About Us

Peter is an accountant, company director, consultant and coach with a wide variety of business experience including Chief Financial Officer/Company Secretary of a listed public company, principal of an accounting business, business adviser for a major Australian government program, business consultant.

Professional organisations that Peter has been involved with:

• Fellow - Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants
• Fellow - Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Member - Institute of Management Consultants

Career includes 23 years as a principal of an accountancy practice, 10 years in commerce (6 years of which were as Chief Financial Officer/Company Secretary of a listed public company) and 15 years as a Business Consultant (10 years of which performing a contract role as Business Adviser for the Australian government's COMET (Commercialising Emerging Technology) Program.

Peter is also Managing Director of Enterprise Support Systems Pty Ltd, the developers of ESS BIZTOOLS which is a "business of business" advice package for accountants/business advisers (www.essbiztools.com.au) containing:

• Business Advisory Services
• Client Mentoring and Coaching
• Business Plus+ Newsletter
• Leadership Modules
• Client Seminars/Webinars
• ESS Papers
• ESS BIZGRANTS (essbizgrants)

From direct involvement as accountant, shareholder and/or director in a wide range of industries. Peter has had extensive consulting experience including:-

• Professional Practice Development
• Business Plans
• Strategic Plans
• Feasibility Studies
• Systems' Reviews
• Budgets
• Cashflow Forecasts
• Strategic Reviews
• Business Networks
• Getting "Investment Ready"
• Business Training
• Seminars on Business
• Mentoring
• Director and Management Training
• Corporate Governance Review
• Business Development
• Research and Development Claims

Mentoring Skills:

Peter performed a contract role as Business Adviser for the Australian government's COMET (Commercialising Emerging Technology) Program.  This role required Peter to act in a mentoring advisory capacity for businesses which had developed new technologies and were seeking advice on getting their business "investment ready" so they could try to attract investment capital.

Civic Involvement:

• Alderman – Townsville City Council – 1982 to 1985
• Director and Treasurer – Townsville/Thuringowa Development Board (now Townsville Enterprise Limited) – 1988 to 1991
• Honorary Treasurer – Anglican Diocese of North Queensland (2002 to 2007)
• Chairperson – The Mission to Seafarers, Townsville (2001 to 2013)

Sporting Involvement:

• Foundation Secretary (1966 to 1970) and Life Member of the Townsville Junior Soccer Association (now called NQ Football Inc)
• President – Queensland Junior Soccer Federation – 1973
• Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Townsville Kern United (which played in the Queensland State Soccer League from 1978 to 1982)