George Ikonomou

Executive summary

George is a Partner in BDO’s Audit & Assurance team in Sydney. He has over 13 years’ audit experience. George has gained exposure to auditing in a range of sectors, and specialises in hospitality (including registered clubs and pubs), leisure and sporting organisations, real estate and construction, technology, automotive and not-for-profits.

Expertise

• Audit and assurance
• Due diligence
• Financial accounting and reporting
• Internal controls review
• Financial statement preparation
• Data analytics and benchmarking
• Specialised services for pubs, clubs, sporting clubs and not-for-profits: 
  • Acquittals
  • Salary cap audits
  • Football department cap audits

Experience

Various audit engagements, including medium to large statutory audits, due diligence, internal controls reviews, grant acquittal audits, and other compliance engagements for:

• Registered clubs, including RSL, workers’, and leagues clubs
• Pub groups
• Leisure groups
• Sporting organisations, including football, golf, and cricket clubs
• Automotive groups, including family-owned and operated dealer groups
• Technology companies
• Manufacturing and wholesale clients, including food and beverage manufacturers and retail distributors
• Not-for-profits (associations, foundations, social clubs, and schools).

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Economics (Accounting, Finance and Financial Economics)
• Registered Company Auditor
• Member, CA ANZ