark nicholaeff

• Partner
• Audit, Investigations & Consulting Specialist
• AFS Licence
• Director of UHY International

Mark has been involved in advising non-assurance clients for over 25 years, including; acquisition, sale and company turnarounds. His technical ability was developed through providing services around the world, working in Canada and South Africa, and providing services to Asia from his base in Australia.

Mark also boasts 29 years as an audit professional and leads a strong and reputable audit and investigation team. The team is comprised of technically competent and business savvy individuals with a commitment to providing quality results, and innovative solutions to help clients in all industries improve performance.

He also acts as an advisor to the boards of a number of companies on financial and management issues, and has developed considerable expertise in many different industries.

Mark is licensed to provide financial product advice for securities to retail and wholesale clients, which allows him to provide expert reports for Initial Public Offerings (IPO’s) and other specialist reports.

Valuing the importance of knowledge and personal growth, Mark is extensively involved in the development of knowledge share for UHY International.

Specialities:

• External and internal audits of public and private companies, government bodies and non-incorporated entities
• Due diligence and investigations
• Expert reports for IPO’s and other specialist reports

michael coughtrey

B.Bus., LL.B., CA.

(02) 9256 6600
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• Managing Partner
• Taxation specialist
• National and international expertise
• Registered Tax Agent

Michael has over 30 years’ experience in taxation in chartered accounting firms, over 20 of which as the Managing Partner and Taxation Services Specialist at UHY Haines Norton Sydney. He is responsible for the management of the Sydney Tax and Accounting division, best known for their evaluation and advice on business and personal tax structures and transactions.

With a proven track record in providing sound strategic taxation and business advice to companies within the property, development, insurance, shipping, manufacturing, retail, hotels, telecommunications, mining and primary production industries, Michael has extensive knowledge and experience with all areas of national and international taxation and business services.

As a member of the National Taxation Group and a past chairman of the group; Michael is often sought after by others within the group because of his reputable and vast industry experience.

A strong relationship and the ability to simplify even the most complex of tasks are what Michael considers to be the most important assets when it comes to solid business advice.

Specialities:

• Business Services
• Managing tax audits
• Australian taxation compliance
• Due diligence and investigations
• Strategic taxation planning
• Advising on international transactions
• Corporate tax and advisory

vikas gupta

B.COM.(H), Master of accounting., CA.

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• Partner
• Audit, Investigations & Consulting Specialist
• Member of UHY Haines Norton National Audit Committee and UHY International Quality Control Group

Vikas is responsible for managing audit and other assurance services to a diverse portfolio of clients, including listed companies, international groups, large proprietary companies and not-for-profit organisations. In addition, Vikas is involved in technical matters including financial reporting, accounting standards, assurance and quality control.

Vikas is highly experienced with clients in a broad range of industries including mining, manufacturing, retail, transport, biotechnology, construction, real estate, superannuation, financial services, health and hospitality.

He is widely respected by his clients for his ability to understand their business and accounting requirements, while being proactive in meeting their deadlines and identifying ways to add value to their business.

He is a member of UHY Haines Norton National Audit Committee and UHY International Quality Control Group. He is responsible for ensuring maintenance of quality standards for auditing, including audit methodologies to ensure that our services are fully compliant and are cost effective.

Specialities:

• External Audit
• Merger & Acquisition
• Internal Control Review
• Business Valuation
• Fraud and Solvency Investigations
• Independent Expert Reports
• AIFRS advice

• Partner

With over 17 years of professional accounting experience, Ronesh has been providing business and tax advisory services to clients across a wide range of industries, including property developers, IT professionals, consultants, solicitors and medical practitioners. Ronesh is able to provide sound advice and solutions to small and medium business and high net worth individuals. Ronesh also assists a number of Australian subsidiaries of multinational businesses.

 Specialities:

• Business services
• Specialist tax consulting
• Corporate advisory
• Propety and Construction

• Partner
• Business Advisory Specialist

Bill is a Partner in our Business Services team where he provides tax and accounting compliance and consulting services to medium and large sized private businesses, Australian subsidiaries of multinational corporates, as well as to high net wealth individuals.

 Bill has over 20 years experience in the accounting profession providing tax and accounting services to a range of clients including private companies, Australian subsidiaries of multinational corporates, ASX listed companies and high net wealth individuals, in a diverse range of industries, having spent 11 years in a Big 4 accounting firm and the remainder in Top 10 accounting firms.

Some of his service areas include business tax and personal tax consulting, outsourced accounting, and statutory tax and accounting compliance but he has a strong focus on business tax advisory for Australian and international clients, working with private businesses, fast-growing start-ups and subsidiaries of multinationals.

He has extensive knowledge in all areas of tax and accounting compliance for individuals, sole traders, partnerships, companies, and trusts.

Bill is very thorough and takes pride in his service and delivery to his clients but also takes a holistic view of his clients’ situation and needs in order to deliver the best possible results and most practical tailored solution for his clients. 

 Specialities:

• Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax
• Fringe Benefits Tax and salary packaging
• GST and indirect taxes
• Structuring advice
• Tax planning
• Tax effect accounting
• Accounting compliance
• Outsourced accounting