Diane has a Bachelor of Commerce from Canterbury University. She is a current member of the Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, and has held a Public Practice Certificate since 2001.
Diane started her business as a Sole Practitioner CA in her home-based office in 1995, after moving from Christchurch to live in Clevedon, South Auckland. She has built her business while balancing the demands of living on a rural lifestyle block and raising three active sporting children, now adults. She previously held the position of NZ Management Accountant for Canterbury of NZ, in her last two years there project managing the development and installation of new integrated manufacturing computer systems.
She has also gained broad experience working in NZ and overseas in various roles in the service industry, wholesaling, retailing, manufacturing and for a university.
She enjoys the outdoors and for fitness enjoys walking, mountain biking and she keeps fit with weights, yoga and pilates classes. Tramping in beautiful NZ bush tracks is Diane's happiest place.
Sandra joined our office in 2006.
She has a wealth of knowledge, having been working in Chartered Accounting practices for over 30 years.
She has experience in assisting clients with financial reporting and the preparation of income taxation returns, GST returns and PAYE processing. Sandra is meticulous and has an exceptional gift for detail.
Sandra is available to assist client's queries and training needs within both Xero and MYOB live systems.
Sandra is a mum to two young adults and her outside interests are devoted to her family and her passion for Great Danes.
You won't find Sandra in our offices on Wednesdays, when she works onsite at client's premises.
Susanne joined our team in 2019.
She has a broad background in business administration, having worked in CA practice, her own business and most recently in a sole-charge Financial administration role in an Auckland business.
She is our expert in the issues faced by landlords and the rolling changes being faced for rental investment properties.
Susanne has an adult family and enjoys escaping Auckland at weekends for the peace of rural Northland. Susanne is well known locally for her volunteer roles managing and coaching for a netball club.
Susanne works in our offices Tuesdays to Thursdays.
Diane has a long history of active involvement in her community and she believes its important to give back. She enjoys the people she has met through executive positions held on a range of voluntary committees.
Diane currently volunteers her time in the role as Treasurer for:
The Clevedon Protection Society
A group formed in 2016 to campaign to retain our beautiful rural environment of the Clevedon valley.
In the past she was also active in the Clevedon Community & Business Association and has also held positions on various other committees as well as School Board of Trustees, as well as acting as treasurer and on committees for sports clubs.
Mountfort Park Waterpolo Club - in support of her three children (who were all totalled addicted to this fast-paced sport), she volunteered on the club executive for many years. She was also found pool-side managing the club's adult teams.
Diane Myers Chartered Accountants Ltd currently supports the following local community groups by providing free or discounted accounting services to:
Clevedon Voluntary Fire Brigade
Hunua Rural Volunteer Fire Brigade
Diane has taken on a voluntary role for the Auckland Cancer Society since 2016 - as a co-ordinator for the annual Daffodil Day campaigns in Clevedon & the Pohutakawa Coast. She enjoys the amazing volunteers she meets in this role and is grateful for the chance to help raise funds and awareness for this good cause.