Shanahan Swaffield Partners

Shanahan Swaffield Partners is an accounting firm established in 2018 through the merger of Michael Shanahan & Co (established 1931) and Olive Swaffield & Associates (founded 1981). The firm serves businesses in Central Queensland. Services include taxation, accountancy, auditing, insurance, investment advice, business services and SMSF. The firm provides specialised solutions such as insurance, industry benchmarking, and valuations.

The team includes partners Mark Swaffield (FCPA Accountant), Wendy Sellers (CPA Accountant), Annalise Archer (CPA Senior Accountant), Andrew Schick (CPA Accountant), and Janet McKenzie (CPA Accountant). Matthew Hayes is an FCPA Senior Adviser and Financial Planner, Tammy Harris is a CPA Senior Accountant and SMSF Specialist, Jayne Fry is a Senior Accountant, Suzanne Olive is a CPA Senior Accountant, Kim Madigan works in SSP Insurance, and Justin Nothling is a Financial Planner. The team has local, national, and international experience.

Individuals and business clients in Rockhampton feature throughout the feedback for this accounting practice, with tax returns emerging as the most frequently mentioned task. Several customers describe long-standing relationships, including one who notes that a spouse has since become a client as well. Reviewers repeatedly highlight the friendliness of the staff, and named accountants Joseph and Andrew each attract particular praise for the care they bring to their work.

Accuracy and reliability come up often, with clients expressing confidence in the firm across both commercial and private accounting matters. The advice given is described as professional and delivered in a timely manner, and one customer remarks that nothing was ever too much trouble. Beyond tax preparation, the practice's stated services extend to bookkeeping, auditing, superannuation consulting, business development and financial planning, suggesting a broad capability that clients appear to value.

Team members are portrayed as approachable and easy to deal with, creating an atmosphere that puts clients at ease when discussing their finances. Trust features strongly in several accounts, with customers indicating they are comfortable entrusting their affairs to the practice over extended periods. The prevailing impression is of a firm where personal attention and consistent results keep people returning, and where the same accountants are sought out year after year for tax return work.