About

Key People

As the nation's Premium Comprehensive SMSF service provider we retain the best SMSF professionals in the country and we'd like you to get to know them better.

Martin Heffron – Director
(BSc, MTax, CA)

Martin established Heffron with his wife Meg and is now the driving force behind managing and overseeing the operations and key decisions as they affect our business and especially our clients.

Martin is committed to ensuring that Heffron is Australia's most highly regarded SMSF service provider.

Ben Smythe – Director
(BEc, MCom)

Ben looks after the key client relationships and is also responsible for sourcing and securing new clients.

In Ben's own words "As someone who has been involved in sales and marketing in the SMSF industry for many years, Heffron's position as Australia's premium comprehensive SMSF service provider makes my job of retaining clients relatively easy.

Meg Heffron - Principal
(BEc, FIAA)

Meg is Australia's most highly regarded SMSF technician.

Meg is widely regarded as one of the leading lights in the nation's superannuation industry and her appointment as a member of the Cooper Review panel certainly reinforced this view. This, coupled with her approachable, practical and personable style, makes her a very valuable asset for Heffron clients.

Meg and her team are also actively involved in assisting with the development of Heffron's comprehensive suite of SMSF services.

Leigh Mansell – Associate
(BSc, CA, ASIA)

Leigh is a key member of the technical team and intimately involved in developing Heffron's range of technical materials for clients.

One of Leigh's greatest attributes is her ability to make complex concepts appear simple and clients value this highly. She also provides technical support and training to our fund administration team, ensuring that they are always briefed on the latest rulings, legislative changes and SMSF opportunities as they affect our fund administration clients.

Danny Mewett – Associate
(BCom, CPA)

Danny runs Heffron's fund administration business. Quite apart from his very strong technical knowledge, his manner and thoughfulness when dealing with clients is always well received and appreciated.

Danny manages a team of high quality SMSF administration managers who handle all client contact and his emphasis on a premium comprehensive service ensures that all client experiences are first rate.

Duane Pinches - Document Services Manager
(BBus)

Duane runs Heffron's document preparation business. His attention to detail is first class which is vitally important for running a high quality SMSF document preparation business.

Duane's passion for accuracy is evident in everything he does and clients are always appreciative about the service they receive from Duane and his team.

Jennifer Conn - General Manager
(BBus, CA)

Jennifer works side by side with Martin in managing and overseeing the operations of Heffron and also provides him with a valuable sounding board or second opinion on most critical decisions.

Jennifer has been involved with Heffron since its inception and one of her key areas of responsibility is Human Resources.  Her high level focus on recruitment and retention of our people is absolutely essential as a premium comprehensive service provider. 

Robert Allan- Audit Services Manager
(FPNA, SSA, JP)

Rob runs Heffron's audit business. One of Rob's greatest strengths is his thoroughness and this makes him ideally placed to run the audit business.

Rob has been working within the superannuation industry for over 25 years so there isn't a lot he hasn't seen which again is an ideal quality when selecting an auditor.