OUR VALUES
At Dexterous, our values underpin our culture and the way we do things.
We bring our values to life through the things we do, say and prioritise. We collaborate closely with our clients every day as one united team, with clear roles and responsibilities that all contribute towards a business’ overall goals. This ensures we deliver for every client.
We care for each other
We create a feeling of belonging and inclusion for all team members. We embrace diversity, well-being and treat each other with respect.
Respect our clients
We are professionals. We are passionate about understanding, meeting and exceeding our client’s need; and empowering their growth.
Work as one team
We work as one connected and collaborative team; with clear roles and responsibilities; we have open communication and help each other to deliver.
Strive for high performance
We take ownership for delivering outcomes, strive to be better and drive change. We take on feedback and are always looking for areas for improvement and growth.
Act with integrity
We are honest, accountable and transparent. We keep our commitments to clients and each other; this is the foundation of trust.
Think differently
We are technology driven, future-focused and have a growth mindset i to ensure we question and challenge the status quo and industry norms.
A LITTLE OF OUR STORY
Start small, think big… Grow
Dexterous Group was set up in 2015 by founding partners Nick Urry and James Iliffe. Their vision was to challenge the norms of accounting industry and find a new way of doing things.
Starting small, they hit the ground running with their innovative approach of an onshore management team and an offshore operations team.
Fast forward two years, Dexterous scooped the Best New Firm 2017 in the Australian Accounting Awards.
Our Awards
Meet Our Team
Nick Urry
Managing Director and Founding Partner
Nick is a CA and registered Tax Agent with experience in the development of a high-functioning finance team/operation.
Nick is highly effective in helping businesses generate the most out of their finance/back office function providing scalable and agile solutions setting them up for long-term growth.
James Iliffe
Innovation Director and Founding Partner
James is a CPA with commercial accounting and insolvency administration experience.
Passionate about business at a practical and theoretical level, James thrives on developing strategic and innovative solutions as a must for any business.
Ben Wong
Head of Tax
Ben is a CA, Chartered Tax Advisor and Registered Tax Agent. With over over 13 years experience working in corporate tax with the Big 4 (PwC) and in commerce (Optus), Ben has provided tax advice to clients ranging in size from ASX Top 10 through to start-ups, and more recently to individuals and small business.
Carly Chant
Head of CFO Advisory
Carly is a Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Fraud Examiner (ACFE) and experienced CFO, with expertise in developing teams, complex finance and profitably scaling businesses. She is a passionate advocate for Women in business and has a unique ability to align the goals and vision of various stakeholders and team members.
Elena Gildina
CFO Advisory
Elena Gildina is Chartered Accountant (CA) with a passion for helping businesses navigate challenges encountered at all stages of
their journey. As a CFO she focuses on optimising commercial outcomes, managing risk and helping businesses achieve their goals.
Vanita Chew
CFO Advisory
Vanita is a personable CA with extensive financial management experience in both operational and consulting capacities. With experience across a diverse range of industries and organisations, in both Australia and the UK, her distinctive blend of experience in finance function development, management and transformation has moulded her into an all-round finance professional keen to help organisations attain their strategic objectives.
Victoria Thompson
CFO Advisory
Victoria is an experienced finance professional and Chartered Accountant (FCA). She has experience working with listed multinationals, private equity funded and owner managed businesses. Supporting organisations through periods of growth and navigating change, striving to deliver operational effectiveness whilst finding solutions to achieve commercial and strategic objectives.
Richard Banks
CFO Advisory
Richard has been working as a CFO for the last 18 months. He has extensive experience in finance and transformation within blue chip companies across multiple industries. He has a particular passion for delivering performance reporting, transformation of process and systems, as well as getting clarity & agreement on the strategic financial objectives aligned to the organisations strategy.
Olivia Angsioco
CFO Advisory
Olivia is a CPA with over 15 years of experience. As a commercial CFO, she serves as a trusted business partner to CEO/MDs and entrepreneurial business leaders. Providing essential business partnership, she brings the commercial savvy and experience required to empower business leaders in assessing, validating and converting key market opportunities.
