Meet Us

Tracey Newman

Founder

Tracey is the founder of CloudCounting, and there was never a more passionate advocate for working in the Cloud.

Tracey is fluent in two languages – English and eCommerce.

Tracey is a Registered Tax Agent, Chartered Accountant, and a Certified Xero Consultant.

Tracey is a self confessed technology nerd.  She is at her happiest in front of a computer and is always trying out new gadgets.

Tracey has worked in Big 4 accounting firms, and now specializes in putting time back in the day for small to medium business.

Tracey has over twenty years experience working with clients implementing and advising on accounting systems. She is passionate about helping you find the right eCommerce tech stack.

Email: tracey@cloudcounting.com.au

Allison Armstrong

Taxation Manager

Allison manages our tax practice.

Allison is a Chartered Accountant and Registered Tax Agent who works to ensure that our client’s tax returns and financial statements are prepared accurately and on time and is available for any of the varied taxation queries that our clients may have.

Allison has over fifteen years experience providing tax advice. She has extensive experience with Xero. She has been involved in completing work for Individuals, Partnerships, Trusts, Companies and Superannuation Funds. She enjoys the diversity of public practice, and being able to assist clients achieve their goals, whilst also saving them taxation along the way where possible.

Allison is a mum to a very active little boy and a newborn baby girl.

Email: allison@cloudcounting.com.au

Kerrie Heinemann

Senior Bookkeeper

Kerrie is our senior Xero bookkeeper and has learned the program inside out.  She works with Xero and eCommerce systems every day and she knows these systems inside out!

Kerrie is always on hand to help our clients with any Xero questions.

Kerrie has worked extensively with eCommerce tools such as Shopify, A2x, and inventory.  She understands the complexity of foreign exchange and dealing with overseas suppliers and customers.

Kerrie uses many add on solutions on a daily basis including Receipt Bank, and would love to show you how these solutions could save time in your business.

Kerrie is the mum to two children and speaks fluent Japanese.

Email: kerrie@cloudcounting.com.au

Anne Grindrod-Canalese

Practice Manager

Anne joined us in September 2019 as our Practice Manager and learning the language of eCommerce has become a fascination – she has been on a sharp learning curve ever since.

Anne looks after the staff so she is all about the people of the practice, including our clients.

Anne has an amazing variety of experience. She finished university in 1992 and started working in the banking industry until leaving it all to raise a family.

She has worked closely with her kids’ school community which includes to convening the school tuckshop for four years and managing the school fete for three years! She LOVES community.

Anne is the Mum to three children.

Email: anne@cloudcounting.com.au

Vanessa Cruz

Taxation Accountant

Vanessa joined the CloudCounting team in January 2019 as a Junior accountant tasked to bookkeeping and BAS jobs.

She has since been promoted to Tax Accountant.

Prior to joining CloudCounting, she has seven years of experience in the Business Outsourcing industry specializing in Accounts Receivable Management.

During her spare time, she loves to travel and has been to some Asian countries and local destinations in the Philippines. On September 2019, CloudCounting flew her to Australia to meet the rest of the team. This was her first time to travel outside of Asia and first time seeing lovely Koalas and Kangaroos!

Email: vanessa@cloudcounting.com.au

Romilie Balagtas

Bookkeeper

Romilie joined the CloudCounting team on January 2020 as a Bookkeeper tasked to bookkeeping and BAS jobs.

Prior to joining CloudCounting, she has five years of experience in both local companies in the Philippines and Business Outsourcing industry specializing in Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Management.

She loves nature and has an interest in understanding other cultures – giving her a motivation to hike and travel. She is also an animal lover and has a deep interest in animal welfare. She is looking forward to exploring Australia soon.

She is also a member of Peace Campaign Nepal – Philippine Chapter, an international social organization established by dedicated youth for the promotion and protection of children, Youth, Peace and Security in Nepal and now aiming for global peace.

Email: romilie@cloudcounting.com.au

JL Patawaran

Client Specialist

JL joined the CloudCounting family in November 2019.

He’s a certified bookkeeper since 2015 with the Member of Institute of Certified Bookkeepers.

He ventured out of the country at an early age of 21 to work with a dairy company in UAE.

He’s a pet owner of two cats and likes to watch anime and play computer games such as Dota.

He loves his family and still lives with his parents – but that’s pretty normal with Filipinos.

JL is an active guy in his college days! He was the lead of “Earth Days” event, officer-in-charge for sports particularly in Volleyball, and a communications officer of student council.

Flew around the Philippines because of Junior Philippines Institute of Accountants’ (JPIA) extra-curricular activities, a known accounting school organization in the country.

When he gets excited and curious about something especially SAAS technology – he’ll definitely jump into learning it.

JL’s motto in life is “You live to learn, and you learn to live”. For him, learning never stops!

Email: jl@cloudcounting.com.au

Harvey Nunag

Client Specialist

Harvey joined us in May 2020 to work with one of our largest clients based in New Zealand. He is a graduate of Business Administration major in Business Management.

He is eager to learn new things that will help him increase his knowledge and skills in business and accounting.

Harvey is an active member of the ‘Federation of Youth Leaders’ in his city in the Philippines from 2018, and he’s currently the Youth Chairman in his district.

Email: harvey@zenithlabsmail.com