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Lonsdale Accountants

Lonsdale Accountants is a firm of Chartered Accountants and business advisory firm specialising in the provision of taxation, accounting and business advisory services to private family owned businesses. We service clients covering a broad spectrum of industries including retail, manufacturing, property construction, international, medical, wholesale, real estate, and entertainment.

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DIRECTOR
Maher Elias

What if you’re just scratching the surface of your potential? We all want to deliver better results and greater value. Go deeper into your business and unlock your true potential with Lonsdale Accountants.

Maher has extensive experience in business services covering retail, manufacturing, wholesaling, logistics, property development, franchising, agricultural, professionals and other business activities.
Having also owned and operated various successful small to medium size (SME) businesses in franchising, wholesaling, property development and retailing. Maher is in a unique position to advise from first-hand experience on how to succeed in the SME world of business.
Maher believes that not only do you have to work hard to earn a living but you need to implement an appropriate wealth creation strategy to ensure your assets (property, businesses and cash) work just as hard as you do. The means to wealth creation is an appropriate level of leveraging (employees, consultants, banks, property, brands, businesses etc).
Connecting quality people to your organisation is an integral part of success.

Maher’s areas of expertise have helped clients to achieve financial and other business goals through the following services:

  • Strategic business and financial advice
  • Management advisory services
  • Family Advisory Board services including chairing and conducting family meetings
  • Succession and estate planning
  • Property purchase negotiations

Qualifications & memberships

  • Bachelor of Business (Accounting and IT)
  • Member, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

Maher enjoys fishing and snorkeling outside of work.

MANAGER
Shiromi Talagala

Shiromi is a Chartered Accountant who has been with us almost 4 years, has more than 20 years public practice and industry experience in working with small and medium sized businesses.

Shiromi is the ideal tax advisor who can analyse individual client situations and recommend the right solution which is best suited to the individual client. She has expertise and technical knowledge to apply tax law which has gained over the years working with client serving firms including Big 4 specialising Auditing and Taxation.

Shiromi believes that all our existing and prospective clients deserve to plan their taxes and should be given the opportunity regardless of their income and we at Lonsdale Accountants do exactly that!

Shiromi can help achieve your business goals through the following services:

  • Annual Tax Compliance and TaxAdvisory
  • Cash flow/ Working capital management
  • Tax related matters relating to high net wealth family groups and businesses
  • Work closely with clients who are new to Australia (foreign residents and non-residents)
  • ATO Audits and Review assistance

Qualifications & memberships

  • Master of Taxation
  • Bachelor of Accounting & Finance
  • Member, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
  • Member, Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka
  • Member, CPA Australia

Shiromi prefers kayaking and loves the beach outside the office.

SENIOR SUPERVISOR
Eniko Nagy

Eniko joined Lonsdale Accountants in February 2020, bringing over 12+ years of Public Practice experience to the firm and its diverse client base. As a highly valued Supervisor Accountant, Eniko plays a key role in offering expert financial guidance and strategic support.

As a Chartered Accountant, Eniko is deeply committed to continuous professional development.

Dedicated to helping clients navigate complex financial landscapes and achieve their business objectives, Eniko combines technical proficiency with a proactive approach, striving always to be seen as a trusted business partner.

Eniko possesses extensive experience across a variety of industries with a special interest in supporting Small & Medium businesses (SME) and family groups, offering tailored solutions and insightful advice to clients in the following industries, amongst many others:

  • Cafes and restaurants
  • Medical Services (Doctors, Optometrists, Pharmacists, etc)
  • Residential property investors
  • Retail and service industries
  • Supermarkets
  • Trades such as Gardener, Electrician, Plumber
  • Wholesale

Qualifications & memberships

  • Member, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
  • Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
  • Member and Associate of Financial Accountants, Institute of Public Accountants
  • Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) Program- currently studying to gain specialised knowledge in taxation.

Outside of the office, Eniko enjoys unwinding with a good book and pursues her interest in horse riding.

Centor Partners

Centor Partners is our wealth management business.

It signifies the joint venture between Lonsdale Accountants with Principal Partners, an independently owned financial planning firm established over 30 years ago. Centor Partners is managed by a Board of Management comprising present directors Dario Gamba and Maher Elias of Lonsdale Accountants being joined by two of the Directors of Principal Partners. Industry figures indicate that the financial planning industry in Australia is now 85% owned and licensed by the major banks and fund managers. Centor Partners is a truly independent firm, licensed through Principal Partners AFS License and remains un-aligned or owned by a bank or fund manager. This enables Centor Partners to provide unbiased advice along with market leading products and great service to all our clients.

CENTOR PARTNER
Matthew Morley
In a career spanning 20 years, Matthew has worked in a number of senior positions within the financial services sector with some of Australia’s major listed financial services companies, bringing to Principal Partners a wide range of skills and experience.

Joining Principal Partners in 2003 to initially focus on building the businesses corporate superannuation exposure, over the past 11 years Matthew’s role has developed into a more general marketing and business development focus, initially to build and maintaining internal relationships with the Horwath / BDO accounting team and in more recent times to extend this to accounting and law firms and banking groups.

Matthew’s focus involves driving new business and investment opportunities through channel marketing, packaging wholesale investment opportunities to wider financial services market and building a Not-For-Profit presence whilst maintaining focus on the businesses general marketing needs.
CENTOR PARTNER
John Brady
John is the sole Director of Principal Partners (VIC) Pty Ltd. With over 30 years’ experience in the financial services sector, John has assisted clients by developing strategic plans and managing agreed, targeted outcomes which enable them to achieve their financial goals and lifestyle outcomes.

After seven years focusing on roles in insurance and superannuation, John founded John Brady & Associates in 1987. In 1996, John helped establish Australian Financial Services, one of Australia’s leading dealer groups. In 1999, his company formed a joint venture with the accounting practice Horwath (Vic) to provide financial planning and wealth creation solutions. Following the merger between Horwath (Vic) and BDO in 2007, the business was re-branded as BDO Wealth Management and in 2012 has been fully reacquired by John as Principal Partners (VIC) Pty Ltd.

John’s focus has been to educate clients on the need for proper strategic planning which involves an understanding of a wide range of financial issues. John advises all manner of clients from individuals commencing the wealth accumulation process through to retirees, the Not-for-profit sector and private organisations.