Paul is an expert in tax and small business, and has one motivation – to improve the lives of people in business.With +15 years’ experience in his field, including KPMG and a publicly listed company, Paul founded Greenhawk Chartered Accountants with the motivation to improve the lives of people in business. He saw the opportunity to build a client driven practice, with no bureaucracy or baggage; just great use of technology, expert advice from his team and close knit client relationships.Paul is an early adopter of Xero and a Xero Partner. He prides himself in having a working knowledge with a raft of Xero Add-Ons which, if used appropriately, can improve business profitability. By being smarter with accounting systems and software, business owners can save the most precious resource of all, time, and spend it on other areas of the business - or simply leave the office earlier and enjoy life!To take out the pain of tax and accounting, Paul is also determined to make it a simpler, more efficient process for his clients, without the distractions and the high cost associated with annual compliance work.Paul would like to help you achieve your goals in the following key areas:Virtual CFO- Preparing a business for start-up- Preparing a business for sale- Business process improvement- Profit and Cashflow improvement strategies- Financing- Trustee ServicesAccounting and Tax- Year-end accounting and tax returns- Tax reduction strategies- Rapid monthly reporting, budgeting and forecasting- Managing the dreaded tax audit