About us

John Dorazio FCA

Managing Director

John is the Managing Director of Walker Wayland WA and heads up our Audit and Assurance division. He joined WW in February 2002, became a Partner in July 2011 and became Managing Director in July 2017.

John is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, a registered Company Auditor, a registered Self-managed Superannuation Fund Auditor, a Fellow of the Tax Institute and a Category 2 Greenhouse and Energy Auditor. He was Chairman of Board for Walker Wayland Australasia between 2014 and 2016.

John’s experience and skills include providing audit and consultancy services to entities in a range of industries. He has a keen interest in transport businesses, franchises, health industries, sporting organisations and is always willing to meet with business owners or organisations that need help improving systems and performance. John also provides support to mergers and acquisitions with experience in purchaser due diligence, vendor due diligence and contract support.

Iggy Moro FCA CTA DipFP (FS)

Director

Iggy is a Director of the company and has worked in public practice since 1992. Over the years he has helped many clients achieve their business, financial and personal goals with clients ranging from small individual tax clients, property and share investors, start up businesses and multi-national businesses. He advises on all structures – sole trader, partnerships, trusts, companies and self managed superannuation funds. His goal is to assist his clients strive for and achieve their goals

Iggy is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, a registered Tax Agent, a member of the SMSF Professionals Association and a Chartered Tax Advisor through the Tax Institute of Australia.

Iggy is a CA SMSF Specialist and is an authorised representative and able to provide financial advice on self managed superannuation funds.

Richard Gregson CA

Director

Richard is a director in our Audit and Advisory practice.

Richard has over 30 years of professional and commercial experience, much of that spent with PwC working in Australia and abroad. Prior to leaving PwC to return to Australia, Richard was a senior partner in their Moscow office where he led the Financial Services Audit and Assurance practice and was also the Real Estate Leader for the Russian firm.

Richard has audited, advised, and worked with a broad range of organisations including: commercial & investment banks, asset managers, broker dealers, leasing companies, insurance companies, property investors and developers, construction companies, miners, telecommunications enterprises and technology companies, sporting associations, Aboriginal Corporations and businesses, pastoral companies, aged care, manufacturing and trading enterprises.

Richard’s key areas of experience include:

• Financial statement audits
• Financial due diligence and agreed upon procedures
• Regulatory examinations
• Large scale technical assistance projects
• Financial statement preparation and CFO services
• Governance advice

In more recent years, Richard has served as a board director/ committee member on a number of boards, both private and public. These include large property development and investment holdings, pastoral interests, Aboriginal Corporations, trading enterprises, sporting associations and not-for-profit enterprises. These experiences, together with decades advising boards and committees, give Richard a deep insight into best practices of corporate governance and broad commercial knowledge.

Richard has significant experience in advising Aboriginal businesses and in serving on the boards and committees of such enterprises. In carrying out this work Richard has travelled extensively through-out the North West region of Western Australia. Beyond advising Aboriginal boards and committees, Richard is accredited to conduct regulatory examinations on behalf of the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations, and is regularly engaged to do so.

Richard holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia, is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand and is a Registered Company Auditor.

Jane Chiang CPA

Director

Jane is a CPA with 18 years of professional experience in private practice. She joined Walker Wayland almost 10 years ago and has risen through the ranks from senior accountant to now the director leading and managing tax advisory and business services.

Jane specialises in consulting to SME’s spanning across a range of industries including medical professionals, pharmacy, legal and engineering professionals and retail businesses. Being multi-lingual, Jane is able to bridge the cultural gap of clients from various Asian ethnicities.

Jane’s passion is helping her clients manage through the many different phases of business, supporting their needs holistically with a comprehensive approach and a structured/tailored service offering.

Joe Lamhut FCA

Consultant

Joe is a specialist consultant to Walker Wayland, and provides high level services to the Walker Wayland Health Division.

Joe has over 40 years’ experience in the areas of business development and improvement, allied health industries, business valuations, due diligence assignments, goal setting, succession planning, estate planning and business entity structuring.

Joe has stepped down as a director of Walker Wayland, a position he has held since 2002, to focus on these areas of speciality and ensure continued support to the Walker Wayland team and their clients.

Kristy Binns CA

Practice Manager

Kristy is the Practice Manager of Walker Wayland (WA) and looks after the day to day operations at the firm and organisational performance.  Kristy is also a Chartered Accountant and has over 16 years experience dealing with small business’s in varying industries including pharmacy and the franchise sector.

Kristy’s strength is assisting small business with all aspects of compliance, administration, business systems and processes. Kristy also offers specific expertise on taxation strategy, corporate taxation, fringe benefits tax, GST and accounting systems.

Kristy is a Fellow with the Taxation Institute of Australia.

Mark Lester

Audit and Advisory

Mark joins Walker Wayland through a merger with a highly respected audit practice – Hall Chadwick WA Audit.

Educated at University of Western Australia, Mark joined the Hall Chadwick practice in 1997 after working with an international Accounting Firm and in Commerce since his graduation. Mark was appointed as a Partner in 1999.

Mark’s goal is always to ensure the delivery of relevant and realistic information in a timely and efficient manner. He has considerable experience and a team of people with enthusiasm, adaptability and energy to assist the provision of these services.

Mark is responsible for the audit of a number of listed public companies and significant private entities.

Alexandra Tonon CA

Manager

Alex joined Walker Wayland in 2006 and is a Chartered Accountant who graduated from Curtin University in June 2007 with a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting.