Shalini Sehgal
Operations Manager
Shalini is CPA qualified. She worked in a chartered firm for 4 years (her first job in Australia) and then joined Build on Bookkeeping as a bookkeeper. After 5 years, she moved up to be the Head of Operations.
Kate Gow
Client Manager
Kate has extensive client management and bookkeeping experience, having worked with numerous clients across a range of industries. She has been in positions managing payroll, general bookkeeping, implementation and compliance tasks.
Sylvie Dardare
Client Manager
Sylvie is a qualified accountant who started her career as an auditor. She has extensive experience in Australia and overseas, in all aspects of financial reporting, accounting and payroll. She has broad experience as a financial and management accountant in small to medium size companies.
Thomas James King
Client Manager
Thomas is a CPA with experience in commercial accounting and finance in a variety of industries, with an initial background in Chartered Firms.
Thomas combines his technical skills with close relationship management to create effective strategies for sustained growth and business success.
Adriana Kalotheos
Client Manager
Adriana is a CA with extensive financial and management accounting experience in large international corporations. She has experience in auditing, financial statement preparation, full General Ledger ownership and has spent the last 9 years focussed on analysis, margin and process improvement using automation.
Jiten Mehta
Client Manager
A solutions-focused professional with more than fourteen years’ experience in extensive financial, management and board reporting; bookkeeping and payroll, with expertise in data analysis and research, process improvement, system conversion and team management. Jiten has advanced level of experience, using various systems like MYOB, XERO, QuickBooks, Astute, WorkflowMax, Cheops and Fathom.
Ginny Tan
Tax Manager
Ginny is a CPA and registered tax agent, with more than 9 years of experience in public practice focusing on provision of tax and accounting services across a range of industries. She is fluent in both English and Mandarin and assists with any tax compliance issues for individuals, partnerships, companies, trusts and SMSFs.
Christasha
Accountant
Accounting and Information Systems graduate who is passionate about business development and process improvement. Especially in the implementation of technological solutions in Accounting.
Madeleine Ryan
Marketing Manager
Madeleine has over 19 years of experience in marketing communications across both B2C and B2B. She specialises in developing and executing strategies across the customer lifecycle from Acquisition, Retention, X-sell to loyalty. She has a deep grasp of using data to improve business performance to acquire and retain customers with a strong focus on digital and direct marketing.
Libby Bruderlin
HR Business Partner (AU)
Libby has over 20 years’ experience in Human Resource (HR) management in small and large international business environments in financial services. She has also worked in banking and chartered accounting, defence engineering, and hospital/medical environments.
Cherry
Team Manager
Cherry is a Certified Public Accountant with over 10 years of professional experience in General Accounting and Financial Reporting. She has worked for various multi-national companies in the oil, gas and banking industry.
Eva
HR Manager (PH)
A well rounded HR practitioner, with extensive experience in Operations and Administration, proven people management skills, a warm and people-team member, hardworking and passionate in what she does. Eva observes the three F's of HR - Firm, Fair but Friendly.!
Anie
Accountant
Anie is a CPA with tremendous experience in providing bookkeeping and accounting services to clients.
Mariecon
Accountant
Mariecon is a CPA with experience in preparation of various management reports, financial analyses and reporting.
Jennica
Accountant
Jennica is an accountant with a wealth of experience working with different Australian businesses. She specialises in processes and transitions as part of the onboarding of clients.
Ann
Accountant
Ann Morei is a CPA with around five years of work experience in both Accounting and Auditing fields. She has extensive experience in bookkeeping, accounting and compliance tasks for various clients based in Australia, New Zealand, USA and Hong Kong.
Xavier
Accountant
Xavier is a CPA with 6 years of experience in global shared service operations. He has extensive knowledge of General Ledger process, as well as handling Treasury transactions.
