Ceri-Ann Ross

Executive summary

Ceri-Ann is a Director in BDO’s IFRS & Corporate Reporting team in Sydney. She has over 23 years’ specialist experience interpreting and applying Australian and international accounting standards and financial reporting regulations.

Ceri-Ann's strong technical and practical skills enable her to provide pragmatic advice and guidance on financial reporting requirements with both preparers' and stakeholders' needs in mind. She is passionate about financial reporting as a communication tool, enabling clients to 'tell their story' over simply ticking a box.

Ceri-Ann also brings a wealth of experience, valuable insights, and a holistic perspective from her previous roles at the corporate regulator, an accounting professional body, and a global professional services firm.

Expertise

• Audit readiness
• Australian developments in financial and sustainability reporting
• IFRS 9 Financial Instruments
• IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
• IFRS 16 Leases
• Simplified disclosures
• IFRS publications and resources
• IFRS & Corporate Reporting learning
• Not-for-profit financial reporting
• Climate and sustainability reporting

Experience

• Technical support and consultation on applying Australian and IFRS accounting standards
• Quality reviews of financial statement disclosures.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Science
• Fellow, ICAEW
• Fellow, CA ANZ