THE TEAM

Michael Prior M Comm, Grad Dip (Applied Finance), Cert (Applied Tax), CA, CPA, CTA, MAICD.

Michael is the principal of PB Accountants & Advisors. He brings 35-years experience of corporates and their business practices to the SME market. This allows him to provide you with a premium accounting and commercial service without the layers of bureaucracy often associated with corporate enterprises.

Qualifications

Michael holds a Master of Commerce Degree from the University of NSW, a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and a Certificate of Applied Taxation. He’s a Chartered Accountant as well as a Certified Practising Accountant, Chartered Tax Advisor, Registered Australian Tax Agent, Registered ASIC Agent and a member of the Institute of Company Directors.

Career trajectory

Michael has held senior finance roles with large corporate entities such as Divisional CFO at Westpac and CFO Asia Pacific at CMC Markets. He’s also spent time in Asia and Australia as a management consultant helping a variety of businesses to review and improve their operations.

Professional Activities

Michael is currently a director of Moneyspot Investments Limited a private funds manager as well as a director of Woods Cottage Foundation, a group home for intellectually disabled young adults based in Lindfield NSW.

Prior to his current directorships Micheal was a director for 11 and half years, before retiring, of  Private Health Insurer RT Health Fund Limited. He was also the Chair of RT Health’s Audit and Risk Committee and a member of their Governance, Remuneration and Nominations Committee. He was also a director of Kuringai Finacial Services Limited who operate the Lindfield and Turramurra Community Bank Branches of Bendigo & Adelaide Bank and the Chair of their Finance Committee.

With the knowledge provided by Michael’s vast depth and breadth of experience, PB Accounting & Advisors is perfectly placed to assist small business in developing and growing their operation.