Rebecca Raymond

- Bachelor Tourism Management
- Diploma Event Management

Bec joined the Westcourt team in September 2020. Specialising in Customer Service in the Retail, Tourism and Events Industries, Bec brings over 14 years of experience in Customer Service and 3 years in Business Development within the tourism industry.

Having worked with a variety of small family-owned businesses within the tourism industry Bec understands the value of creating strong lasting business relationships. Bec’s friendly personality and strong work ethic helps to put customers at ease and work together to achieve common goals.

Bec has a strong love for travel and enjoys a wide variety of sports in particular AFL, Basketball and Netball, which she continues to play in the Mixed Netball competition at Edith Cowan University. In her downtime Bec can be found walking along the coast with friends and a coffee in hand or exploring Western Australia’s picturesque coastlines and Wine Regions.

Lewis Milne

• Bachelor of Commerce (Economics & Finance)
• Member of the Tax Institute
• Provisional CA member

Lewis joined the Westcourt team in August 2020. As a positive, passionate and driven person Lewis enjoys Westcourt’s personalised way of accounting through building relationships.

Lewis is currently undertaking study to become a qualified accountant through the Chartered Accountants program.

Outside of the office Lewis enjoys playing footy at the Wembley Amateur Football Club, enjoying Perth’s beaches and meeting family and friends at the local coffee shop.

Jenny Dutosme

Joshua Cannell

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance)
• Chartered Accountant

Josh joined Westcourt Family Business Accountants in June 2020 with 3 years of experience in a small boutique tax advisory firm in West Perth.

With strong values towards building relationships with his clients and a positive attitude, Josh is a well-fitted member of the Westcourt team.

Josh also enjoys cricket, having represented his state back in 2011 for the WA state schoolboys team taking home the gold! He now enjoys playing for his local cricket community club in Ellenbrook.

Sarah Lee

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance)
• Chartered Accountant

Sarah joined Westcourt in July 2019 and brings with her 3 years of experience in mid-tier public practice in Perth.

Following in her Dad’s footsteps (he also was an Accountant), she loves the story a company or person’s financials tell and with her bubbly personality, Sarah is passionate about customising solutions in the interest of her clients.

Sarah began dancing at the age of 7 under the Royal Academy of Dance and remains dedicated to the art. She also actively volunteers in community work. In her free time, she enjoys hikes and relaxing by the beach.    

Sasha Lindgren

• Bachelor of Commerce (Majoring in Accounting and Business Law)
• Certified Practicing Accountant
• Chartered Tax Advisor

Sasha joined the Westcourt team in April 2019, re-entering the workforce after spending time at home with her two little girls.  Prior to taking time off, Sasha has worked in mid-tier and boutique accounting firms across Perth.

Sasha loves the ability to work with her clients in simplifying their tax affairs and ensuring that the best outcomes are achieved for each client’s need.  Sasha believes that your relationship with your accountant shouldn’t be a drag.  It should be an ongoing friendship with someone you know and trust, who actually cares about you, your family and your business.

When Sasha has time to spare, she loves to run and is hoping to train for a marathon in the near future.  If not running, the inner book-worm would emerge and relax with a large glass of wine!    

Jordyn Holzberger

Storm Kent

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
• Bachelor of Arts (Sociology)
• Chartered Accountant (CA)

In December 2018, Storm joined Westcourt Family Business Accountants, with previous experience attained from mid-tier and boutique public practice firms in Perth.

Storm enjoys bringing a personable approach to accounting. She is passionate about being proactively involved in clients’ affairs.

Storm revels in continuous learning: essential in a tax and technology heavy environment. She also enjoys pushing for change and utilising the best technology has to offer.

Storm is actively involved in the community through volunteering. In her down time, she can be found enjoying a good book or out on a walk with her partner, daughter, and rescue dog.

Nick Jefferies

• Studying a Bachelor of Commerce (Curtin University)
• Member of the Tax Institute

Nick has been a part of the Westcourt team since 2017 and has shown natural leadership progressing to the role of team leader. He is a passionate and driven team leader mentoring and supporting his team to achieve the best results for their clients.

He has a personable approach of accounting believing that accounting is more than just numbers. Specialising in Self-Managed Superannuation Funds Nick works closely with his clients to establish and build crucial lasting relationships and ensure the best possible results for the client.

His friendly approachable personality, broad knowledge and strong attention to detail has been a valuable tool to assist clients and the firm to identify business opportunities and achieve better tax results.

Away from the numbers Nick is heavily involved in the local community volunteering to Coach the Colts team at the Wembley Football club whilst also representing the clubs A-Grade side as Vice-Captain. He is also an enthusiastic sports supporter who regularly attends West Coast Eagles and the Perth Wildcats home games.

David Hewitt

 

• Bachelor Commerce (Accounting, Finance)
• Bachelor of Economics (Economics, Business Law)
• Chartered Accountant (CA)
• Member of the Tax Institute

David has been with Westcourt for 7 years and will provide significant value to your family and business.

David has a love for helping families in business. His only loyalty is to his clients and attaining the best possible outcome across all areas of their lives. He provides independent, unbiased and pragmatic advice to empower you with information to help you make great decisions.

He has a strong focus on identifying tax opportunities, business strategy, wealth design and developing inter-generational relationships. David believes great advice comes from an intimate understanding of your environment, intelligent thought and pragmatic solutions.

