Ms. Cusano’s primary areas of specialisation include tax advisory and tax compliance services in relation to trusts (MITs and AMITs), banks, mutual banks, credit unions, non-bank lenders, ETFs and LICs. As well as handling the application and reporting of operational taxes and obligations, including withholding taxes, she has worked with clients across the financial services industry, specialising in banking and wealth and asset management. 

Prior to joining A&M, Ms. Cusano spent 17 years with EY, serving most recently as a Partner in the Financial Services practice. She provided tax services to clients in the banking and capital markets and wealth and asset management sectors and led the wealth and asset management tax practice in Melbourne. During her time at EY, Ms. Cusano gained experience managing and leading large projects across multiple disciplines, with a strong focus on assurance over controls framework and compliance with ATO governance.

Ms. Cusano earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of South Australia. She is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Certificate of Public Practice with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Ms. Cusano is a Council Member of the Cairnmillar Institute, one of Australia’s leading centres for psychology and counselling services and an industry leader in psychology education and training.