Vivianne Barry

General Manager | B Economics (Monash), CA

Vivianne is a Chartered Accountant who started her career at PriceWaterhouse Business Services in Melbourne.  This was followed by 10 years working overseas as a Management Consultant based in London and as Vice President of Business Planning for Getty Images based in Seattle, USA. 

Vivianne has been living on the Sunshine Coast for the past six years. She enjoyed her role as Commercial Manager with USM Events before joining Accounting North in 2008. She began with the team as a Business Consultant before moving into the integral role of General Manager.

Vivianne was drawn to the firm because of its smart, widely experienced team and their integrated involvement in the Sunshine Coast community.

Today, her role focuses on creating a positive work environment that inspires the best from the Accounting North team.

A Day In The Life

6.00am Early morning beach walk. So worth it once I haul myself up!
8.00am Driving along the beach road to work - one of the most stunning commutes in the country.
8.30am Prepare for our monthly staff meeting - tracking our KPIs and diving deep into our results.
11.00am Couldn't resist that piece of chocolate birthday cake at the monthly meeting!
11.30am Prepare for our regular Rob Nixon Proactive Accountant's Network Coaching Club meeting.  The 'guru' of the accounting profession and Mr. Motivator holding us accountable to be the best we can be!
1.00pm Quiet lunch under a tree watching the kitesurfers at Cotton Tree - projecting myself onto that board!
3.00pm Meet with our dynamic web designers at Various Artists - continuously tweaking our site to make it interesting and relevant.  These guys keep the ideas firing!
4:30pm Interview for a new graduate position. There is lots of competition from across the country and some quality candidates coming through from Sunshine Coast University.
6:30pm Teaching a yoga class at One Bliss studio in Noosa .... my other passion!  Building strength and flexibility in a moving meditation.  Perfect way to unwind and unclutter the mind.