Professional Credentials.

Brett’s qualification as a Chartered Accountant and admittance to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia in 1997 was testament to his professional capacity in the accounting discipline. Together with his Bachelor of Commerce degree he was well placed to undertake the several Accounting and Financial positions he held Australia, the United Kingdom and the European Union during the next decade.

While working in Australia for Day Neilson, Brett followed his natural instincts into Farm Accounting. He worked for a number of rural clients throughout Victoria advising on taxation, business management and superannuation. Brett’s understanding of not only the financial issues but also the on-farm circumstances allowed him to form strong relationships with clients built on trust, knowledge and understanding.

While overseas Brett held the position of Financial Director with the English and Swiss company Brookshaw Stuart International. The exposure to the European way of business and culture of the people helped him see beyond the importance of the facts and figures into what made people work together. His experience from years spent there broadened his outlook past the numbers.

While based in Melbourne at the turn of the millennium, Brett took a role as the Financial Accountant for Advance Petroleum and headed up the finance team. Brett’s interpersonal skills and ability to see through the day to day issues resulted in many improvements to the financial systems of the company and the quality of information provided to management and the board.

The varied and diverse roles Brett has held throughout the world provided him with a continuing education platform that lasted over 10 years. He felt in early 2004 that the time was right for him to take these skills to the rural community and so began Rural Succession Services.