Our team
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Warwick Foy Accountant & Owner warwick@thebusiness.com.au |
Early broad training with one of the Big 6 Chartered firms helped Warwick find his specialisation, being a SME expert.
Accounting, tax & business advice is the knowledge & experience that Warwick has acquired over 25 years as a Chartered Accountant. Seeing The Business Partnership working closely with its clients is his goal.
Warwick balances his life with his maturing family, old & new friends, plus a lifelong love of sailing & the outdoors.
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Michael Hanna Manager & Senior Accountant michael@thebusiness.com.au |
Michael has a Bachelor of Commerce with an Accounting Major and also an Advanced Diploma in Accounting. He is currently completing the Chartered Accountants Program.
Michael has been with The Business Partnership for over 6 years, joining in May 2004 after 3 years experience in other chartered practices in Sydney and Wollongong. He enjoys the chartered environment and the responsibility of helping clients with all their accounting, & business improvement & growth strategies.
His expertise is in the areas of taxation for all types of entities large to small, particularly research and planning, and corporate affairs. He manages all aspects of clients accounting, taxation & compliance needs. Michael has responsibility for Quality Control in the Practice
Michael enjoys most sports but in particular football, skiing and tennis.These, along with cooking & spending time with family & friends are Michael’s interests outside of work.
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Will Merdy Senior Accountant will@thebusiness.com.au |
Will has a Bachelor of Commerce with Accounting & Finance Majors. He is currently completing the Chartered Accountants Program and undertaking a Masters of Taxation.
Will joined The Business Partnership in October 2007 while studying at the time at the University of New South-Wales.
Will handles taxation compliance work for Companies, Individuals, Estates and Trusts. He also has expertise in various software and manages the Practice’s IT requirements.
He enjoys various activities such as rock-climbing and skiing, spending time with friends & volunteering his time to help orientate university students.
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Ben Mathie Accountant ben@thebusiness.com.au |
Ben has completed a Bachelor of Commerce-Accounting Degree at Macquarie University, and with previous experience in a Chartered Accountants firm; Ben joined the Business Partnership in April 2010. He is currently undertaking the Chartered Accountants Program.
Ben handles taxation compliance work for Individuals, Companies, Estates and Trusts.
Most sports but in particular soccer, surfing and running, coupled with a strong relationship with family and friends are Ben’s interests outside of work.
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Carolyn Saunders Administration carolyn@thebusiness.com.au |
With a Bachelor of Commerce and a varied background in Insurance and Consumer Finance, Carolyn has been with The Business Partnership since January 2004.
Her skills adapt very well to the variety of tasks which fall under the administration banner. She manages all the corporate affairs, compliance & collection information for clients as well as all the other non-accounting duties as administration manager.
Carolyn balances a busy life with her family, friends & competitive tennis.
Jane Frost
Finance
Jane joined The Business Partnership in 2010 as the firm’s bookkeeper. She has over 30 years experience after gaining her TAFE qualifications.
Jane’s duties include all the data entry for the Partnership on MYOB, monthly payroll, IAS and BAS.






