Who Are We???
Faye Zevenbergen – Owner/President
Faye Zevenbergen is an Accounting, Bookkeeping and Law Professional graduating from Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario in 1998 in Legal Office Administration. To give her an edge over the competition, Faye obtained her Law Clerks Certificate and pursued CGA level Accounting courses on top of her Diploma program where she first discovered a love for the combination of Accounting, Finance and Law. Working as a Law Clerk and Bookkeeper while continuously pursuing higher levels of education and endless requests for additional tasks and responsibilities allowed Faye to reach the top of her field and continue to pursue greater avenues of personal achievement in her career.
Faye has successfully worked her way up the corporate ladder in the GTA and Barrie, Ontario area managing and working in small to large sized corporations and law offices. Faye brings passion to her work, a thirst for knowledge and growth, great customer service and highly honed problem solving capabilities to her client’s table.
Faye has lectured at Georgian College on various occasions in relation to proper and practical implementation of the Employment Standards Act in the workplace as well in the community. She also gives lectures and seminars on budgeting and proper bookkeeping practices for new and current businesses owners as well as where to find the value in your numbers. She specializes in PC Law, QuickBooks, Simply Accounting, ACCPAC and is a QuickBooks Pro Adviser.
Faye is active in the community as an avid networker and promoter of small business. She is active in her local BNI Networking Group and currently holds the position of Treasurer.
Chauntel McGrath – Office Administrator
Chauntel attended Barrie Central Collegiate where she averaged 94 – 96% in her Math Studies. She then continued her schooling at Georgian College where she took Pre-Nursing to follow in her Grandmothers footsteps. After completing the course, she realized that numbers were her true passion… nursing however was not. Through her experiences she has found that her personality and positive energy is extremely contagious.
Chauntel joins the FBZ Accounting Team with over 15 years of experience in Administration and Small Business Management. During this time she explored many avenues within a company including, but not limited to payroll, accounts receivable/payable and government remittance. In the short time she’s worked for the team, her time management skills have benefited both the client and FBZ. When she has a deadline it’s always met and quite often surpassed. The organization she has brought to the office is unforeseen and reflects in all aspects of the business. She is the expert who truly understands the ins and outs, from beginning to end, in small business.
Chauntel is a devoted mother who above all else, loves spending time with her children. In addition to that, she also enjoys singing karaoke, zumba and swimming.
Dave Carroll – Bookkeeper
Dave is a creative and social geek who doesn’t rest until he finds the answer to any question which currently poses a problem. As such, he’s both Bookkeeper, and in house Tech Support. He’s been called MacGyver for his creative solutions to problems encountered. Missing a wine opener? No problem, Dave’s found a Screw and some Scissors.
With his strengths in math and interests in technology he received a Computer Programming Diploma from Sheridan College in 2005. Since then, he’s dabbled in some programming, but found a love behind bars. Not the criminal type, the drinking type! Quite possibly the best place for this geek to develop his social skills, Dave excelled with his clients, having regulars follow him from one establishment to another. Deep down he knew he couldn’t do this forever, as the atmosphere and hours didn’t make him happy. He found his calling in the numbers, the underlying building blocks of any business, and decided continuing education was the way to go. Currently working towards his Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting Major, from Athabasca University, Dave is also enrolled in the CGA Program of Professional Studies.
Dave leads an active lifestyle, running in the summer and snowboarding in the winter. He also enjoys entertaining, both cooking and mixing drinks for friends and family.