Allen Tongol

Executive summary

Allen is a Partner in the Audit & Assurance team with BDO in the Brisbane and Sunshine Coast offices. Allen provides audit and advisory services to clients across a diverse range of sectors, with a special focus on tourism, leisure and hospitality, automotive, retail, healthcare, and government and public sector.

Allen partners closely with local businesses, family-owned companies, not-for-profits, and government agencies providing external, compliance, and performance management systems audits, and supporting organisations in refining financial reporting capability.

With over 15 years’ experience, Allen is known for his pragmatic, solutions focused approach, helping clients untangle complex technical and regulatory challenges.

Expertise

• External audits and reviews
• Compliance and performance audits
• Financial accounting and reporting
• Preparing financial statements and reports
• Agreed-upon procedures engagements
• Governance and internal control advisory

Experience

• Tourism, leisure and hospitality - providing governance, compliance, and process improvement advice tailored to the dynamic needs of tourism, leisure and hospitality businesses, clubs, sport and hospitality groups and entertainment businesses.
• Government and public sector - providing audit services and performance management system reviews for local governments and agencies, statutory bodies including higher education, hospital and health services
• Automotive and retail - trusted advisor of small to large family-run and corporate businesses, assisting with internal controls, compliance, and financial reporting.
• Publicly-listed and private companies - extensive experience auditing entities listed on the ASX, NSX, and CSE

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance)
• Chartered Accountant, CA ANZ
• Member, PICPA (Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants)