Joubert Breet

Executive summary

Joubert is a Partner in BDO’s Risk Advisory Services team in Brisbane.

He specialises in contract and procurement assurance and advisory services for a wide range of public and private sector clients, working closely with them and with contractors to deliver value and positive outcomes on major infrastructure projects.

Joubert has over 25 years’ experience helping organisations improve their operations and accomplish objectives by assessing internal control environments, risk management, and governance processes.

Prior to joining BDO, Joubert was forensic risk auditor for a major global financial services company, responsible for identifying, investigating, and prosecuting matters identified, as well as implementing procedural improvements to reduce future exposure.

Expertise

• Internal audit
• Contract performance audit
• Independent financial audit
• Corporate governance
• Risk management
• Contract management and assurance
• Collaborative/alliance financial audits
• Operational and efficiency audits
• Compliance management
• Procurement advisory
• Forensic audit
• Fraud and misconduct investigations

Experience

Internal audit

• Delivering a range of co-sourced internal audits for various local, state, and federal government departments and agencies.

Contract performance/independent financial audit

• Leads the team of financial auditors delivering financial establishment audits and ongoing cost verification audit services across a federal infrastructure corporation’s program of work
• Ongoing independent financial audits of ongoing progress claims under the program of infrastructure works for an energy corporation
• Cost verification audits on a major city council transport project
• Cost verification audits on major infrastructure delivery projects across six different regions for a state government department.

Grant management process reviews

• Assessed natural disaster relief and recovery arrangements claims and related internal controls processes for a state government authority
• Led BDO’s Risk Advisory Services team as they assisted a state government authority with a COVID-19 loan program
• Supported a First Nations health service with a detailed review of funding agreements.

Infrastructure project audits

• Independent financial auditor over a state government department’s cost reimbursable maintenance and projects contracts
• Independent financial auditor over a regional council’s program alliance and operations and maintenance contract over water infrastructure
• Collaborative agreement auditor over a major infrastructure developer’s collaborative agreement
• Independent financial auditor over a state water corporation’s program management alliance contract.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Commerce (Informatics) (Honours)
• Bachelor of Commerce (Transport Economics) (Honours)
• Diploma in Criminal Justice and Forensic Auditing
• Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA)
• Certified Control Self Assessor (CCSA)
• Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA)
• Certified Gateway Team Reviewer
• Certified Internal Auditor and Member, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
• Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• Member, Alliancing Association of Australasia
• Member, Infrastructure Association of Queensland