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while accounting is a great thing, there is
so much more involved at a management
and decision level,” Mr Sherrington said.
On the couple’s return to Australia and
Cairns, they came full circle, buying the
firm Mr Sherrington had held his first job
at and setting about making it their own.
One of the first changes was increasing
staff wages by 50%.

The best thing about
winning the award was and enjoy ourselves after the ceremony,”
that it recognised our staff she said. “When we were fundraising for
Relay for Life, every single staff member
for backing our vision, walked. It’s a family environment.”
doing things differently From a humble team of two to more than
30 staff across two offices – the second on
and leading the industry the Sunshine Coast – it truly is a family
affair. Rod and Sue’s children Josh and
Sue Sherrington Jazmin also work at the Cairns office, in
Office Manager
between studying at university. Both are Having already helped hundreds of
completing double degrees in law and businesses increase their impact and
They are firm believers of the adage that business. “They have been working for incomes to enjoy more freedom and
if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys and years in reception and in mail and are flexibility, Trinity Accountants now has
count their staff as their greatest asset. now doing bookkeeping during their a first-rate succession plan, ensuring a
As Ms Sherrington explained to Tropic, university holidays,” Mr Sherrington said. bright outlook well into the future.
that respect has been reciprocated. “The kids are saying they love what we do
“When we recently won the Regional – we’re not pushing them into it.
Suburban Firm of the Year at the But they’re doing the right qualifications
Australian Accounting Awards, our staff and they’re going to be awesome in
raised $500 for a voucher so we could go the business.”

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