He is continuously helping the community through his involvement at the Wembley Amateur Football Club. David also enjoys playing golf with Family and Friends, is an Eagles supporter and is a regular attendee at the Perth Wildcats and Lynx.

Antonia Farnworth

• Bachelor of Business (Accounting) (New Zealand)

Toni has been with the Westcourt team since 2012, after graduating from Massey University. Since starting at Westcourt Toni has grown professionally and recently moved to Melbourne where she continues to work closely with her clients and grow the business.

Toni works with several family business groups across a range of industries and values the long-term relationships she has created with her clients. Toni finds having long-term relationships helps to simplify the tax process and identify opportunities, resulting in better outcomes for clients.

Outside of work Toni has played over 250 games of WNBL for the Deakin Melbourne Boomers and Perth Lynx as well as representing New Zealand National Basketball team since 2007.

Working at Westcourt has enabled Toni to balance her personal and professional life.

Adam Stannett

Adam is a people person and loves to help any way he can.

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
• Chartered Accountant
• Member of the Tax Institute

Adam started with Westcourt after graduating from Curtin University and has been with the firm for the past 6 years where he has progressed to Team Leader and helps mentor our graduates.

Adam enjoys empowering business owners by teaching them the importance of not only having access to up to date financial data, but how to understand to level up their business and achieve their personal dreams.

He has a strong focus for identifying tax opportunities, forecasting and business improvement and relishes in the opportunity to help a client out of a tough spot or handing them a tax bill.

In his spare time Adam enjoys cooking for his family and playing rugby for Kalamunda Districts Rugby Union Club, where he also volunteers as the Club Treasurer.

Mel Clayton

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance)
• Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting
• Chartered Accountant
Mel is a long term and committed team member of the office starting in 2007. Her contribution to the practice over that time is a significant factor in our ongoing success.

Mel’s academic talents saw her selected to a school for gifted students and resulted in her employment while she had just started studying at university. Her different view of the world coupled with her keen mind saw Mel sailing through her post graduate studies and now translates into the solutions she creates.

She is particularly skilled at leveraging technology for clients in a different way to create value. Mel has a depth of experience in construction, technology and retail where she supports her clients, their office managers, bookkeepers, accountants or CFOs to produce insightful, timely and accurate reports.

Mel is the Calxa reporting champion for the practice and is skilled in all facets of business reporting. She has recently honed her skills in foreign currency reporting and forecasting across different countries. She is also focused on system automation and her contribution to the practice has seen us migrate to many innovative software solutions that gives us a competitive edge. Mel’s strongly advocates and implements the system of “eliminate, automate, delegate”.

Outside of work Mel plays hockey at an elite level and has held senior leadership roles within Hale Hockey Club. She also enjoys a round of golf when time allows and going for rides with her 5 year old “rascal”.

Gavin Van Der Linden

• Bachelor of Commerce
• Certified Practising Accountant

Since 1999, Gavin has engaged his expertise in ‘problem solving’ for his Family Business clients. Gavin joined Westcourt in 2012 and has helped the Westcourt team become what it is today.

In addition to tax advice, Gavin is also qualified to offer advice regarding GST, FBT and Capital Gains Tax with particular reference to the primary producer. A diversity of daily activities keeps Gavin energised and enthusiastic as he focuses on relationship building and year-round problem solving for Westcourt Family Business Accountants clients.

June Hughes

June runs the business of Westcourt.

• Diploma of Employment Skills and Business Management
• Diploma Vocational and Personal Development
• Diploma of Counselling for Adolescents and Counselling Skills
• Rotary International Pride of Workmanship Award

June joined Westcourt as Practice Manager in 2012 and brings with her many years of office administration experience in working with businesses that have undergone a period of growth. She has a strong focus on identifying business ideas and opportunities for us to continue to grow and work with our clients to achieve common goals.

As a qualified Counsellor June has a strong desire to assist people and the team. Following her own netball career, she is an Accredited Coach with Netball Australia.

Craig Seddon

Craig Seddon joined Westcourt as a graduate and has helped to grow the business from a small group of 3 staff to a motivated team of 15. Craig believes that accountancy is not about "a set of numbers", it is about "helping someone to get the most out of their life".

An avid hockey enthusiast, Craig also tries to help others get the most out of life by coaching and mentoring young hockey players.

Ross Forrester

Ross founded the practice and still loves coming to work each morning.

- Bachelor of Commerce (Business Law)
- Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance (Property Investment Analysis)
- Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning (Estate Planning & Succession)
- Chartered Accountant
- Chartered Tax Advisor
- Accredited Family Business Advisor

Ross is the founder of the business and is passionate about promoting family businesses. He has a deep skillset which is primarily based on using knowledge to unlock value.

Ross is a leader in the tax profession and he currently sits on the Tax Institute State Council together with representing the Tax Institute for WA on the SME Technical Liaison Committee. Ross is a high demand media commentator having appeared across commercial TV, radio and newspapers across Australia and is also a keynote speaker or the Tax Institute.

Ross has also made significant contributions to Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand and has been awarded by CAANZ for his lifetime contribution.

He has experience as a director across a diverse range of business including large agriculture, media and manufacturing businesses including a 20-year association with the British Sausage Company.

Importantly Ross loves listening to the stories of how people business started their business and their future hopes and dreams. He is amazed that he gets paid to do it.

Ross is married with a young son. He enjoys spending time with his family down south and is a committed Eagles, Scorcher and Wildcats fan.