Willem Olivier

Willem is a Partner in the Quality Management team at BDO in Australia. He is responsible for supporting the firm in all activities that relate to Independence, Conflicts of Interest and Ethics, Regulatory compliance activities and Quality Risk Management.

Willem has more than  20 years’  experience in the auditing and accounting profession, with both practical experience on a wide range of clients and in the technical field across both South Africa and Australia.

Key assignments

• Responsibility for Firm’s compliance with the applicable professional, regulatory and legal requirements as they relate to independence and ethics
• Assist the Risk Committee in fulfilling its responsibilities, specifically relating to operational and service delivery risk management and compliance practices of the Firm
• Developing and maintaining a standard suite of risk management policies, procedures and processes that are consistent with the requirements of the BDO Risk Management Manual and applied across the Firm
• Oversee and facilitate governance of risk management across client service divisions and shared services support functions throughout the Firm
• Promote a culture of risk awareness and consultation across the Firm
• Responsibility for ensuring the partners and staff are provided with appropriate technical resources, training and technical support relating to Risk management, independence and Ethics and regulatory compliance activities
• Representing the firm on various regulatory groups in the profession, including engaging with policymakers on the latest risk management, ethical and regulatory developments
• Contributing and influencing BDO Global risk and ethics initiatives.

Expertise

• Independence and Ethics – IESBA Code of Ethics
• Quality Risk Management - System of quality management and processes including root cause analysis
• Auditing, International Standards on Auditing (ISAs)
• Keynote presenter at local and international conferences

Affiliations

• SAICA (South African Institute for Chartered Accountants)
• Member of the BDO Risk Management Committee
• BDO Australia representative on the BDO Global Independence Steering Group
• BDO Australia representative on the BDO International Risk Management Committee