About us
We are Martin & Martin, a Chartered Accounting firm based in Maling Road, Canterbury. We help businesses and individuals with taxation, compliance and superannuation. We’re a team of ‘numbers people’ who love what we do and that’s reflected through the quality of the work and the relationships we cultivate with our clients and team.
We like:
- Problems solved; concerns put to rest.
- Numbers that talk (and reconcile!).
- Clients who kick their goals and see both the forest and the trees.
- Being useful – doing stuff that’s valued and valuable.
- The open-minded ideas that come from sharing a meal or glass of wine.
- The contrasting sanity and insanity of families.
We dislike:
- Explaining in two pages what could be said in a sentence.
- Unnecessary formality.
- An unwillingness to express an opinion.
- Those who can’t respect and adapt to people’s differences.
- Cleverness that causes inaction.
Often mistaken for:
A cafe or a wine bar. Being situated in a courtyard in the heart of Maling Road, Canterbury amongst deciduous trees with our industrial coffee machine inviting a visit and no overflowing folders in sight – we don’t look like the typical accounting firm.
Our greatest satisfaction:
When a client calls after a meeting to say thanks. Thanks for; saying the things that need to be said, posing the difficult questions and having the tricky conversations, identifying what’s at the core of the issue.
Conflicted when:
Nothing makes us both happier and more annoyed than when a client drops in for a glass of wine at 4pm on a Friday. You know there’s jobs and projects to tie up for the week but a client catch-up is technically classified as work…
M Start
For businesses starting out, M Start is a stepping stone to bigger things. Eligible recipients of new businesses receive a $3,000 credit over twelve months for structuring, accounting or business advice. Read more…
M Give
M Give provides non profit and charitable organisations valuable accounting and financial consulting so they can focus on making a difference. For eligible recipients, the M Give program can be applied for up to three years. Delivery of the grant is provided by a $3,000 service credit for each of those years. Read more…
Boardroom Lunches
Our boardroom lunches are an intimate conversation and interview over lunch featuring one of our beloved clients to share insights and learnings with a table of Martin and Martin Clients. Read more…
M Connect
M Connect is a monthly team event where we as a collective try new things, learn and share an experience. An event that takes us away from our office and shifts the focus from client centric value add towards play, connection and personal growth. Read more…
M Learn
Our regular M Learn sessions are an opportunity to learn from each other and as a team. M Learn combines structured external training with internal sessions to provide a constant opportunity and expectation for growth and development at all levels and roles. Read more…
Yesterday
Rewind to 1972 as epic perms, fringing and platforms were all the rage at Studio 54. Back in Melbourne, Ivan Martin purchased an accounting firm from Alan Chambers for $7,800.
Joined by Andrew Martin in 1996, the firm has continued to grow and prosper, servicing a diverse client base and employing a vibrant team of people.
Today
Martin & Martin consults to Melbourne based small to medium businesses. Some of our clients who started with us back in the 1970s are still with us today.
With a thorough understanding of our clients, business and investment interests; our people are well placed to provide relevant and valuable taxation and accounting services.
Tomorrow
Whilst we have long term plans to start a Formula 1 team, establish the Australasian Accountants Table Tennis League (AATTL) and open satellite offices in Caracas, Bermuda and Mars, for the short term we seek to assist our clients in achieving their investment and business objectives; and in doing so, achieve ours.
Learn about why we do it.
