Newcastle Business Accountant Hanna Barry Joins Kindred Accounting as Associate Director.
The start of 2025 is a big one for Kindred Accounting with Hanna Barry joining the team as Associate Director.
Hanna is an accomplished business advisor, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to compliment our current team of advisors, tax accountants & bookkeepers. This Newcastle local is excited to jump straight in so you can walk into this year feeling confident in the future success of your business and that everything tax & compliance related is well and truly taken care of.
A Forward Thinking Chartered Accountant
Hanna has been a Chartered Accountant since 2014 and has been working in the field of business advisory and tax accounting since 2008.
Translating numbers into decision making material is something Hanna is passionate about. Ensuring business owners have the necessary tools and knowledge is key to making the right choices for each unique situation.
Taking the stress out of owning a business is her bread and butter.
Business Advisory That Makes a Difference
Having long worked with small to medium enterprises (SME’s) across the Hunter Valley region and beyond, Hanna believes in the power of meaningful partnerships and is the perfect addition to the Kindred Accounting team.
Good conversation and relationships you can count on is the reason Kindred Accounting has been so successful, and Hanna perfectly aligns with this ideal. She cares deeply about the success of her clients and this is evident in every interaction. Making people feel comfortable and well informed is an essential skill for a business advisor, it sets the foundation to build trust and everything else grows from that solid foundation.
We know that meaningful financial information underpins the quality of decision making… and ultimately the business and the business owner’s success. That’s why working closely with business owners is important to us. It allows us to understand how we can help and truly add value. Whether this be translating finance jargon into “plain English” or being your complete financial “eyes and ears”, we’ve got your back. Having the reassurance that your finances are in order, gives you the freedom and headspace to completely focus on what you do well.
In Hanna’s words “Empowering you to do your part well, gives us the ability to support you in driving your business success.”
Planning for Your Business Success
Proactive planning and honest business health checks are a key part of how Hanna will drive your business toward the success you’ve dreamed of.
You don’t need us to tell you what your high school teachers likely harped on about, but failing to plan is…. planning to fail. Unfortunately, they were right on that one.
Knowing where you want to head underpins every decision you’ll make and action you take in business. Without knowing where you want to go, you’re likely to find yourself in a mess, and fast.
Prioritising What a Business Actually Needs
When it comes to delegating things outside of your area of expertise, it can often feel like you’re being taken advantage of, paying for things outside of the scope of what is really necessary. Not understanding something can feel extremely daunting.
How do you know if your business really needs a restructure, cashflow planning or a tax structure review? No one wants to feel like they’re paying for services they don’t need.
Understanding what your business needs to succeed is why our communication process is so important and Hanna is passionate about making sure your business is getting what it really needs, and not wasting time on things outside of the scope.
Your Business, Your Action Plan
Goals, visions and dreams change - so does your business.
Open conversations is what we’re all about. Staying true to what you want to achieve in real time helps us keep you accountable to the goal, so you can truly reach that success you’re looking for. Measuring what we are working on is how we get there. It’s our job to hold you accountable and give you that “gentle nudge” when you need it most so that you can reach the bigger goals, all while running your business in real time.
An Accountant Who Doesn’t Forget You
The reality is, accountants do work with a lot of businesses. It’s all too often we hear of business owners feeling as though they don’t hear from their accountant, or they can’t access them when they need to. Feeling like a small fish in a big pond is not where we want you to feel you are.
Hanna takes her job seriously and is deeply committed to her clients and their success. Little touch points can make a big impact and we are so happy to bring Hanna’s love of relationships into the Kindred fold.
Making Time For What’s Really Important.
Joining our team right after finishing maternity leave after the birth of her second daughter, Hanna knows about the juggle and the balance involved in owning a business.
You didn’t go into business to be a slave to your job, and Hanna gets that. Make your business work for you so you can prioritise what’s really important to you.
For Hanna, that’s time with her family, making sure she gets to the gym each morning, taking that family vacation (New Zealand next!) and the occasional chocolate treat.
It’s all about balance, you should love your business, and love your job, but not at the expense of what’s important to you.
We love partnering with driven and ambitious business owners, to package all of the needs for the life cycle of your business.
