Sothertons is a National Association of independent accounting firms founded in 1983. The National Sothertons Association is an innovative provider of business and financial services with its focus set firmly on the future. Sothertons provides business and financial services to deal with the commercial challenges facing organisations in the private and public sectors.
The Board of the National Sothertons Group is represented by a Director from each office of the Sothertons Association. The Board is currently represented by:
Robert Lissauer (Chairperson)
Matthew Peacock (Deputy Chairperson)
Alex Reade
Geoff Read
Robert Rochlin
Tina Zawila
Sothertons Chartered Accountants is rated in the Top 100 Accounting Organisations in Australia by Business Review Weekly (BRW).
Internationally, the Sothertons Group is the Australasian representative firm of IGAF Worldwide, an international association of independent accounting firms operating in more than 60 countries worldwide, with 350 offices, 950 partners, 8,500 staff and annual world billings in excess of US$800 million. We work in conjunction with other IGAF offices in servicing our clients needs with one of our Member Firms/Partners being a Board Member and Secretary of IGAF Worldwide. Our membership of IGAF Worldwide provides us with the resources and skills to ensure our clients have access to expertise in overseas countries when required, and also assists us in servicing our clients locally and internationally.
All member firms of the National Sothertons Group Pty Ltd are subject to liability capping. Liability limited by a scheme approved under professional standards legislation applicable to each member firm.

Sothertons firms are independent members of both National Sothertons Group Pty Ltd (NSG) and IGAF Worldwide. NSG & IGAF worldwide are national and worldwide associations respectively and do not and cannot offer any professional services in their own names. Each independent member of “NSG” and IGAF Worldwide is a separate firm. These member firms are not members of an international partnership or otherwise legal partners with each other. No firm is responsible for the services or activities of any other member firm, and they do not act on behalf of “NSG” or IGAF Worldwide or other member firms.
The relationship between a client and the Sothertons office that represents you cannot be extended to IGAF Worldwide or any other member firm of IGAF Worldwide or any other office of Sothertons in Australia and only the Sothertons firm engaged by the client can be held responsible towards you as a client regarding any issues relating to the clients engagement(s).