A Leading Brisbane Business Accountant Covering South Qld

“MGI are a true partner to us at Busy. They provide not only support, but expertise. They know who we are, and that the value in that, can’t be described easily. We don’t have to keep telling them our story. They continue to meet us where we are, and that’s a amazing service for us.” – Leonie Carlile, Group CEO, The Busy Group.

“In my opinion, MGI offer a couple of really specific points of difference in their service. The first one is that they are a not for profit specialist, and that’s actually really difficult to find, and so they offer a very nuanced, view of support and expertise. So that’s the first piece.

The second piece that we’ve found is they don’t wanna operate at arm’s length. They wanna be a part of what we’re doing, who we are, and they wanna get to know us in a in an authentic and genuine way. Those two things make working with them easy, but also successful.”

“MGI has a great understanding of charities. For them to be able to educate us on how to run our charity, enabled us to feel confident moving forward.” -Lianne Evans, Farmer Support, Drought Angels.

“The charitable and not for profit sector is highly regulated and specialised so it’s important that NFP organisations source accountants and auditors that have proven experience in this space, as the legislation can be a minefield.” – Steve Greene, Director, Audit and External CFO Services.

“My experience with MGI has been phenomenal! They immerse themselves in the business. They come here to us, which has been absolutely critical for us. That’s MGI’s point of difference.” – Angela Holland, Farmer Support Team Leader, Drought Angels.

“I would recommend MGI to anybody! They have just been wonderful, easy to deal with, so professional and efficient. Their knowledge, that they’ve been able to share with us based around charities, that’s been invaluable!” – Natasha Johnston, Co-Founder and Director, Drought Angels.

With the current drought being amongst the worst the country has ever seen, Drought Angels is a charity that was set up to support the primary producer community in rural Australia. Having experienced rapid growth over the last couple of years, the team turned to MGI to help ensure they had the right accounting and auditing processes in place and help them grow even further.

“We wanted someone that would be on the journey with us and run at the pace we’re working at as well. The reason we have engaged Grant, Zee and the extended team at MGI is because they have a wealth of knowledge. The breadth of experience we get from them is reassuring for the growth decisions we make. MGI’s approach to embracing high-growth business is very open-minded. They bring traditional practice still but they are open to being creative to thinking how it applies to your business. It makes us brave to make big decisions knowing that they get the big picture. Everyone at MGI offers exceptional service. I can call up, email them – it feels like we’re their only customer.”

Leina & Fleur are a fast-growing Australian clothing label. Passionate about being 100% owned, operated and manufactured within Australia, they needed support to grow their business and take it to the next level. They engaged MGI South Queensland to help them see the bigger picture and help them make decisions to achieve the growth they aspired to.

A busy surf club with a large team, a busy restaurant and bar and a gaming area, Mooloolaba Surf Lifesaving Club know how important it is to be compliant with accounting, audit and superannuation law. They turned to MGI for help conducting a thorough audit of their processes, covering everything from IT to bookkeeping, to help them future proof the organisation.

“We got to meet their IT experts, who came in and did an audit on our business. We’ve since appointed them to handle all the IT matters for us. They’ve given us real peace of mind across those 3 areas (accounting, audit and IT) because they’re very good at what they do and very professional in how they deal with us.” – John McNamara, President, Surf Club Mooloolaba.

“We’ve really enjoyed working with Surf Club Mooloolaba. We believe we’re breaking the mould of the stereotypical accountant and auditor… through regular face to face communication with our clients, ensuring they can future-proof their organisation and ensuring that their governance and legislation is up to scratch.” – Steve Greene, Director, Audit and External CFO Services.

“The benefits are that you are getting a very experienced team who are highly-qualified and you’re fully compliant. You can take comfort from the fact that you’re being assisted by the best!” – Bryan Jones, General Manager, Surf Club, Mooloolaba.

With a couple of different arms to the business including providing stunt shows at the biggest theme parks, Showtime Entertainment Group is not a cookie-cutter business.

