Key People

Jonathan has been involved in the accounting industry his entire life, thanks to his father (Vernon) having his own practice.

With degrees obtained in both Accounting and Music from the University of Auckland, he started his full-time accounting career with a lengthy period at KPMG (one of the “Big Four” global accounting firms) where he developed a high level of professionalism and accounting expertise.

Apart from an invaluable three year stint in London – where he worked as a Project Manager in Risk Analytics with a major European bank – Jonathan has focused his career on public practice tax and business advisory services. As such he has accumulated many years of in depth experience and expertise in these areas.

A key strength of his is the ability to provide understandable, transparent and prompt results in an industry known for it’s complexity; his strong and long-standing relationships with his clients are testament to this.

Jonathan is a bit of a gym and health fanatic, is a serious cricket buff, and a member of both Mensa NZ and the Northern Club. He lives in Epsom with his wife Laura and their 6 young children.

Stewart has been heavily involved in the public practice accounting world for over 40 years. For many years he was a partner of Albany Chartered Accountants Limited, and more recently he operated his own practice (Kerr & Associates Limited).

His expertise in all things accounting have led to him accumulating a loyal and diverse client base covering all industries and entity types.

With the aim of improving his work/life balance, Stewart merged his firm with Kennerley & Co from January 2025. His long serving senior staff also joined Kennerley & Co to continue on with the high standards of service and expertise that his clients have come to expect and appreciate.

Stewart remains available as a consultant to Jonathan.

Angelique is a highly experienced Chartered Accountant. Her efficiency, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills have endeared her to her clients, many of whom are very longstanding.

She holds accounting degrees from universities in South Africa and in New Zealand (Auckland University of Technology), is a fully qualified Chartered Accountant, and holds a Certificate of Public Practice.

Angelique has expertise in a wide variety of accounting software, and on a broad range of tax issues. As such she is up for a challenge and ready to assist clients whatever their accounting or tax related requirements.

With her two children now having left home to pursue their university goals, she enjoys spending as much time as possible at her 2nd home at Mount Maunganui with her husband.

Peter has over 40 years of commercial experience in a wide range of industries both in New Zealand and overseas. He ran his own successful accounting firm (Property & Business Accounting Limited) for nearly 20 years, building up a sizeable and loyal client base due to the excellent service the firm provided.

Like Jonathan, Peter is also a cricket fanatic; however he also has many years of first class and other high level cricketing experience – he still represents New Zealand in the national over 60s cricket squad. He is also the current long standing treasurer of Grafton Cricket Club.

Peter is of Ngai Tahu heritage.

Josie brings to the practice over thirty years of accounting experience in both Chartered Accounting and Business.

She is extremely personable, and her longstanding relationships with her clients are indicative of this. Proficient with Xero and MYOB, she is able to offer expert advice on both these accounting packages.

Josie enjoys life with her husband looking out on the beautiful Mangere Mountain while living in the city. A supportive mother to her adult children, she looks forward to holidays with them and her grandchildren. She also enjoys active involvement in her Church community.

Leontine has worked in the industry for more than 30 years, 20 of them alongside Stewart Kerr CA, who merged his practice with Kennerley & Co in January 2025.

Leontine’s many longstanding clients are a testament to her patience, care and expertise.

Leontine has adult children, and she enjoys spending time with her young grandchildren.

Kushal has a Masters in Professional Accounting from the Auckland University of Technology, and is a Provisional Member of CAANZ.

He has been an integral part of the firm more or less since the firm’s inception and like Jonathan, has also been exposed to accounting his entire life – his father is the Professor of Accounting at a prestigious university in Mumbai, India.

A skilled cricketer, he has played semi-professionally in the UK, and continues to play competitively here in Auckland.

Julie is more than just a senior accountant – she has a Bachelor of Arts (Linguistics and German) and a Masters of Social Work, along with her Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), all from the University of Auckland.

She started her accounting career in 2008 working part-time whilst studying, moving to a full-time role upon graduation in 2010.

Julie lives north of Auckland with her husband, 2 young daughters and their dog.

Vikash has worked in Chartered Accountancy practices since 2001. Highly motivated and exceptionally personable, he is a great fit for the team and a great asset to the firm.

Vik is married and has a daughter at University, and a son at high school. Outside of the office, he spends much of his time supporting his teenage son’s burgeoning football career – which is now paying dividends given his recent selection for the Fijian under-21 squad.

Helen joined Kennerley & Co in early 2023 and from the outset has provided a very high level of care and expertise to her clients.

She has excellent communication skills, and is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Originally from China, she completed both her high school education and university degrees in Auckland. She is fully qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and has 15 years of public practice experience.

Outside of the office her time is devoted primarily to her husband and her young daughter.

Marco completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (majoring in Accounting) in the Philippines, and has been working in public practice accounting in New Zealand since 2009.

Marco used to play competitive basketball (but now prefers watching). He lives with his wife and two children, and these days his spare time is primarily spent looking after his son with special needs.

Daniel joined Kennerley & Co while completing his Bachelor of Business degree and Auckland University of Technology. He is a Provisional Member of CAANZ, and is working towards becoming a full member.

Being a high achiever academically shows through in his attention to detail in his work – and this while maintaining high efficiency levels.

Born and raised in Auckland, Daniel is also fluent in Vietnamese. He takes his computer gaming seriously, which translates to strong computer and software skills in general.

Chase also joined the firm while completing his Bachelor of Business degree (also at AUT).

Born and raised in Auckland, Chase is of Swedish and Filipino descent.

Chase is extremely tech savvy and in fact has a successful history in professional computer gaming competitions (with particular specialties in Fortnite and Apex Legends). He is currently holds the 4th fastest speed run score in the world for Tetris.

Laura provides IT, website and systems support to the firm.

With a life long hands-on interest in information technology coupled with a degree in Software Engineering from Massey University, she is more than qualified for the role – a role which has only steadily increased as the firm has grown in size.

Apart from assisting with the firm’s IT needs, Laura has her hands full as a mother looking after her (and Jonathan’s) 6 young children.

Jin joined Kennerley & Co in April 2024, on placement from Auckland University of Technology in order to complete his Bachelor of Business Studies.

He is Auckland born and bred and can speak fluent Cambodian.

Boss joined Kennerley & Co in April 2024, on placement from Auckland University of Technology in order to complete his Bachelor of Business Studies.

You will likely hear Boss’s cheerful greeting whenever you call the office phone line. He also currently mans the front desk so he will be the first to greet you upon your arrival to the office.

Born in Auckland, Boss also speaks fluent Cantonese. He has played both table tennis and chess at a high level, and competed in E-sports with success at an international level.