Executive summary
John is a Partner in BDO’s Audit & Assurance team in Sydney. He has over 35 years’ auditing and accounting experience.
John is responsible for a range of large- to medium-sized publicly listed and private audit clients in industries such as retail, manufacturing and wholesale, automotive, technology and media, and not-for-profit. He loves getting to know his clients’ businesses and helping them solve complex problems with practical and targeted solutions.
John commenced his career with BDO as a cadet in 1987 and was appointed Partner in 2002. After working with a global accounting firm from 2018 to 2020, he returned to BDO.
Expertise
- Accounting standards
- Australian Accounting Standards
- International Financial Reporting Standards
- Corporations Act 2001
- ASX Listing Rules
- Corporate audit
- Supporting public listed companies from inception through their growth phase to public listing
- Preparing statutory financial reports
- Corporate governance
Experience
Audit services for clients including:
- Major retail groups
- A high-end fashion retailer
- A major cosmetics retailer
- A flooring manufacturer
- Automotive groups
- An international television and film production company
- A major creative agency
- An accounting software company
- A leading representative organisation for pathologists
- A golf club
- A large independent school.
Qualifications and affiliations
- Bachelor of Business
- Registered Company Auditor
- Member, CA ANZ