meet the team

Vaishali Powar

Assistant Accountant

Bcom LLB

Vaishali has over 10 years experience in the finance industry in Ireland and Australia.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Accounting and Management) and a law degree.

Before joining First Samuel in February 2021, Vaishali worked as an Assistant Accountant in the Melbourne offices of Newell Brands – a global US-based company. Prior to that, she worked in Ireland for Gordon Lane & Co, a public practice firm.

Vaishali reports to the Financial Controller of First Samuel Limited and supports him in all accounting tasks including preparing cash flow, reconciliations, accounts, processing invoices and preparing BAS returns. She is also responsible for the finalisation of month-end accounts.

Vaishali lived in Europe (Ireland and Netherlands) for 16 years before moving to Australia in 2017.

She enjoys travelling, cooking, Bollywood dancing and spending time with her dog Spark, family and friends.