Meet Our Team
The people behind your numbers.
A partner-led team of Chartered Accountants. You will always know who is looking after your affairs, and you can always reach them.
Partners
Joe Hart
Partner, Chartered Accountant
Luke Moylan
Partner, Chartered Accountant
Samir Gandhi
Partner, Chartered Accountant
Our team
Andrew Moylan
SMSF Manager
Tashka De Silva
Tax Manager
William Tao
Accountant
More of the team coming soon
Profiles for the rest of our people will be added here.
Andrew Hitchcock-Ashton
Graduate Accountant
Oscar Leroy
Cadet
Joe Hart
Partner, Chartered Accountant
19+ years in public practice
Qualified at Ernst & Young
Masters in Taxation, UNSW
Joe is a Chartered Accountant with over 19 years’ experience in public practice. He qualified through Ernst & Young, where he worked for a number of years and was a key member of the CFO team advising Fortune 500 and ASX-listed companies.
Joe holds a Masters in Taxation from UNSW. If you want to plan the best way to structure your tax affairs or improve your business accounting processes, Joe is your man. He gets most of his enjoyment from hearing about the great new idea you want to bring to market, and helping you translate it into numbers.
Outside work he loves anything he can beat you at, including running, cycling, soccer or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but more importantly, spending time with his family.
Luke Moylan
Partner, Chartered Accountant
20+ years in accounting and finance
Public practice and big four banks
Start-up from $0 to $300m
Luke is a Chartered Accountant with experience in public practice and commercial accounting roles, from very small businesses to the big four banks and everything in between.
He believes there is only one true happiness in life, and that is choosing to work for yourself. Luke loves helping people fulfil that dream and making sure they are protected every step of the way. He advised a start-up that grew from a valuation of $0 to $300 million in five years, and was there for every step.
In business, Luke believes there is no such thing as a mistake, just a new problem to solve each day.
Outside work he is a huge AFL fan, and in the off season you will find him swimming at the beach with his young family.
Samir Gandhi
Partner, Chartered Accountant
19+ years in Australian taxation
Chartered Accountant, Executive MBA
Strategic tax & business advisory
Great advice should do more than save you tax. It should help you build the business and life you want.
With over 19 years of experience in Australian taxation and business advisory, Samir combines technical expertise, commercial thinking and a genuine passion for helping people succeed. He works closely with business owners, entrepreneurs, investors and families, helping them make smarter financial decisions, build stronger businesses and create long-term wealth.
What Samir enjoys most is understanding the people behind the numbers. He loves a good conversation, listening to people’s stories, discovering what drives them and understanding where they want to go. He believes the most valuable advice often begins with asking the right questions, challenging conventional thinking and seeing opportunities others might overlook.
Samir is also passionate about changing the way accounting and advisory services are delivered. He embraces emerging technologies, including AI, and believes in building exceptional teams, smarter systems and efficient processes that deliver accurate, reliable and timely outcomes. For him, technology isn’t about replacing people. It’s about empowering the right people to deliver better advice, faster, while spending more time on what matters most: their clients.
His approach goes well beyond tax compliance. Whether it’s improving profitability, managing cash flow, structuring a business or planning its next stage of growth, Samir aims to be someone clients can openly share ideas with, challenge their thinking and turn to when important decisions need to be made.
Samir believes that financial clarity creates opportunity, and the right advice can help people build not just successful businesses, but extraordinary lives.
Outside work, Samir is an avid reader who enjoys exploring ideas about people, life and what drives success. A proud family man, he enjoys supporting his son’s journey in high-level competitive cricket and cheering on his daughter in gymnastics.
Our team
Andrew Moylan
SMSF Manager
45 years in financial services
With Obsidian since 2022
I started working for Obsidian Advisory in July 2022. Prior to that, I had worked in the Financial Services Industry for 45 years where I spent time in accounting, investment banking (fixed income specialist), investment management, financial planning practice management, and financial advice compliance.
When not at work you’ll find me on the bowling green or in the garden or spending time with Cathy and some of the 6 grandchildren. I am also an avid Sydney Swans fan.
Tashka De Silva
Tax Manager
Chartered Accountant
10+ years in Australian tax
I’m Tashka, a Chartered Accountant and Tax Manager with over a decade of experience in Australian taxation and public practice. In my role, I manage a diverse portfolio of clients and provide advice across income tax, capital gains tax, GST, and business structuring. I enjoy working closely with individuals and small-to-medium businesses to ensure their tax affairs are well managed, compliant, and strategically structured.
A key part of my role involves reviewing financial statements and tax returns, providing proactive tax planning advice, and managing an overseas team to ensure work is delivered efficiently and to a high standard. I enjoy the variety in my role and the opportunity to simplify complex tax matters for clients while helping them achieve the best possible outcomes.
Outside of work, I enjoy catching up with friends for coffee and brunch on weekends and exploring bushwalks around Sydney. I also make it a priority to go to the gym regularly to stay active and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
William Tao
Accountant
Master of Taxation, University of Tasmania
I’m William, an accountant at Obsidian Advisory, where I support the bookkeeping and tax teams with a strong focus on accuracy, efficiency, and timely delivery. I hold a Master of Taxation from the University of Tasmania and oversee the review of reports, payroll, and activity statements to ensure consistently high quality outcomes.
Outside the office, I love cooking and experimenting with new recipes, staying active through tennis, badminton, table tennis, and golf, and collecting Pokémon cards. I also have a cat named Nekko, who enjoys going for walks on a lead, mostly so he can intimidate the local dogs.
Andrew Hitchcock-Ashton
Graduate Accountant
I’m Andrew, an undergraduate accountant at Obsidian Advisory, where I support all teams across Australia with bookkeeping, administrative and financial functions. I uphold a strong foundation of communication, quality and integrity for all client and team interactions. I am continuing to deepen my technical expertise and remain committed to continuous professional development.
There’s a lot that goes on around my time in the office. When I’m not learning under Joe, you can typically find me on the rugby field or spending time in the gym, and if I’m not there, I’m probably watching rugby or any sport I can find. Sadly I don’t have any pets because time is a commodity, but you can often find me out exploring the rodeos across NSW and beyond, so it all evens out.
Oscar Leroy
Cadet
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Sydney
I’m Oscar, and I have just started my time at Obsidian Advisory, where I am hoping to support Andrew Moylan and Joe where possible to build my expertise across accounting, tax and bookkeeping over time. I am currently a first year at The University of Sydney where I am studying a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Finance and Financial Mathematics & Statistics, and enjoy working with numbers for the clarity, logic and problem solving skills it develops. I aim to develop this analytical foundation at Obsidian, whilst upholding strong communication skills and attention to detail.
Outside of work and my studies, I love playing football with my friends, travelling to exciting new places and practicing my saxophone when I have the time. If you ever see me out in the city, I can nearly guarantee it will be at a cafe or restaurant because I love discovering new cuisines and finding hidden gems.