The MYOB consultants listed below are the best in Auckland. How can I say this? Over the past 15 years I have trained and worked with dozens of MYOB consultants and bookkeepers. Some are okay but many have shortcomings, both from a technical and personality point of view. The people listed below are hand picked by me as we all know that people make the business.  Lynley Averis – Senior Trainer, Accounting Training Ltd

Lynley Averis

B Com, Dip T, MYOB Certified Consultant, Approved Education Partner

Lynley has been involved in training and computing in New Zealand and Australia since 1985. A qualified tertiary teacher, she has written various accounting and MYOB workbooks used in Australia and New Zealand. She has consulted on all MYOB Accounting products and MYOB Payroll over the past 15 years and has been directly employed by MYOB NZ as Training Manager – Business Division.

Prior to MYOB, Lynley was a director of JumpStart Ltd which was acquired by MYOB in 2006.

Lynley is a member of the MYOB Certified Consultants (these are specialist consultants certified by MYOB to provide on-site installation, setup, training and MYOB customisation). She likes to work with MYOB RetailManager, EXO and MYOB Payroll and Accounting (in that order!). Lynley was MYOB Partner of the year in 2010 and in 2012, was the top performing MYOB consultant in NZ.

She continues to work closely with MYOB NZ to offer MYOB courses and seminars.  She co-authored  “Bookkeeping for Dummies” by Australian writer, Veechi Curtis and Lynley Averis (published by Wiley, July 2010).

Key strengths: technical competence, problem solving, communicates in a language you understand, real world commercial experience and resourceful.

Kathy Mitchell

B Sc, MYOB Certified Consultant

Kathy has been working with MYOB software for 6 years. She completed her Certified Consultant training in 2009 achieving one of the top scores ever in the assessment. Kathy is our in-house Xero expert. She works with the Xero on a daily basis and knows this cloud based software like the back of her hand.

Originally qualified in science, with a background in research and development, Kathy has honed her analytical skills and ability to teach people during the years she has worked successfully as an accounts contractor. During this time she has managed a wide range of businesses, including two of her own, utilising the MYOB program.

Kathy is clear and concise in her training methods. Clients, and their staff, have commented on how supported they have felt under Kathy’s guidance. Kathy’s extensive practical business experience, teamed with her technical knowledge of MYOB ensures an excellent outcome.

Kathy can help with:

• Assessment of your requirements to provide a simple, user-friendly solution
• Delivery of your software with minimal downtime
• Customised training for management and staff – individual/group
• Ongoing support for all aspects of MYOB and Xero including troubleshooting, payroll and year-end procedures

Debbie Vihi

Debbie has been involved in Office Management for 20 years and MYOB software for 8 years working with all types of SME’s and prior to that for some of NZ’s Trading Banks. She has successfully set up her own bookkeeping/contracting business in which she utilises her MYOB skills.   Her down to earth approach to training and implementing new systems is what clients enjoy. Her customers have commented on how professional and accessible she is and that she is always willing to assist. Debbie enjoys being able to sort out myob files and set up office procedures. Added to that she has a great sense of humour.

Debbie can help with:

• Bookkeeping requirements whether as a one off or on an ongoing basis.
• Ongoing support for MYOB AccountRight, EXO (Commac), MYOB Payroll and Xero
• Training/supporting staff.

Go Marketing Ltd started out with little knowledge in this area and thanks to Debbie and her skills, Mobile Bookkeeping are now a key element in Go Marketing’s success.

Trevor Wagener – Go Marketing Ltd 

“Since  Debbie has come on board, efficiencies have been gained within our factory. Relationships with supplier and customer accounts are now faultless due to their efforts in accounts and payroll. Our accountant’s charges have also dramatically reduced.”
Harry Sherborne – Petersen Plastics

Jonathon Brown 

BBS, MYOB EXO Employer Services consultant

Jon makes payroll painless. He is the definitive payroll guru and works with a variety of payrolls and add-on modules including EXO (i.e. Commac) Payroll, MyStaff Info, Time & Attendance, Health & Safety, Employee Information and time clock systems. He has worked with payroll systems for 10 years both with Datacomm and MYOB NZ and more recently, as a self employed consultant.

Jon recommends a regular payroll health check to ensure that the payroll is running correctly, leave is calculated at the correct rates and that controls are in place to ensure that the company is protected from the advent of fraud.

Jon can also help with the following

• Identify your needs to ensure the MYOB software will fit the requirement
• Setup and implement EXO (Commac) payroll and any other Employer Services modules
• Train your pay clerk and managers to use the systems correctly
• Temporary payroll processing if you’re short staffed or have a pay clerk on leave

Anil Lamba 

ACA, MYOB Certified Consultant

Anil has been using MYOB for 10 years and has been an MYOB Certified Consultant for the past 3 years.  He has worked in a medium sized CA firm from 2001 till December 2010 where he was also in charge of MYOB training, setup and installation supporting the clients with their MYOB issues. Anil co-presented the September GST seminars on behalf of MYOB NZ to more than 600 MYOB customers in Auckland. Anil uses his accounting knowledge and background to extract the best out of the MYOB package.  He has a hands-on approach to MYOB. On a personal note, Anil is rugby mad and has a great sense of humour – he always looks on the bright side of life.

Anil has moved a quarter of his client-base onto MYOB LiveAccounts, MYOB’s online solution, which offers 24-hour internet access to your accounts, wherever you are, and real-time collaboration with accountants and advisors. Anil says one of the key reasons for his recommendation is the automatic bank reconciliation provided by the online solution, which saves both him and his clients considerable time. “LiveAccounts is very, very accurate and time-effective.”

A recent comment from customer, Heather was:

“Anil is really good, he knows his stuff, vastly superior knowledge to me, fast and efficient, finds problems quickly, good solutions offered..”