Meet the Team Elegant Bookkeeping
Our team is highly qualified, have business backgrounds and are experienced in the construction and building sectors
Yulia Mann, Managing Director (MBA, MPAcc)
- From Russia with love! Why? Yulia comes from Siberia originally where she worked in corporate management with some of Russia’s biggest businesses including SIBECO, Russia’s largest energy and infrastructure provider, Danone, Procter & Gamble and leading construction companies. And that’s where she fell in love with accounting!
- Yulia is a fully qualified accountant, holding both an Australian Master of Professional Accounting and Master of Business Administration Degrees.
- With 18 years of international and Australian experience under her belt, Yulia applies all her skills to ensure that you can efficiently plan your business to increase profitability and grow.
- When the going gets tough, the tough go…out and tango!

Irina Pakhomkina, bookkeeper
- Have accountancy, will travel! Irina has worked as an accountant in Russia, Cyprus, and now Australia.
- She caught the travel-bug when she was 27, moving from freezing cold St-Petersburg to begin a new life in warm and sunny Cyprus. In Cyprus she switched from accounting in Russian to accounting in Greek. Now she’s learning Japanese in case she decides to move there for another adventure.
- When the going gets tough, this tough cookie goes shopping! When she’s relaxing, Irina is doing yoga or running along the beach.

Julia Goloktionova, B.Econ.Sc., bookkeeper
- An artist at work! After graduating from Art school Julia took an unexpected turn into accountancy, gaining a Specialist Degree in Economics (Finance and Credit) at the Far Eastern Federal University’s Department of Finance and Credit. She was such a good student, she gained a scholarship every year of her study.
- She has tamed Xero and can make Excel jump through hoops. No detail escapes her eagle eye!
- Julia would like to be spending time travelling but makes do with honing her moves on the volleyball court.

Abbey Mitchell, senior bookkeeper
- Abbey’s our Secret Agent! A registered BAS Agent, that is! Licensed to bookkeep and a member of the Institutes of Certified Bookkeepers and Public Accountants.
- She’s a Hero with Xero and her six plus years of bookkeeping experience are yours to command.
- Abbey scores goals on the hockey field and gives Julia a run for her money on a paddleboard!
