Industry Practices

At Sothertons Melbourne, we understand your industry. Our specialist practice service includes:

- Industry benchmarking and KPI management
- Cash flow management
- Finance
- Working capital management
- Budgets and forecasts
- Costing systems
- Recession survival strategies
- Risk management & internal audit


Property & Real Estate
From architects and civil engineering through to real estate agent groups, we have the expertise to maximise your business. We also work with renovators and product suppliers to the building industry.
Practice Leaders: Robert Lissauer, John Christopoulos
Statutory audit assistance: David Lissauer

Hospitality & Catering
Restaurants, hotel and function centres, food, wine and equipment importers and suppliers, as well as employment agencies specialising in this industry.
Practice Leader: John Christopoulos

Transport, logisitics and warehousing
We work with those on the supply chain from local to international, including transport, warehousing and facilities management. Cold storage, sea and air freight, forwarding, suppliers of equipment and machinery, hardware and software.
Practice Leader: Mark Lipson

IT hardware and software supply and sales support
Specialists in telephony hardware and software supply and support; personnel and HR including employment agencies; companies who deal with disaster recovery, data hosting, intellectual property.
Practice Leaders: John Christopoulos, Mark Lipson.

Clothing manufacture and import
All aspects of wholesale and retail clothing trade including fabrics, dye houses, importers, retailers.
Practice Leader: David Lissauer

Not for profit organisations
International and local NGO's in the charitable service sector.
Practice Leader: David Lissauer

Retail
From small retailers to large multi outlet chains or franchise groups, we have experience in all facets of retail. We can also draw on our experience in both the clothing and food practices if the client is a retailer of this type.
Practice Leader: David Lissauer

Forensic Accounting
Commercial, tax, and family law assistance including valuations, asset tracing, trade practice claims, breach of contract, fraud investigations, single expert and shadow reporting.
Practice Leader: Mark Lipson

Taxpayers Advocacy - our expertise includes:
1. Managing Australian Taxation Office relationships and processes with a focus on tax risk minimisation.
2. Strong technical capability enabling favourable outcomes in relation to a particular transaction and business process.
3. Handling complicated tax audits and developing business solutions which are acceptable to both the Australian Taxation Office and taxpayers.
4. Settling tax disputes, avoiding lengthy and expensive litigation
Practice Leader: Robert Lissauer