OUR EXPERTISE. YOUR ADVANTAGE
Our strength comes from the diverse abilities of our team and the knowledge we have gained from assisting business owners.
Meet the Team
RYAN EDDINGTON
DIRECTOR | Mobile: 021 125 9568 | Email: ryan@brownassociates.co.nz
CA ANZ Chartered Accountant, Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting, Certificate of Public Practice
Ryan grew up in Nelson and completed his Bachelor of Commerce locally at NMIT. He worked in various roles at ANZ Bank before moving into public practice accounting over 10 years ago. Prior to studying at NMIT he worked in the construction industry and logistics giving him a good grounding in both small and large business operations.
Ryan works hard to provide his clients with quality information and advice to help them achieve their goals. He is a firm believer in building long lasting relationships with clients and assist with all aspects of their business from start-up, structuring considerations, and strategic business advice, particularly strategies to optimise growth, profitability, and cash flow.
DYLAN BROWN
DIRECTOR | Mobile: 027 635 6607 | Email: dylan@brownassociates.co.nz
CA ANZ Chartered Accountant, Bachelor of Commerce with Honours majoring in Accounting and Taxation, Certificate of Public Practice
Dylan grew up in Nelson and completed his Bachelor and Honours degrees at the University of Canterbury. Before returning to Nelson to work in his parent’s practice, he was a tax manager for KPMG in Christchurch.
Dylan enjoys providing advice to clients on all matters tax related, but has a particular interest in property taxation, cross-border taxation and tax efficient structuring.
Dylan’s knowledge of all things tax also underpin his other specialist areas of financial reporting and trust management.
TOM MALING
DIRECTOR | Mobile: 027 423 0512 | Email: tom@brownassociates.co.nz
CA ANZ Chartered Accountant, Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting and Honours in Economics, Certificate of Public Practice
Tom grew up in Nelson and completed his Bachelor and Honours degrees at the University of Canterbury. He spent 9 years in Auckland in both public practice and industry roles. Tom’s experience in Auckland was wide, he was as a Chartered Accountant for KPMG advising privately owned businesses, Tax Accountant for Westpac Bank, and Finance Manager for Manuka Health while they went through several acquisitions and finance system implementations.
Needless to say, Tom is not your average accountant. He has a passion for the region and has brought his skills home to deliver growth for his clients. He is more likely to spark up a commercial conversation with you than get into the nitty-gritty of your tax issues straight away.
Tom specialises in financial reporting and modelling, data analysis and decision making in addition to business technology and systems.
MARK BROWN
CONSULTANT | Mobile: 027 497 0203 | Email: mark@brownassociates.co.nz
Mark has over 30 years experince in public practice. He also has various other business interests with his wife, Sue. He loves to travel whenever he gets the opportunity. His hobbies include golf, fishing and scuba diving.
SUSETTE BROWN
ACCOUNTANT | Mobile: 027 201 3591 | Email: sue@brownassociates.co.nz
Sue has worked alongside Mark in public practice for over 25 years. She and Mark have three adult children and really enjoy family time at the family bach in Pohara. She likes to keep fit by going to the gym and doing Pilates.
MEL TOMLINSON
ACCOUNTANT | Email: mel@brownassociates.co.nz
Mel comes back to the Nelson area from Blenheim. She has over ten years of experience working in the industry, and has knowledge with a variety of software systems, specialising in Xero. Outside of work she loves the outdoors and can generally be found exploring what our beautiful region has to offer.
KELLI KIRKHOFF
ADMINISTRATOR | Phone: (03) 928 0529 | Email: kelli@brownassociates.co.nz
Kelli, our administration superstar, was born in South Africa and moved to New Zealand in 2015 via a few other places on her travels. She has held managerial roles in the trade industry both in New Zealand and overseas before re-training in the health sector earning her L3 health and wellbeing qualification. She held both administrative and patient support roles for the West Coast DHB before moving to Nelson. Kelli also has experience running her own business with her husband. In her spare time she enjoys camping, kayaking, exploring the outdoors, baking, reading and spending time with her family.