Our team has decades of combined in-depth, proven experience in small business consulting, training, tax return, management, taxation and administration.We intimately understand the many and ever changing accounting challenges faced by small and medium businesses. We work closely with our clients in order to assist them in achieving their financial, business and lifestyle goals.
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Each team member personally understands:

• the challenges and opportunities you face on a daily basis
• the tax strategies that maximise your profits and enhance your competitiveness
• the financial decisions that smartly and safely move your business forward
• the elements your small business needs to succeed, grow and thrive! ​

Our management team

Keith Marshall - Managing Director

GradCertAcct UNE, FIPA, NTAA, AFA

​Keith has over 18 years of experience in accounting; preparing individual, partnership, trust and company tax returns. He also has 20 years of experience business management, training and administration in the retail, hospitality, human resources, information technology and community services fields.

​He has worked in both CPA and IPA public practices as a tax consultant. He is a highly skilled small business adviser and is a member of the National Tax and Accountants’ Association and the Institute of Public Accountants.
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Keith puts his in-depth experience, skill and knowledge together to provide Preston Corporate clients with the training and consulting they need for Budgeting, Business Structures, Taxation Planning, Cash Flow Management, Financial Management and Bookkeeping. 

Keith works with Xero, MYOB, Quickbooks, FilePro and Cashflow Manager software, meaning he is able to seamlessly and easily work with your software for added support and peace of mind. He is also our in-house Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) expert and is relentlessly committed to ensuring that Preston Corporate clients have all their bases covered as this is one area many small businesses overlook.

Keith’s mission at Preston Corporate is clear and consistent. He works tirelessly to provide individual and business clients with pragmatic, realistic and cost-effective ways to grow their small businesses in the present and for the future. ​

Kevin Berry - Director

BBus, CPA, NTAA
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Kevin is a Certified Practicing Accountant and a member of the National Tax and Accountants’ Association. He has worked in public practice for over 22 years since graduating from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Commerce.​

Kevin works with clients from a diverse range of industries include transport, building and construction, property development, hospitality, trades and professional services. His particular expertise and interest is in business financing; assisting businesses to plan their financing and cashflow requirements, as well as business structures and self-managed superannuation funds.
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When Kevin is not working with his clients he is following one of his passions. He is an avid traveler and would always be working from overseas if he could get away with it. He is a lover of all forms of sports; football, cricket, Formula One, horse racing, soccer, basketball. If he gets the chance to take time off it’s likely he has combine his two loves and ducked away to see a game.

Michele rawlins - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER & ADVISOR

FCA
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Michele has been a Chartered Accountant for over 30 years. She was in practice for over 17 years in West Perth until she sold the business 12 years ago. During that time she found that she was controlling every aspect of her business - she just had to do it herself! It was only when she learned that delegation and teamwork could speed up the achievement of her business goals, that her business changed for the better.

After joining Mindshop, she became a facilitator of change in her own business, and subsequently for her clients. Michele has been instrumental in helping those in business to grow and achieve their strategic goals. She believes that her hands-on and problem-solving approach in working with clients is what creates the engagement with people that enables lasting changes both personally and professionally.

​She is passionate about helping people to improve their situation no matter the starting point, by empowering them with the knowledge and perspective to attain their end in mind. For the past 15 years, Michele has been facilitating training workshops and webinars for her own business, the Institute of Public Accountants and the Certified Practicing Accountants Australia.

Michele has been involved with a number of small businesses over her professional career and is still involved in a catering business with her husband. This allows her to keep up to date with current business matters.

Michele joined Preston Corporate in November 2020 as General Manager, focused on change management strategies creating profitability and growth for the practice. Her attention has now moved to Preston's clients, developing individualised coaching/mentoring programs and offering training workshops in many business improvement strategies.

Our team

ROMANA PEARS – SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, SMSF ACCOUNTANT

CPA
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Romana is one of our senior accountants and an accounting genius at Preston Corporate. She manages the accounting and tax returns for all of our Self-Managed Superannuation Funds and is a trust and company specialist.

Romana is a Certified Practicing Accountant and has worked in a few practices in the last 20+ years. Romana continually updates her knowledge in superannuation taxation strategies and she looks forward to continuing to provide clients with quality advice regarding their superannuation needs. 
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Besides being an amazing accountant, she is lovely, warm, very patient and likes to take the time to make sure you understand what is going on with your affairs. When she isn't working hard at her desk, Romana is being a wonderful mother to her two sons or taking care of her parents.

FRITHA ZENTNER - SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

B.Comm, CPA
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Armed with both talent and a great work ethic, Fritha is dedicated to making life easier for her clients, always willing to do whatever it takes to exceed client expectations. Fritha is pedantic when it comes to taxation compliance and works with the directors in keeping our clients compliant with the ATO and ensuring they lodge on time.

​Fritha holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a double major in Accounting and Taxation and is a member of Certified Practicing Accountants. She has over a decade in practice and is extremely well versed in MYOB and Xero.

VENKATESH UPADHYAYA - ACCOUNTANT

KAYLENE SHEPHERD - SENIOR BOOKKEEPER

​Kaylene joined Preston Corporate early in 2021 to support the bookkeeping team with its growing workload. Within months, due to the departure of our senior bookkeeper of 11 years, Kaylene stepped into the role and has done an amazing job in keeping the department on track and operating efficiently.

Kaylene's professionalism, friendliness and great work ethic has ensured that the bookkeeping department has gone from strength to strength no matter the disruptions and obstacles presented to it.

HEATHER MCCUDDEN - BOOKKEEPER

Heather joined the Preston Corporate admin/bookkeeping teams early last year, coming with over 12 years experience in the hospitality and retail sectors, and has returned to Perth after four years in the UK. 

Heather has completed her Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping and is a welcome addition to both the admin and bookkeeping teams.

We are happy to now have Heather on board full time in our bookkeeping team. Although Heather is no longer in our support team, she is more than happy to assist with any Xero and payroll queries you may have.

PAULA WYETH - BAS AGENT

Paula has come to Preston Corporate with an extensive bookkeeping background, and since arriving has been a great addition to the team.

Always friendly and helpful, she will go above and beyond to support our team and our clients in achieving what they need to.

Paula is a whiz with Xero and MYOB and is always ready to answer both clients' and the team's questions. Together with Kaylene and Heather, she runs an efficient and friendly department.

hayley edwards - PRACTICE CO-ORDINATOR & assistant TO THE DIRECTORS

Hayley joins our support team with previous experience in accounting administration and a friendly and professional manner. When calling our office, Hayley is most likely to answer the phone, when you do speak to her, please make her feel welcome.

Hayley is responsible for the maintenance and management of appointments and calendars, so if you would like to book in to see a member of our team, she is the person to speak with. She keeps the office running smoothly and is more than happy to assist you with any administrative queries you may have.

SEAN BULLOCK - CLIENT SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR

Sean has been a part of our team for the past 10 years and ensures our office systems run like clockwork, especially with implementation of ongoing software improvements. He is the 'go to' person for all things ASIC from updating your address to processing new company/trusts and business name registrations.

If you have any software issues such as signing documents, ATO related queries (myGovID, account balances, lodgment status, etc), invoice enquiries or any other administrative matters, Sean is more than happy to assist you.​

LYN MARSHALL - OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

​Lyn is our expert office administrator who works in tandem with our accountants and bookkeepers to provide you with the best service possible.

​Lyn has an extensive background in small business administration and is an essential part of the team. Lyn makes a fantastic coffee and an even better cake to match!