Agribusiness experts with a passion for rural sector success For anyone seeking accountancy expertise in the agribusiness area, you can’t go past Christchurch-based chartered accountants PS Alexander & Associates. The irm specialises in business and accounting advice for agribusiness, and takes pride in working alongside their clients as a trusted partner, with a strong focus on growth and development. At Alexanders, they don’t wait for clients to ask for advice, they get in there and help before things reach a problem stage. The Alexanders teamkeeps abreast of all developments in the farming and accounting industries, ensuring their advice is up-to-date and accurate. “This industry is our backyard, and we are passionate about taking care of it,” director Pita Alexander said. They combine a wealth of experience and knowledge of the agribusiness sectors to create solid benchmarking against which business performance can bemeasured. Alexanders manages every aspect of business through one-on-one relationships and tailor-made solutions with the help of highly experienced accounting personnel. “For us, it’s imperative to ask the right questions to identify the key business areas for improvement and construct solutions to enhance any agribusiness operation.” The teammanages every aspect of agribusiness operations through establishing relationships with each client. Core services include succession planning, accounting, benchmarking budgeting, start-ups inancing, accounting support and GST processing. The teamof specialists are on-hand to talk about any services a client may require. Modern business demands up-to-date, accurate inancial information, and Alexanders can relieve clients of the enormous burden of their accounting requirements, including preparation of annual accounts, business appraisal, planning purposes, andmore. It is vital agribusiness operators know how their competitors are performing. Alexanders scrutinises business performance and benchmarks it against a variety of factors. First and foremost, a good budget is a necessity for a good business plan. It enables businesses to set inancial targets andmeasure performance. With a variety of budget types, Alexanders partners with clients to get to know their business before designing the right budget. The teamare experts in turning good ideas into real plans. Their advice starts with identifying themost suitable structure for the startup business, determining if it should be set up as a sole trader, partnership or limited company. They can help prepare business plans, cash low projections, budgets, cash low projections, budgets and trading forecasts. Where inance is required, a wide range of inancing options are available, each with their pros and cons. The Alexanders teamknow the inancial market and have the experience to assist agribusinesses secure the best inancing option. The name behind the irm, Pita Alexander, started out as a sole practitioner 50 years ago. He is passionate about seeing agribusinesses succeed and is dedicated to the inancial success of his clients. A number of young farm accountants have bene itted under Pita’s tutelage, and his contribution to farming has been recognised with several awards, the latest being an ONZMhonour in 2010. Pita is supported by fellow directors Alister Stevenson and Karen Prue. Alister has 30 years of experience in farmaccounting and joined Alexanders in 1994 before becoming a Director in 2001. Karen joined Alexanders in 2003, achieving her Associated Chartered Accountants quali ication in 2009, a Bachelor of AppliedManagement majoring in Accounting in 2014, and completing her Chartered Accountant quali ications in 2017. She became a Director in 2018.
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