First Nations People

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First Nations People

Nexia offer respectful, inclusive, and collaborative services to support First Nations people and their groups in their operations. With extensive experience, we effectively manage and implement commercial strategies for clients and communities.

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More than just advice

To create sustainable and independent communities, a strong First Nations economy that promotes empowerment, prosperity, success, and intergenerational wealth creation is essential.

More First Nations groups are seeking commercial solutions to navigate challenges and achieve their goals. We help to improve First Nations financial literacy and, with their informed participation, develop internal controls, systems, and procedures in their corporations.

We have a wealth of knowledge and experience in collaborating with First Nations parties to effectively manage, govern, and deliver commercial strategies for their clients and communities.

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Ensuring you’re always ready for what’s next

Nexia supports First Nations communities and individuals in achieving their commercial and community goals.

Our services help to expand workforces and supply chains to include more First Nations people and businesses.

Working with you, we can help businesses understand and navigate the Indigenous Procurement Policy to source First Nations suppliers effectively.

How we can help

We offer advisory services across employment and retention program design and evaluations, business mentoring including strategic planning, performance reviews and health checks, investment strategy development, execution and assurance.

Our expert team can assist with prescribed body corporates, dispute resolution and negotiations, grants and funding, transaction and entity structuring advice, identification and translation of potential business opportunities, strategy planning, working with prescribed body corporates, market analysis, and feasibility assessments.

Whether you require assistance with tax planning, accounting, or reporting, our focus is on you.

We are proactive and responsive, giving you confidence that our approach to your audit will be transparent, accurate, insightful and mitigate risk.

Our team can assist with inclusion strategies for business, governance, and community strengthening. We are also happy to attend community meetings to present and explain financial reports, educating boards and communities to understand financial reports.

We have vast experience working with the Indigenous Business Authority (IBA) to consult and advise First Nations entrepreneurs and businesses.

Our team can help with your benefits management structure from Land Use and other agreements, heritage management, cultural competency programs and supplier diversity and procurement strategies.

Do you need other sector-specific advice? As a full-service accounting and advisory firm, we can assist with all First Nations People related matters. Connect now and let us know how we can help.

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Our clients

We help a variety of local and rural First Nations businesses operating in native bushfoods and botanicals, cultural and natural tourism or visual and performing arts. Nexia have the capabilities and knowledge to assist your business needs and goals.

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Locations

Andrew Wehrens

Partner, Audit and Assurance

Melbourne, VIC

Dean Birch

Director, Tax Consulting

Perth, WA

Donella Dabao

Director, Business Advisory

Darwin, NT

Niamh Byrne

Associate Director, Managed Services

Perth, WA

Noel Clifford

Partner, Audit and Assurance

NT, SA

Theuns Klopper

Director, Managed Services

Perth, WA

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