Meet the Directors
Barry Levin
DIRECTOR
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Barry Qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1975 and established a successful accounting, taxation and auditing company before migrating to Australia in November 1999.
Barry founded the Charter Financial Group in Australia in 2000 after requalifying as an Australian Chartered Accountant. He acquired a Higher Diploma in Income Tax in South Africa as well as a Graduate Certificate in Taxation and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Taxation from Curtin University Perth.
In March 2007, Barry was registered by ASIC as an auditor in terms of the Corporations Act 2001 and in March 2013 became a registered Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Auditor under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.
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Michael Ruddy
DIRECTOR
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Michael is a Chartered Accountant with over a decade and a half of experience in accounting, finance and taxation, both in practice and commercial settings.
Starting as a graduate in 2007 with a large accounting practice in the UK, Michael went on to run his own department providing accounting, taxation and business advisory services to a range of clients from individuals to large complex group structures.
As well as being a Chartered Accountant (CA), Michael also holds a bachelor degree with Honors (BA Hons) in accounting and finance. Moreover, Michael is also a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) with the Tax Institute.
Michael’s qualifications combined with his extensive experience ensure that our clients benefit from only the highest levels of service and technical expertise.