Bold &
Ambitious
We know Small to Medium businesses are the backbone of New Zealand’s economy, we know business isn’t easy, and we really admire each and every business owner for taking on the risks and challenges of everyday business.
Bold &
Ambitious
We know Small to Medium businesses are the backbone of New Zealand’s economy, we know business isn’t easy, and we really admire each and every business owner for taking on the risks and challenges of everyday business.
A personal message from our founder
SmartPayroll is unashamedly built to support small business success. Most people go into business because success in business means freedom, more money and more time.
We know success in business doesn’t come easy. In the beginning it can mean less money, less time and a lot of stress.
We want to help you grow your business, but we know that often it’s compliance that’s killing you!!
That’s where we come in. Ready, willing and able to step in and help you out.
About SmartPayroll New Zealand
We love small business
We believe in small business success and the massive changes it can make in peoples lives all across New Zealand and we wanted to create a business that helped business owners just like you have a little less stress in your business each day.
Small business success is huge in our world because it ultimately means people can have more freedom, more choices and more prosperity in their lives. That’s what motivated us to create a business that helped business owners just like you to avoid having to sweat the small stuff so you can keep focused on the big stuff.
Our mission in a nutshell
To help 100,000 small and medium business employers across New Zealand and Australia so they never have to worry about Payroll and HR stress and hassles ever again!
A lot more small business owners across New Zealand and Australia are going to be one step closer to business success and freedom, with more money and more time, and that folks is really, really cool and we need your help to think bigger and be more successful.
By achieving that we reckon a whole heap of small business owners are going to be one step closer to business success and that means one step closer to achieving a better quality of life. We’re pretty excited about that!
Phil Richards
Founder, Shareholder and Champion for small business“Hi there, my name is Phil and I’m really passionate about business and I believe 100% that owning a business is the way to go to improve the quality of life for you and your family and achieve the freedom and wealth you’ve always desired.”
I co-founded SmartPayroll in 2004 and it’s been an absolute pleasure to help so many business owners get rid of all their payroll and HR stress in that time.
I’m an accountant by training, a full CA and FCPA member. Over a 2 year period my business partner and I bought 14 accounting practices in New Zealand and I love helping other accountants think creatively, be entrepreneurs and business investors and get their heads around the fast changing accounting industry. I’m writing a book called the Entrepreneurial Accountant due for release in 2016.
I’ve also been an Entrepreneur of the Year, I’ve founded 9 businesses from medical retail, a Butter Chicken company in India, a chain of
professional services firms, petfood in the US, and a mobile marketing company in 5 countries plus I’ve had 3 successful exits and I’ve sold 2.
I’m a proud father of 2, an avid ironman competitor having completed 7 races including the 2012 World Ironman Championships in Kona, Hawaii. I’m pretty keen on a game of golf once in while and love to travel with my family.
I’m very approachable and I love to help business owners and if there is anything about business or payroll you would like to know please feel free to contact me at phil@smartpayroll.com.au and please connect with me at LinkedIn.
All the best, and remember the best is still to come!
Phil
Chris Partridge
Chief Executive OfficerChris has over 20 years’ experience in business, including building her own successful national training business which led to her being recognised by the ASB Wellington Regional Business Women of the Year Awards as Highly Commended and by Her Business Women of the Year Awards where she was awarded a Certificate of Recognition.
Chris’s strategy has always been to provide exceptional customer service as a first priority but also a supportive and motivating work environment.
Shareholder
Datacom is a big reliable corporate information technology company, the exact kind of company you want looking after your Payroll information and making sure it is correct, safe and secure.
Datacom provides all the payroll engine smarts and integration with banks and the IRD. They use the latest internet encryption technology which is the same as the banks use. They provide all the cloud hosting and data centres with SmartPayroll data being securely held across a number of sites in Australia and New Zealand for maximum protection and disaster recoverability.
Datacom has been in business for 50 years and is approaching $1 billion in revenues and has 3,600 staff working in 23 offices across New Zealand and Australia. It’s clients include banks, government departments, infrastructure and utility companies along with and the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast 2018.
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