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About us

Town & Country Accountants (formally accounting Bethlehem) was formed in 2002.

Our firm stands out from other accounting firms because we are a boutique firm, which specialises in assisting small to medium businesses with accounting and business advice.

Our firm wants to be seen as your business partners working alongside you to ensure you achieve your financial goals and build your business up, not your daunting accountants.

Our motto at Town & Country Accountants is ‘accounting for all lifestyles’, this means that we open our doors to people of all backgrounds and we tailor our advice to every individual client depending on what we think your business needs to strive. We are professional but personable.

Sarah Price, our associate, has been with the firm since its inception and now plays a key role within the practice.  In 2014, Bevan Spalding joined our firm as a partner after leaving a senior tax manager role in a large corporate accounting firm and continued to grow the practice by building strong relationships with clients.

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Meet The Team

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Bevan Spalding

Director

Bevan is an Accountant, and a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.  Bevan has over 25 of years in the industry, with working at Inland Revenue and Senior tax manager roles in large accounting firms throughout his years.
 
Bevan has extensive knowledge in the following areas:

  • Commercial issues.

  • Inland Revenue disputes.

  • Debt Management.

  • Growth Strategies.

  • Governance.

  • Structuring training to charitable, non-profit and Maori organisations.

Bevan was on the Board of Trustees at Selwyn Ridge Primary School for five years,and outside of the office Bevan enjoys spending time with wife, Fiona, three teenage children and two dogs. Bevan has recently moved to a lifestyle block in Apata and enjoys the country lifestyle. If you ask Bevan’s youngest daughter what he does out of the office, she’ll say that Dad's favourite thing to do is “mow the lawns!”
 
Bevan is happy to meet you in the office or come to your business. He also is not opposed to meeting you in the middle of the ocean with a fishing rod in hand.

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Sarah Price

Associate

Sarah held a Senior Accounting Clerk role, and has been practice Manager, since 2000. Due to Sarah’s dedication and commitment to the firm and our clients she is now an Associate.
 
Sarah enjoys the challenges that this role encompasses and creating strong relationships with clients.
 
Sarah’s daughter, Audralee, who attends the local primary school has claimed a desk in the office and is adamant that she will be working here with Mum as soon as possible – she definitely has her eye on the Receptionist position. Out of the office, Sarah enjoys hanging out with family and friends and their kitten called Duck. She also enjoys ‘attempting’ home renovations but has found she likes gardening and that painting is not her forte.

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Chelsea Jensen

Senior Accountant

Chelsea is an Accountant with over 11 years’ experience in the following:

  • Compliance work.

  • Management reporting.

  • Business advisory services.

 
Chelsea has had first-hand experience as a part owner and manager of a fast growth business, and understands the excitement and stresses new businesses face.
 
Chelsea enjoys working in Xero and loves to see her clients building financially successful businesses whilst producing accurate reports and eliminating data entry.
 
Chelsea is married to Tim and has two kids, Jimmy & Ashleigh. When she is not at the office she loves to spend time camping in Te Kaha with friends and family.
 

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Amanda Mitchinson

Senior Accounts Clerk

Amanda joined us as a Senior Accounts Clerk in 2013. Amanda has over 15 years’ experience in the industry.
 
Amanda enjoys identifying how businesses work and seeing the analytical decisions and feedback that eventually shows up in the bank account.
 
Amanda has two children to keep her busy and on her toes. In her spare time she enjoys horse riding and is a member of the Tauranga Dressage Club.

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