“It doesn’t matter how big you are, if you are a client of MGI’s they care for you immensely. You are one of the family and they are here to help you grow the business and move forward. MGI are involved in every decision about how to move Showtime forward.”

With a couple of different arms to the business including providing stunt shows at the biggest theme parks, Showtime Entertainment Group is not a cookie-cutter business.

“It doesn’t matter how big you are, if you are a client of MGI’s they care for you immensely. You are one of the family and they are here to help you grow the business and move forward. MGI are involved in every decision about how to move Showtime forward.”

When you need to scale your business and take it to the next level, finding experts in business planning can be hard. After 2 years in business, Mike Kellett knew there was a bigger opportunity in the market for gluten-free and dairy-free plant-based health foods. Macro Mike engaged MGI South Queensland to help them achieve the level of growth they knew they were capable of.

“MGI has been a pivotal part of the growth with their understanding of the finances and where the business is going. We just feel really safe in their hands. We’re experiencing exponential growth and we don’t expect that to stop anytime soon. We were running blind for the first 2 years of the business we finally had a plan. From running blind we finally knew exactly what the goal of the business was and why we were doing it. They’ve helped give us direction in every area of the business. I feel very valued. They are always going above and beyond. They’re almost like an extension of our team.” – Mike Kellett, Owner & Founder, Macro Mike.

“The first time we sat down with MGI we did the Financial Scorecard and that was a lightbulb moment as we got to see all the business financials in one spot and that was the first time in 3 years we could see what we can improve. That was when we realised: these guys know what they’re doing, we need this skillset on-board!” – Laura Day, Business Development Manager, Macro Mike.

“We want you guys to be head of structure and direction in the business, because you guys are mind-blowing!”

Girl Guides Queensland is a membership-based organisation, a charity that has been running for 100 years in Queensland with a focus on empowering girls and young women to develop leadership skills through non-formal education programs. As a small not-for-profit business, they engaged MGI to deliver IT services to help them deliver a key element of their strategic plan.

“The challenge that we spoke to MGI about was the need for us to be able to modernise our business. It was overwhelming but MGI was able to break that down and able to work what It systems were required.”

“I think one of the main ways in which MGI has differed has been the fact that they have been able to take complex technologies which are changing all of the time, and bring that back into what for me as a small business is a do-able, achievable and realistic agreement that we can have with a business partner. They are working for my business.”

“The other great part of working with MGI is that they have such a diverse business base, that they were able to bring all of that external expertise into the organisation.”

“That solution focus without the stress, without the technical talk, is worth it’s weight in gold!”

– Kim Harrington, CEO, Girl Guides Queensland

“It is comforting to know that a problem might seem big to me but to MGI it is fairly standard and they’ll generally have the answers.”

“Steve and his team are professional, friendly and focused on achieving the best possible outcomes.”

“Steve and his team are professional, friendly and focused on achieving the best possible outcomes.”

“MGI’s commitment to adding value to our business, in addition to their core services, is what differentiates them from others in the Financial Compliance sector. I would absolutely recommend them.”

“We’re very appreciative of the assistance that MGI has been able to provide and see their continued involvement in our business as integral to us pursuing our ambitious growth strategy,

“The MGI audit team were very supportive and flexible”

“MGI helped us in handing over a business which has been in our family for three generations”

I can always rely on Cameron and his team at MGI to have our back in Australia whether it’s with government, vendors or tax authorities.
Irene Perlich | Director of Accounting, Adaptive Insights

Would definitely recommend MGI to any not-for-profit organisation.

“They are easy to deal with yet thorough. They have been very understanding of the challenges of working in a not-for-profit organisation and, in my case, part-time.

“In the past, I have worked with people who have made the audit process seem like a very stressful time of year—but working with MGI, that didn’t happen.”

“MGI’s level of client service sets them apart. I would definitely recommend them especially to other businesses within the agricultural industry,”

I found Grant’s approach very different to what I had encountered before. He was approachable but tenacious. He worked with me to break down what my weaknesses were and then he wouldn’t let me let it go. It was a challenging approach but it was effective.
– Darren Attard | Director/Owner, Jet Pilot