Our Team

James Sinton Spence MBE - Principle

QUALIFICATIONS
BSC Honours in Administrative Science received from The University of Aston in Brimingham, England, UK
Qualified as an Associate Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1980

MEMBERSHIPS & APPOINTMENTS Associate Member of Certified Practising Accountants of Papua New Guinea
Registered by the National Court of PNG as a Liquidator an Receiver for Court appointments
Commissioner of Oaths
Director, past and present of numerous private and public companies

EXPERIENCE Peat Marwick Mitchell (KPMG) Birmingham, UK, England 1978-1983 Audit, Tax, Insolvency
PriceWaterhouseCoopers (formally Coopers and Lybrand), Port Moresby 1983-1984 Insolvency Manager
Hornibrook Constructions Limited, Port Moresby, 1984-1987 Financial Controller
Sinton Spence Chartered Accountants established 1987 Principle

Ken Poon - Audit Manager

QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Commerce from James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
Bachelor of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia

MEMBERSHIP & APPOINTMENTS
Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants
Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants

EXPERIENCE
Ken was born in Rabaul PNG and was educated in Australia. He returned to PNG to work for this firm in 1993 as an Audit Senior.

Rebecca Noau - Senior Manager Audit and Tax

QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelors Degree in Business Management (major in Accounting and Business Mathematics)
Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants

MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENTS
Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants

EXPERIENCE
Rebecca was employed by our firm when she was a university student and worked during the holidays to gain experience. During her time with our firm she gained her Diploma, Degree and went on to gain her CPA qualification.

Cheryl Goce - Tax Manager

QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila
Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants

MEMBERSHIP & APPOINTMENTS
Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants EXPERIENCE Cher gained experience in various accountancy positions in Corporations based in Manilla progressing to a management position before moving to Port Moresby. Cher was employed by our firm in 1998.

Julie Hartshorn - BSD Manager

QUALIFICATIONS
New Zealand Technical Correspondence Institute Certificate in Book Keeping

MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENTS Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants
Commissioner of Oaths

EXPERIENCE C Wylie Accountants Wellington, New Zealand, 1981 - 1986, small business manager
PriceWaterhouseCoopers (formally Coopers and Lybrand), Port Moresby1986-1990, Supervisor BSD
Sinton Spence Chartered Accountants, Port Moresby, 1990, BSD Manager

Jennifer Galindo - Audit and BSD Senior Manager

QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Far Eastern University Philippines
Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Philippines
Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants

MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENTS
Philippine CPA Licensure
Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants

EXPERIENCE
Auditor positions at Ernst Young International an DFK International, Manila. Accounting and audit positions in International Companies in the Philippines. Jennifer has been employed by this firm for the past three years in our Business Services and Audit division.

Shirley Maniot - Audit Senior

QUALIFICATIONS
Degree in Accounting at University of Papua New Guinea

MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENTS
Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants

EXPERIENCE
Shirley was employed by this firm as a graduate in 2008 and is in the process of completing her CPA qualifications. Shirley is responsible for audits for trading companies, NGO and not -for -profit organizations. Shirley prepares Financial Statements, Taxation Returns and statutory compliance work.

Helga Schlichting - BSD Senior

QUALIFICATIONS

MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENTS

EXPERIENCE
Helga has been living in Papua New Guinea since December 1975 and is a naturalised citizen. She has lived in Bougainville and Kutubu where she was in account managerial positions for Resource companies. Since moving to Port Moresby in 1990 Helga has been employed by this firm and seconded to Pacific Mobile and Keynote Music House as in house financial controller. Helga is a manager of our BSD division.

Valerie Mick - BSD Senior

QUALIFICATIONS
BA in Business Studies, Divine Word University, Madang, Papua New Guinea

MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENTS
Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants

EXPERIENCE
Valerie was employed by this firm as a graduate in 2008 and is in the process of completing her CPA qualifications. Valerie is responsible for the preparation of Financial Statements, Taxation Returns and statutory compliance work. Valerie also assists in audits when required.

Marlene Alvis - Audit Supervisor and administration manager

QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, De La Salle university - Dasmarinas Dean's Lister
Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Philippines
Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants

MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENTS
Philippine CPA Licensure
Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants

EXPERIENCE
Audit position at SGV & Co Philippines and Accountant positions with other large Companies in the Phillippines. Accounting and audit positions in International Companies in Papua New Guinea since 2006. Marlen has been employed by this firm for the past two years in our Audit division and manages administrative services we provide to clients.

Graduate Accountants
Our firm employs graduate accountants and trains them in all aspects of our accountancy practice. We are very keen to see that they attain their CPA qualifications. We have at least three graduate accountants of staff.