OUR TEAM
Principal, Registered Tax Agent, Certified Practising Accountant, Xero Certified Advisor
As the principal and founder of KLR Accounting, Kristie enjoys working with clients to achieve the most from their business. Kristie has been working within the accounting and taxation industry for over 20 years, having commenced her career with a local Maitland firm in 1999.
Laura Hughes
Certified Practising Accountant
Laura commenced with KLR Accounting in June 2019. Her years of experience at the senior level within the public practice environment have provided her with the knowledge, in particular, to assist clients with small business tax planning strategies.
Sandra Teh
Certified Practising Accountant, Xero Certified Advisor
Sandra holds a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Newcastle and has over 10 years of experience within the public practice environment.
Sandra joined the KLR Team in February 2014 and, with the exception of a 7 month leave of absence in 2019, Sandra has dedicated herself to her clients.
Lea Porter
Senior Bookkeeper, Xero Certified Advisor
With over 13 years of bookkeeping experience within the Accounting industry, Lea commenced with KLR Accounting in January 2019. Lea is a Xero expert and assists clients with all of their Xero processing queries.
Whilst Xero is KLR Accounting’s preferred accounting software provider, Lea is also experienced with MYOB.
Deb Charlton
Practice Administrator, Bookkeeper, Xero Certified Advisor
Deb is our Practice Administrator, having commenced in May 2016. Deb assists with office reception duties together with client data entry, accounts payable and accounts receivable. Deb has the benefit of small business experience associated with a history of self employment combined with office management roles within other small business.