Who we are.
The foundation of Ascent Advisory is relationships.
Our Partners and staff are driven by a desire to see our clients grow and succeed.
To support this we form strong partnerships with our clients, built on a high quality, responsive service from all members of the team. Our clients count on access to experienced and technically-savvy people, and we deliver this. We pride ourselves on being able to bring ‘big firm’ experience and capabilities to predominantly privately-owned business clients in an advisory-driven, pragmatic way. As a result, we are always looking for ways to help our clients improve their businesses.
Our people.
Dean Schultz
Dean is a business advisor with the experience and knowledge necessary to deliver commercial and specialist corporate and taxation advice to an extensive range of clients. He has developed a finely tuned focus and proficiency in the particular needs of complex privately owned groups especially in the areas of growth, business restructures and transaction structuring relating to acquisitions or exits. This also extends to multi-nationals and the structuring and ongoing governance of their operations in Australia.
Connor McCafferty
Connor specialises in advising privately-owned businesses and groups on a variety of commercial and taxation matters. With over 10-years’ experience in business services roles, he has experience assisting clients at all stages of their business journey – start-up, growth, established and realisation – and addressing the issues business owners and managers face during each stage. To this end, Connor delivers timely, pragmatic and commercial solutions tailored to his clients’ circumstances.
Daniel Ryan
Dan is an experienced accountant specialising in tax planning, compliance and reporting. With a diverse client base spanning a wide range of industries, he provides tailored advice to support clients through every stage of their business journey. Dan values the long-term relationships he builds with his clients and takes pride in offering practical, proactive solutions that help them achieve their financial goals.
Patrick Bridges
Patrick is a seasoned accountant with extensive expertise in taxation advice, financial reporting and compliance. He prides himself in being able to provide strategic planning advice for privately-owned businesses in all stages of the business life cycle. Patrick has demonstrated an ability to provide timely and proactive solutions tailored to his clients’ circumstances as he takes the time to understand the vision behind each clients’ business.