Growing up in Germany, I trained with the Deutsche Bank near Cologne. After the Berlin Wall fell, I worked in the former East German town of Potsdam/Berlin, helping to rebuild the local banking system. After 10 years at the Deutsche Bank, I moved to New Zealand with my Kiwi husband and our first child.

While raising three young children, I studied from home to qualify as an Accounting Technician, in the process winning the annual adult student learner award with the Open Polytechnic of NZ. During this time, I kept busy with accounting practices in various voluntary and paid roles as treasurer/bookkeeper.

Entering the market as a contractor, I worked for several years providing bookkeeping and payroll services to a local retail chain with 5 physical and 2 internet outlets.

Following this I gained my experience for over 15 years in various Law Firms working as Trust Account / Finance Manager. I have successfully streamlined and automated Financial and Trust Account systems and am able to offer my expertise to other small & medium sized businesses - and in particular Law Firms.