ABOUT US
Our Mission
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To be a pro-active and innovative accounting and advisory firm focused on creating long lasting relationships with our clients.
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Rather than just have an accountant, our business clients should enjoy a ‘business coach’ relationship.
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From compliance to consulting we have a commitment to excellence.
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To be active in understanding our clients’ individual needs and provide advice that is both technically sound and success driven.
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Guarantee clients the highest level of confidentiality and integrity in relation to their financial affairs.
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Our clients are never too small or insignificant and no job is too hard or too small.
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With the tax laws constantly changing our team members agree to undertake extensive professional development to keep their skills at the forefront of current standards and practices.
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At all times provide friendly, courteous and personal service from an enthusiastic team who endeavour to deliver quick turnaround of compliance work.
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To be accessible which includes returning client calls promptly and recognising that clients’ needs often extend outside regular business hours.
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History of the Firm
Tenni & Associates Pty Ltd was established in 1995 bringing extensive knowledge and experience in providing traditional accounting and taxation services.
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The introduction of GST combined with consistently strong client referrals has seen the firm experience considerable growth. We now service a diverse range of clients including micro, small and medium sized business owners from a range of industry sectors.
The practice is large enough to offer specialised advice and at the same time small enough to guarantee personal service to our clients.
Living in an age of increasing financial complexity, we have responded to the needs of our clients and now offer a complete range of accounting, taxation, business advisory and financial services.
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If we cannot directly assist clients we draw on the extensive knowledge of our alliance partners to ensure they get the best solution for their needs.
We strive to maintain the standards and professionalism that led to those recommendations.
Our Team
Grant Tenni
Grant commenced in business in 1984. The business he has built has provided accounting and financial planning services over this time. He has an admirable reputation for attention to detail ensuring accurate and precise work is carried out by his team.
Grant is an Accountant, Financial Planner and a Registered Tax Agent. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Diploma of Financial Planning among his qualifications.
Grant has built a vast knowledge base concerning current and past property investment and share investing. He is able to show how investing in the right thing, at the right time, for the right price achieves greater returns than the average. Grant values amongst his associates a Property Group who he believes are the best Property Investment Group in Australia.
Grant's understanding of the Investment Cycle and his knowledge of how the best countries in the world operate their tax systems, led to him being invited on to the Board of Australia's oldest economic foundation, Prosper Australia, in 2022. He is now the Treasurer of Prosper Australia.
On a personal level, Grant is married with 2 sons, loves golf, and is an avid Essendon supporter. He is passionate about his golf and finally broke 80 on the 16th May 2025. And he has let the whole world know!!!
Rizwan Fareed
Rizwan joined us in 2019.
He was born in Sri Lanka and moved to Australia in 2006. He completed his Bachelor of Accounting in 2010 and worked for a few other accounting firms before joining us.
Rizwan enjoys the responsibility of directly looking after clients. He has an across the board knowledge of our clients and is therefore able to assist everyone. He is extremely patient, helpful and proactive in making sure clients keep up to date with their accounts and lodgements.
Personally Rizwan is a fitness freak and also passionate about Sri Lankan cricket. He is married to Rinza and they have 3 wonderful boys who, however, support Australia, even when they are playing Sri Lanka in cricket.
Emma Harrison
Emma Harrison joined our firm in 2010 and quickly established herself as a valuable and highly respected member of our team.
Emma is a qualified CPA with over 20 years experience in the accounting profession, specialising in taxation and business services.
Emma also has a strong background with the establishment and running of Self Managed Superannuation Funds. Her friendly, enthusiastic and professional approach is a great asset in assisting clients with their taxation and business requirements.
Emma looks beyond the ‘numbers’ and can help you grow and manage your business.
Emma is married to Jeff and has 2 children now close to entering the workforce. In 2025 Emma travelled overseas and spent time in Italy including visiting the towns of her forbears.
Suba Tenni
Suba joined us in 2021.
Suba was born in Nepal and came out to Australia in 2012.
She completed her Bachelor of Accounting in 2015.
Suba had met Grant's eldest son Shaun while working in Age Care.
They have been married since 2022.
Once we knew she was an accountant we did not hesitate to bring her into the business. Suba is taking over more responsibility in the firm, looking after more and more clients and is a wonderful addition to the business.
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Suba has taken an interest in AFL, and even though she decided to follow Collingwood, we still welcomed her to our family!
(Don't ask me how she decided to follow them!!)
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