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About
The Engine Room Team
We provide Business Coaching, Financial Management & Accounting services to small-to-medium businesses. We’ll help you plan for profit, be financially well organised and make informed business and financial decisions.
Contact us for a free business appraisal
Margaret Holmes
Director
Margaret is a qualified Chartered Accountant with 15 years experience working with small and medium-sized businesses. Before entering into public practice, she spent 12 years working in Finance Manager and Director roles for large corporate businesses.
Always extending her knowledge, Margaret recently completed the Qualified Directors Training – enabling her to assist clients with business governance.
Philippa O’Mara
Director
Qualified UK and NZ Chartered Accountant with 16 years experience in public practice; working in audit, acquisition due diligence and small business consulting. Like Margaret, Philippa is passionate about helping businesses achieve their potential.
An advocate of on-going learning and an experienced presenter, Philippa has spent 10 years training and supporting business owners.
Margaret and Philippa are supported by an awesome team of experienced and qualified accountants:
Vanessa Jepson
Accountant
Vanessa has extensive experience in public practice, working with businesses of all sizes. She specialises in bloodstock and livestock accounting and tax issues and works with clients to help them up-skill as their businesses grow.
Steve Cornwall
Accountant
Steve looks after our clients’ annual accounts and tax compliance work.
Louise Lauer
Accountant
A Chartered Accountant, Louise is also our Trust specialist.
Manon Tait
Accounting Support and Xero Consultant
She liaises between clients and the accountants, prepares GST returns and drafts financial reports.
Jin Sun
Accounting Support and Xero Consultant
Jin is a recent graduate and is rapidly learning the ropes, preparing GST returns and draft financial reports.
Hayley Watters
Client Services Administrator
Hayley supports the accounting team and provides back up support for reception.
...Last but certainly not least:
Marilyn Jamieson
Reception
The Engine Room’s friendly face at reception and cheerful voice on the phone. She knows where everyone and everything is!
