Choose an tried and true Accounting and Business Advisory team. Based in Melbourne and working remotely.
We work virtually as you need and on what you need, all for less than the cost of a single bookkeeper.
Our End-To-End Integrated Virtual Finance Services allow us to partner with your business and take a load off your team.
We want to help businesses thrive. At its core, that’s why Business Lighthouse exists. We’re here to support your business or organization positively impacting your customers, employees, families and communities.
We approach your finances with compassion and understanding. Our skilled team of accountants and bookkeepers work collaboratively to calm the chaos, make sense of the numbers and empower your success through clear direction.
Zachary Bazzano
Zac is what the latest addition from the recent merger with Chambers & Partners. He has 10 years in public practice experience and now heads up the Virtual Finance Department team at Business Lighthouse while still working on complex client matters at Chambers & Partners.
Angela Hose
Angela is is an experienced accountant with over 12 years working knowledge within the business, corporate, education and not-for-profit sectors. Angela can talk to anyone with interest and loves finding common ground to set you at ease – she used to work with communities from diverse backgrounds and is the first to welcome a new face through the door.
Philip Good
A truly bright spark and prolific reader, Philip’s expertise is in financial and management reporting and has a keen interest in not-for-profit organisations. Philip is able to weave stories that bring profit and loss and balance sheets to life in a way that is interesting, easy to understand and exceptionally valuable.
Rakhi Chaudhary
Rakhi holds the responsibility for overseeing the finance department and ensuring the well-being of her team. With over a dozen years of experience spanning both childcare and the finance sector, Rakhi has collaborated with individuals from various backgrounds and nurtured strong client relationships. Her zeal lies in streamlining processes to enhance client comprehension. Noteworthy strengths include interpersonal communication, strategic planning, and effective time management. Outside of her professional endeavors, Rakhi finds joy in dancing, hiking, and engaging in educational pursuits, including teaching her high school-age son.
Matt Withers
Matt (affectionately known as ‘Dubba’) is an enthusiastic accountant who is ready to help with all your Taxation, Compliance, Accounting & Bookkeeping needs. He loves helping businesses & organisations reach their full potential and is passionate about providing relevant & timely reporting to clients for planning & decision making.
Heston Zimmerman
With a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and PG diploma in Computer Science, Heston has over three decades of experience in Management Reporting and Data mining. He loves Excel and his morning tea. He is passionately fond of Country and Western music, an ardent Collingwood fan and believes in treating everyone alike.
Jane Fitzpatrick
Jane once played basketball at the highest women's level. She has also worked in a variety of financial roles from corporate global tax, small business management and systems implementation and IT deployments. In her spare time, Jane enjoys coaching and playing basketball.
Maya Jelley
In her early career Maya was a qualified teacher in her native country Japan, in Thailand and more recently here in Australia. She then found her passion for finance so retrained in Accounting and Bookkeeping. She enjoys keeping her clients' books in order and maintaining accurate financial records. In her private time, Maya loves watching musicals with her daughter and takes classical ballet classes.
We invite others into partnership with us to do the same, to walk an integrous path where everyone benefits. It means we’re considering the good of the people around us and the world we live in.
We choose to do the right thing. It’s a triple bottom line. It’s good for people, place and your business purpose.
We’re asking questions. It means we’re always learning. Wondering how we could make something better. We never assume that we know it all, and that everyone else has to catch up. It means considering the future and bringing our best selves to the present. It doesn’t mean you’ll just find a group of number-wizards with not much else behind them. We’re learners.
We work with businesses to uncover a journey into their financial future. To not just balance the spreadsheets once each year, but to go beyond what’s expected. To deliver continuous improvement. To work with businesses, casting our light toward the future, showing a way and then making it happen.
There is always a better way and a brighter future. We get a little excited when the winds pick up and the seas get a little rough. We don’t hold back, we don’t cower, we angle the ship toward the storm. We pride ourselves on our determination and grit. We have what it takes to navigate through every storm. We won’t leave you in the dark. Standing tall. Business isn’t easy and anyone who says otherwise hasn’t ever left the safety of the harbour.
