Our Team

Meet Our Team

Cherie Macrae

Director
Cherie started A1 Bookkeeping Cairns in 2010. She has grown this extremely successful bookkeeping business into a well known bookkeeping service that prides itself on customer satisfaction and specialising in MYOB. Cherie had the opportunity to purchase the already established business Dee-Stress Bookkeeping which specialises in Xero, in August 2019, and has been running this business along side A1 Bookkeeping ever since.

Cherie completed her Cert IV in Finance, is a qualified BAS Agent and a member of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB).

Cherie is passionate about working with you & your accountant to get the best possible outcome for your financial needs. She is continuously keeping up to date with various software programs to enable your business to utilise these programs to the greatest capacity.

Danielle Atwell

General Manager
Danielle completed her Bachelor of Commerce at James Cook University in Cairns where she has lived since moving here from England when she was 7yrs old. She has been practicing bookkeeping since 2005 in a range of industries mainly including Hospitality, construction & retail. 

Danielle has worked for Cherie at A1 Bookkeeping since having her first child in 2012. She is passionate about keeping her staff and clients up to date with compliance and financial industry news and looking out for ways to streamline processes so that our clients are getting the best value from their software and bookkeepers. Danielle oversees all clients work to ensure accuracy and client satisfaction, and also assists Cherie in the lodgements of BAS’s & IAS’s. 

Gayle Baxter Bookkeeper

Gayle has completed a Certificate IV in financial services, she has been working within finance for the past 15 years firstly in hospitality then moving to Retail and Medical. Gayle enjoys challenges and strives to ensure the job is done correctly. Gayle has two small children and in her spare time you can generally find her down the squash courts.

Kendal Mostert - Trainee Bookkeeper

Kendal is currently studying Cert IV in Bookkeeping and Accounting at ACCM college. Before starting with the Dee-Stress team Kendal worked in tourism for 16 years in which she worked in a few different job roles such as reservations clerk, customer service and administration. Kendal has 2 children a boy and girl and in her spare time loves to go camping, catching up with friends and enjoying some quality family time. She is motivated and loves learning new aspects of the business and clients. Whilst doing reception she is looking forward to completing her traineeship to further her career in bookkeeping and accounting. 


Kelly - Receptionist

Kelly joined our team in September 2023 after moving to Cairns from reginal South Australia with her husband and two little kids. Kelly worked for 10 years at a local accounting firm in Port Lincoln where she completed her Certificate III in Business Administration. While Kelly started her career in 2013 working as an administration assistant, she is working her way up to a trainee bookkeeper. Kelly is looking forward to seeing where A1 bookkeeping will take her in her career. In her spare time, Kelly loves making Kokedama’s and has a stall at the local markets.


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