With nearly twenty years of tax experience, Ms. Spinks has extensive experience advising all types of clients across all aspects of Australian employment taxes. Bringing a considered and practical approach to her engagements, she minimises liabilities while ensuring compliance obligations are met.

Prior to joining A&M, Ms. Spinks spent nearly three years with Microsoft, where she was responsible for the overall management and leadership of Australian statutory and tax compliance. In addition to meeting internal and external regulatory obligations across employment taxes, income tax, SOX & IFRS, Ms. Spinks regularly presented to the Executive Committee on issues including global pricing adjustments and foreign currency implications.

Previously, Ms. Spinks spent 15 years at EY. As a Director in the Employment Taxes practice, she worked with a range of international, domestic, commercial, government and not-for-profit clients on their people strategies, focusing on taxation. 

Ms. Spinks earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce and a master’s degree in professional accounting from the University of New South Wales. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia & New Zealand, a Fellow of the Tax Institute, and a former member of the Australian Taxation Office’s FBT Working Group and Not-for-profit Stewardship Group. Ms. Spinks regularly speaks at technical forums and has been instrumental in key legislative reforms in consultation with the Australian Taxation Office.