Bathurst
We have the people committed to make it happen
Allen, Paquet & Arseneau LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants was formed in Campbellton in 1979 by David L. Allen, CA. In July 2001, the Bathurst office was opened to serve the needs of clients throughout the Chaleur Region, and in November 2009, an office was opened in Miramichi. All three offices take pride in providing all services in both official languages.
Our Bathurst office provides a full range of services including accounting, auditing, corporate and personal income tax, financial planning, estate and business planning, business plan preparation and business forecasts.
Our guiding philosophy is that accounting is more than just numbers – client service and satisfaction is our goal and we have the people to make it happen.
In Bathurst our Partners are:
Tony Babin, CPA, CA
Partner / Associé
Tony graduated from the Université de Moncton in 1994 and obtained a business degree with a major in accounting. He was employed with LeBlanc Nadeau Bujold from 1994 to 1998 at which time he joined the firm Allen, Paquet & Arseneau LLP and has been in public practice ever since. Tony received his CA designation in 2002 and became a partner in the firm in 2004.
Tony is originally from Charlo, NB and currently resides in Bathurst, NB.
He is the managing partner of our Bathurst office and has a wide variety of experience and knowledge with small businesses, non-profit organizations, municipalities and First Nations.
Yves Arseneau, CPA, CA
Partner / Associé
Yves graduated from the Université de Moncton in 1992 and obtained a business degree with a major in accounting and a minor in computer science. Yves received a license in accounting science and an accounting certificate from the Université de Laval in 1993 and received his CA designation in 1995 and he has been employed in public practice ever since. He became a partner in the firm in 1996. Yves is originally from Balmoral, NB and currently resides in Bathurst, NB. He has a wide variety of experience and knowledge with small businesses, non-profit organizations, municipalities, health services organizations and especially the forest industry. Yves is a board member of Assumption Life, in Moncton, since 2007 and is now president of the audit committee of that institution since 2012.
Alberta Buttimer, CPA, CA
Partner / Associée
Alberta Buttimer, CPA, CA received her CA designation as a Chartered Accountant in 1990. She also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Mount Allison University. She worked with KPMG Chartered Accountants for eleven years. In 1998 she opened her own public accounting practice, which she operated for almost 18 years in Beresford, where she lives with her family. In December 2015, Ms. Buttimer merged her accounting practice with Allen, Paquet & Arseneau LLP. Alberta, along with her staff, now works as part of our team in the Bathurst office.
Alberta is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Belledune Port Authority, serving as a Director since 2011. Ms. Buttimer has also served on the Council of the New Brunswick Institute of Chartered Accountants. She has been active in our community as well with organizations such as the Bathurst-Campbellton 2003 Canada Winter Games Host Society, First United Church, Junior Achievement of Bathurst, the Bathurst Rotary Club and École Carrefour Étudiant.
Alberta has a wide variety of experience working with small business clients in a variety of sectors as well as a large number of professional service companies and individuals.
Senior Staff Includes:
Roland Lovesey, CPA, CA, C.F.P.
Roland joined the firm in 2004 in a senior position after being a partner with a National Firm and is now a senior advisor. He provides integrated business, tax, investment, retirement and management services for many companies and individuals. Services include structured investment planning advice; advising on investments and will planning; business planning and the implementation of structure and monthly monitoring for companies in various industries and service lines. Contract services are provided to governmental organizations in the areas of feasibility studies, operational efficiency, recurring procedures and computerized transaction flow streamlining.
Kimberly Harvey
After Kim’s departure from the private sector, she joined Allen, Paquet & Arseneau LLP in 2006. Kim is a highly innovative, proactive professional who provides quality service with a strong knowledge of accounting to keep your financial affairs in compliance. Kim has a diverse line of accounting service options such as Corporate Tax Returns, Simply Accounting, Audits and Financial Forecasts. Her strong ability to work with programs within Microsoft Office allows her to create and rewrite documents that will bring efficiency to the needs of her clients.
Rémi Boudreau, CPA, CGA
Rémi received his CGA designation in 2009. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Laurentian University. He has been working in public practice for the past 13 years and possesses a vast experience with small and medium size companies, non-profit organizations as well as personal income taxes.
Kayleigh Ellis, CPA, CA
Kayleigh graduated from the University of New Brunswick Fredericton in 2011 where she obtained her Bachelor in Business Administration with honours in Accounting and a minor in Economics. In 2015, Kayleigh earned her CPA, CA designation. She has worked in public accounting since graduation with a brief stint as a Financial Officer for the Provincial Government. She acts as Treasurer for both Sentiers Verts Chaleur Green Trails and Sentier Nepisiguit Mi’gmaq Trail. Originally from the Bathurst region, we are happy to announce Kayleigh as a Manager in our Bathurst location.
Vanessa Haché, CPA
Vanessa graduated from the CCNB with a diploma in business administration in 2010 and received her Chartered Professional Accountant designation in 2018. Vanessa joined Allen, Paquet & Arseneau LLP in 2010 and was promoted to a manager position in 2019.