Alex helps manage the Walker Wayland Health division with Joe Lamhut. Alex and her team focus on business valuations, due diligence, business improvement and taxation compliance. Alex works closely with the major banks in assisting with security lending requirements.

Alex has experience with health industries including pharmacy, dentistry, medical practices, veterinary practices and optometrists.

Ariane Szabo CA

Accountant

Ariane joined Walker Wayland in 2015.

Ariane has over five and a half years’ experience and assists our clients in taxation, compliance, GST, business advisory, and business improvements.

She graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in Accounting and Accounting Technologies), and became a Chartered Accountant (CA) in 2014.

Adila Khan

Audit Manager

Adila joined Walker Wayland WA in September 2011 as senior of the Audit and Assurance division. She joined Walker Wayland after a 9-year career with Chartered Accounting firms in the United Kingdom providing audit and consultancy services, including due diligence and business reviews, to a range of industries, including listed companies and large private entities.

She has a keen interest in providing assistance to small to mid cap listed companies and large private companies. She also has experience with Australian Account Standards, UK GAAP, International Financial Reporting Standards, and Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act.

Adila is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the UK and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Paulo Cue

Auditor

Paulo joined the Audit and Assurance division of Walker Wayland WA in 2017.

He has over 13 years’ experience in providing audit and assurance services across a number of sectors and industries including local government. He has also work in the Corporate Finance area providing consultancy services including due diligence, business and company valuations, preparation of investigating accountant reports and independent experts reports.

Paulo graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree (majoring in Accounting and Finance) in 2005.

Jared Cowhen CA

Accountant

Jared joined Walker Wayland in January 2019.

Jared graduated from Curtin University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Commerce and became a Chartered Accountant (CA) in 2016.

Jared has over four years’ experience and assists our clients in taxation, compliance, GST, business advisory, and business improvements and is a certified Xero user.

Yolanda Song

Auditor

Profile coming soon………

Aaron Gooden

Accountant

Aaron joined Walker Wayland in 2019.

Aaron has over 6 years’ experience and assists our clients in taxation, compliance, GST, business advisory, and business structuring advice.

He graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Majoring in Accounting & Finance), and is in the process of becoming a Chartered Accountant (CA).

Jolene Yu CPA

Accountant

Jolene joined Walker Wayland in October 2017 and is a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA). She graduated from Curtin University in 2009, with a Master’s Degree of Accounting and has over 9 years’ accounting experience.

Jolene’s experience and skills include providing superannuation, compliance, fringe benefits tax, GST, division 7A and other business improvement services to entities in a range of industries. She has a keen interest in retail, electrical firms, car sales and trade industries.

Brant Colledge

Audit Assistant

Brant joined Walker Wayland WA in January 2017 and is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Business Law at the University of Western Australia.

Brant is our Audit assistant and has a keen interest in developing his skills in this area.

Anna Levkovskaya

Bookkeeper

Anna joined Walker Wayland in March 2015 as an Accounts Assistant. She has a Bachelor Degree in Economics from Russia and in 2013 completed a Certificate 4 in Accounting from the Central Institute of Technology in Perth.

Anna’s previous experience before moving to Australia from Russia in 2010 includes three years in a Telecommunication company and another two years with an Insurance company. Anna assists our clients with bookkeeping and BAS/IAS preparation

Anthony Lomma

Accountant

Anthony Lomma joined Walker Wayland WA in 2019 and is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Accounting and Taxation at Curtin University.

Joanne Hosken

Office Administrator

Joanne is the office administrator in our Perth office. She joined Walker Wayland in 2005 and has 14 years experience working in administration. Joanne manages our internal accounts, reception and also provides ASIC services to clients.

Hayley Mahony

Marketing & Communications

Hayley is responsible for the marketing and communications for Walker Wayland WA. She graduated from Edith Cowan University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Communications, majoring in Advertising and Public Relations.

Hayley joined Walker Wayland in 2009 when she started as a Client Services Assistant. Hayley has over 12 years experience in the professional services industry, with her previous role being an Office Administrator / PR & Marketing Assistant at a franchise consultancy

Lynsey Purdie

Client Services Assistant

Lynsey is a Client Services Assistant for Iggy’s team and also provides bookkeeping services to clients.

Lynsey moved to Australia from the UK in 2007, where she worked in the banking industry while living in the UK. She started at another Mt Pleasant accounting firm in 2008 before commencing work at Walker Wayland in 2012.

Anna Gadeke

Receptionist/Admin Assistant

Anna has been part of the Walker Wayland team since 2009, fulfilling roles in reception and client services. She has had over 20 years experience in reception and administration.

Previously, Anna spent five years as a personal assistant in the insurance industry, before securing a long-term position at Jandakot Airport with Aeronautical Engineers.

Anna began her career with Western Mining and has raised three children while also developing her skills and experience.

Mia Webster

Client Services Assistant

Mia joined Walker Wayland in 2019. Her previous experience included working at two offices as an Administration Assistant.

Mia is a Client Services Assistant to the Audit team and also helps out with the reception duties.

Kaitlin Cybula

Client Services Assistant

Kaitlin joined the Walker Wayland team in July 2019.

Kaitlin is still studying her degree in Commerce with a double major in Banking and Finance at Curtin University and is due to finish at the end of 2020.

Kaitlin has started working at Walker Wayland to gain some valuable experience in all areas of the business assisting with corporate work and the business services team.