Experience in the accounting industry

Bruce is a director of BTG Financial and Property Services Pty Ltd. For the last five years the company has been providing bookkeeping and business advisory services to small businesses under the First Class Accounts – Cairns franchise. The company also has an agreement with First Class Tax and Advisory to provide tax advisory services under the supervision of a registered tax agent.

Prior the current role Bruce was a senior executive within the Australian Treasury Department from 2014 to 2017 and a Specialist Leader for Deloitte Consulting LLP from 2009 to 2014. In these positions Bruce had management responsibility for leading donor funded economic reform projects in emerging markets with the Australian Government, the Unites States Agency for International Development and World Bank. Bruce was government sector advisory specialist and CPA, with over 30 years’ experience in leading the adoption budgetary and financial sector regulatory reforms within Australian Federal Government Departments, the Australian Parliament and overseas countries including PNG, Cambodia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

Specialties/extensive knowledge in:

• Establishing strong client relationships.
• Institutional strategic planning; project management; risk management; monitoring and evaluation; internal audit; superannuation; taxation, financial and management accounting.
• An accomplished manager who has been able to inspire individual and team performances by creating an environment of collaboration, innovation, continuous learning and accountability.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Economics
  Studying for tax agent status

Accounting body memberships:

• Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA)

Outside interests:

Bruce is a golfing tragic and enjoys social poker nights.