Our Team

We are Australia and New Zealand’s only 100% dedicated Fringe Benefits Tax Consulting and Compliance practice. We provide FBT solutions to businesses across Australia and New Zealand.

Our team has in-depth tax and business experience gained in a range of industry groups and in a broad range of roles. Together we provide a complete FBT solution. Importantly, we have skills across accounting & finance, systems & IT, tax consulting, payroll, salary packaging, mobility & relocations, tax audits & investigations, FBT software, indirect taxes, training and project management.

Details on each team member are below:

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Our industry experience

  • Financial services
  • Media
  • Advertising
  • Property & Construction
  • Insurance
  • Recruitment
  • Professional Services
  • Airline
  • Technology
  • Communications
  • Non-profits
  • Manufacturing
  • Health
  • Utilities
  • National & local sporting bodies
  • Charity organisations
  • Government

Managing FBT obligations

Our extensive FBT experience includes assisting businesses managing their FBT obligations, reducing their FBT liability and managing exposures:

  • Providing advice
  • Preparation and review of periodic and annual FBT returns - See our Compliance Solutions
  • Review and documentation of your compliance processes
  • Implementation or review of salary packaging arrangements
  • Consideration, preparation and lodging of prior year amendments
  • Undertaking risk review
  • Due diligence
  • Preparation or review of policies
  • Review or design of expense claim processes
  • Seminars & training – one on one or group training
  • Voluntary disclosures
  • Preparation for or management of ATO review or audit
  • FBT manual preparation
  • Understanding the interaction with other taxes

Paul Mather - Director and Founder 2009

Paul has over 15 years FBT experience in Australia and New Zealand.

Prior to starting FBT Solutions Paul worked in Employment Taxes and Indirect Taxes teams for 10 years Ernst & Young, Sydney. Prior to this Paul worked in commerce in Australia and London. In Paul’s early career he worked at Chartered Accounting firms PKF and BDO in New Zealand.

Paul is a registered tax agent and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in both Australia and New Zealand and holds a Certificate of Public Practice in Australia. Paul holds a Master of Tax from Sydney University and a Bachelor of Business Studies from Massey University, New Zealand.

Paul is a member of the Australian Taxation Office National Tax Liaison Group (NTLG) Fringe Benefits Tax Subcommittee.

Ron Sergeant - Tax Manager

Ron is a CPA and FTIA with a wide range of tax experience in large corporate and professional services areas. Ron holds a Bachelor of Tax from the University of New South Wales.

Before joining the FBT Solutions team, Ron was the In-House Tax Manager at Ernst & Young for five years. Prior to that Ron was Tax Manager at TNT Australia Ltd. Before TNT he was Indirect Taxes Manager for Email Ltd, a large diverse Australian manufacturing company producing widely known household products (e.g. Westinghouse, Kelvinator, Simpson, Chef, Brownbuilt, Dorf, Lockwood and Whitco).

Before working within large corporates Ron was a Senior Investigation Officer with the Australian Taxation Office auditing taxpayers’ records to ensure compliance matters were met.

Ngoc Nguyen – Senior Tax Consultant

Ngoc has worked for FBT Solutions since arriving in Australia from New Zealand. Ngoc has worked on a number of outsourced FBT return projects and been involved with reviewing salary packaging processes for both cars, car parking and exempt benefits.

Industries that Ngoc has worked in include Government, Property and Construction, Trustee and Financial Services and Charities / Non Profits.

Ngoc has strong financial and management accounting skills, and is an ACA qualified accountant. Ngoc also holds a Bachelor degree in Accounting, Commercial Law and Money & Finance. Ngoc is fluent in both written and spoken Vietnamese.

When not working, Ngoc is involved with charitable activities and enjoys playing tennis regularly.

Michelle Arnold – Payroll & Salary Packaging Specialist

Michelle has over 25 years Payroll and Salary Packaging experience in Australia.

Prior to joining FBT Solutions Michelle worked in a number of industry sectors, including Professional Services, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Retail, Banking and Medical Services.

As a payroll professional, Michelle has in recent years has been involved in the assessment/selection, set up and management of new payroll systems and for various businesses as well as running the day to day functionality such as staff training and development, process improvements and business reporting.

Michelle has driven the implementation of new Salary Packaging providers for several businesses and also successfully reviewed the Novated lease setup, ongoing management and reconciliations for large corporates including Coca-Cola Amatil (Aust) Ltd.

When Michelle is not working she enjoys dancing and good meals with friends.

Fernyca (Monic) Meyriza – Business & Tax Analyst

Fernyca has recently joined FBT Solutions. Fernyca has an abundance of experience working in the Retail and Hospitality sectors of business. Fernyca has strong training and leadership skills and provides marketing, organizational and administrative support to the team.

Fernyca has completed a Diploma of Accounting and a Certificate in Hospitality. She is currently studying for a Bachelor of Accounting.