One of the original members of the firm since 1986, Stuart brings over 25 years of accounting, tax and financial management experience to Roetsch & Company. As Managing Principal he directs all aspects of practice management, and with his background in Business Administration, he is responsible for the structure, successful growth and profitability of the firm.

If there is one member of our team with the outward image of a "typical accountant", then it's Stuart. Yet behind his deceptive appearance lies a perceptive thinker and solver of client problems, who among his many roles is the architect of the firm's paperless environment and accounting software system that streamlines year-end file preparation. With his relaxed and quiet demeanor, he is much in demand to fulfill temporary on-site Controller or CFO roles for our clients.

Stuart has many years of specialized tax training, and is the firm's resident expert in HST. His other areas of practice include advisory services, personal and corporate taxation, taxation of farming, government statutory audits and negotiations, auditing and review engagements, business start up, temporary controllership and business advisory services.

Away from the office, Stuart and his wife Jane enjoy curling, golf and watching hockey and basketball. Since being a two-time curling provincial school finalist, Stuart continues to enjoy the roaring game. He shares his two favorite sports, curling and baseball with his three children and also volunteers as a convener, umpire and coach - enjoying the reward of assisting and seeing young children develop their skills and personalities.

Each Roetsch & Company individual brings a different personality and background to the firm. Well-known for his easy going and facilitating nature, Roy's areas of specialty expertise include taxation, government statutory audits and negotiations, litigation support, business valuations and damages quantification. He has a B.Com, is a CA, and in addition to his qualification from the Institute of Chartered Business Valuators (CBV), he is recognized by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) as a valuations specialist (CA.CBV).

Well-versed in all areas of general public practice, Roy has over 25 years experience in accounting, tax, and business valuation, including working for CRA in corporate audit, as CFO of a high-tech corporation to position it to go public, and working on the finances of many small-to-medium size companies.

He has completed the CICA In-Depth Tax Course and lectured on advanced accounting and tax at the postgraduate level.

Roy is a family oriented individual who likes fast red sports cars, soccer, hockey, curling (they say he's a "natural") and home improvement. He and his wife Sarah enjoy travel and family gatherings.

Donna looks after the day-to-day management of the firm's professional assignments and manages workflow. She brings over 20 years of business and accounting experience and serves as the firm's year-end preparation manager.

Donna gained her extensive experience as corporate Controller of two multi-national food and beverage companies and from operating her own consulting business. Her areas of practice include management consulting, investigative accounting and reporting, and auditing and engagement reviews.

Donna, her husband, also a CA, and young daughter love to travel and usually end up on a warm Prince Edward Island every summer. Donna also enjoys volunteering at her daughter's school.

Every group needs one individual to keep the tone light and tinged with humour - and it's Armen…. but although he's very funny, he's also very serious when it comes to business. With the firm since 1992, Armen's specialty areas of practice include software implementation and training, Intuit and AccPac Simply Pro solutions provider, preparation of business plans, budgets, forecasts, projections, cash flow analyses, personal financial planning and general business advisory.

Armen's general areas of practice include review engagement preparation and file reviews, audit preparation, and personal and corporate tax preparation. Armen supervises bookkeeping services provided to selected clients. Working with insurance agents and investment advisors, Armen also quarterback's the client financial and estate planning process.

In his spare time Armen is in to home renovating, movies, playing hockey, golf, skiing, travel, and cooking.

Don is considered the strong, silent one in our group. With the firm since 1992, he is the firm's in-house computer systems and software applications specialist with responsibility for our internal "thin client" terminal server.

Don's areas of practice include new business start-up issues, registrations and all statutory requirements, review engagement preparation and file reviews, audit preparation, and personal and corporate tax preparation. Don also supervises provision of bookkeeping services to selected clients.

Travel is Don's main enjoyment away from the office, along with most sports, Nascar/Bush stock car racing, and horse racing.

With the firm since 1987, Dave has over 20 years of business and accounting experience. His areas of practice include payroll, WSIB, compilation and review engagement preparation, personal and corporate tax, bookkeeping and accounting.

Dave provides client's on-site assistance with their semi-monthly and monthly accounting needs. Dave is also an avid golfer.

With the firm since 1995, Jim has over 25 years of public accounting experience. His areas of practice include notice to reader compilation and review engagement preparation, investment portfolio analysis and corporate tax. Jim is an avid market investor and has completed many related courses in the areas of securities exchange, real estate, mutual funds, options trading, debt wrapping and other debt and stock investment vehicles and strategies.

Francis has over 15 years of business and public accounting experience whose areas of practice include notice to reader compilation and review engagement preparation, personal and corporate tax.

Sarbjit is our newest member and brings over 9 years of College and University honours education in the business field. Her areas of practice include bookkeeping, accounting, notice to reader compilation preparation, and general support staff.

Surinder has over 12 years of public accounting experience and is studying for Bachelor of Business Studies. Her areas of practice include personal income tax, US tax, trust tax, CRA liaison, statutory government audit, personal tax problem solving, notice to reader compilation and review engagement preparation and corporate tax.

Jane, who has been with our firm since 1997, has over 10 years of accounting experience. Her areas of practice include payroll, T4, T5, T5018, WSIB, EHT, monthly bookkeeping, GST and PST reporting and personal tax preparation.

Azima, who has been with our firm since 1999, has over 13 years of experience in personal taxation. Her areas of practice include small business taxation, rental operations, commissioned salespersons and employee expenses.

Jean, who has been with our firm since 2000, has over 13 years of experience in personal taxation. Her areas of practice include small business taxation, rental operations, commissioned salespersons and employee expenses.

With the firm since 1989, Connie has over 25 years of business and administrative experience, including working many years for a prominent Toronto law firm, where she prepared for numerous OMB hearings. Connie serves as the firm's administration and office manager.

With the firm since 1999, Inge has over 40 years of special project and business managerial experience gained through her many years working for Canada's largest Telecommunications company. Inge assists in maintaining the firm's client relations and assists Klaus, Stuart and Roy with their client services.

Roetsch & Company actively participates in the co-operative education programs offered at the College and University level (including partnering with Sheridan College Institute of echnology and Advanced Learning and the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto), to provide work term opportunities for the bright minds of the future.