LenMark
Accountant
LenMark is an accountant with an MBA degree. He has more than 14 years experience in Bookkeeping, Financial Accounting and Tax Filing for various clients based in North America, USA, Canada and Australia.
Angela
Collections Specialist
Angela is a Collections Specialist and brings over four years of hands-on and field technical experience to the company.
Princess
Accountant
Princess started her career as an AP Accountant in 2016 and was promoted to AP Team Lead. She has experience in processing various supplier accounts as well as responsible for preparing, analyzing and reporting marketing expenses.
Lindsay
Accountant
Lindsay has 16 years of diverse work experience. She started off in financial services as a sales advisor/consultant and account manager. She was also a licensed stockbroker for the New York Stock Exchange and eventually became a mutual fund advisor.
Shrawani
Accountant
Sharry is a CA with over 8 years experience.She has exceptional bookkeeping skills and will be sure to keep our clients bookkeeping requirements in order.
Shrinidhi
Accountant
Shrinidhi is a Tax accountant with a B.Com (Accounting & Finance) degree and Accounting Technician certified by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India with 4 years of experience in handling taxation related matters in Australia.
Neeti
Accountant
Netti Gambhir is a Chartered Accountant (CA) with 14 years of experience in Finance & Accounts for Information technology & service industries. She has comprehensive exposure in bookkeeping, reporting & compliance.
Jovelle
Accountant
Jovelle graduated with a degree in Accountancy in 2015. Starting her first job in January 2016 she was employed within the real estate industry for more than 5 years, handling Cash management, Bank Reconciliation, Intercompany and Treasury Accounting. Within this time Jovelle was promoted to Sr. Associate and then again to Accounting Analyst.
Sarah Angelica
Accountant
Sarah started working in the BPO industry for both Australian and US based airline companies. She went back to college after her BPO experience to obtain her degree in Accountancy. Simultaneously, Sarah has also worked in the family business, heavily involved in bookkeeping and project management.
Irish
Accountant
A CPA with combined experience towards client service delivery and private accounting functions. She has an extensive knowledge of general ledger processes, with background of financial reporting, payroll processes and local Philippine taxes.
Rejie
Accountant
Rejie finished his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, he is also a certified Bookkeeper and has worked as a Virtual Bookkeeper most recently in an agency catering for Australian Clients.
Erica
Accountant
Erica has 2 years experience working in an audit firm as an auditor. She handled full cycles of auditing, from audit procedure to preparation of audited financial statements and tax compliance. Erica also handled large, medium and small companies including Individual and US clients.
Geneline
Virtual Admin Assistant
Geneline has extensive Professional Administrative experience having worked in a highly diversified administrative background and environment in the middle eastern countries for 14 years as an Executive Assistant. Working alongside and assisting top management people has been one of her strengths where passion, loyalty and dedication to her work are the three main things that motivate her to deliver excellent performance.
Eloisa
Accountant
Eloisa has been working remotely since 2013, worked with Build on Bookkeeping for six and a half years as an Admin/ Accounting assistant. She has extensive experience in Bank reconciliation, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and preparing management reports. She has experience working for Australian and US clients.
Wilson
Accountant
Wilson is a Registered Business Professional (RBP) who passed the RBP Certification Exam given by Junior Achievement Philippines Inc. (JAPI). He has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Management Accounting. He is also a XERO Advisor Certified and a XERO Partner here in the Philippines of XERO New Zealand. Wilson has catered to Australian clients as an Accounting Trainer / Content Writer at TOA Global and a Senior Accountant at Xact Accounting.
Aileen
Accountant
Aileen has worked at China Banking Corporation (CBC) for almost 3 years as a Branch Operations Assistant where she processed and documented accounting, clearing, deposits, and loan transactions of the branch. Aileen also worked at SMHL Business inc. 9 months as a Business Support Specialist (Loan Processor) responsible for the processing of our AU client's home loan applications to our partner lenders.
Jeric
Accountant
Jeric earned his Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy in 2020. He is also a certified Bookkeeper and has worked in an Outsourcing Company catering to Australian Clients.
