Audit & Assurance

James is an experienced auditor, a member of CAANZ, a registered company auditor and a registered SMSF auditor. James has more than twenty years of experience, has worked in firms of varying sizes during his career, and found a home at Stannards due to the firm's focus on personal relationships, as this allows output to be focused on each client’s needs.

James was driven towards accounting, and audit in particular, by the opportunity to develop an understanding of the strategy and ongoing operations of a range of businesses. This understanding includes identifying business and financial reporting risks and understanding the processes in place to document and mitigate such risks. He is logic-minded and thrives on providing practical solutions to issues faced.

James maintains a key interest in the changing business environment and is passionate about using data analysis to identify and understand both positive and negative aspects present in a business’s ongoing operations. Such data can then be used to accentuate a positive while concurrently minimising a negative aspect identified.

Industry Expertise:
• Statutory engagements as required by the Corporations Act, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act or the Associations Incorporation Act;
• Recommendations on accounting systems, policies and procedures and internal control reviews;
• Audit of specific balance sheet accounts such as inventory or debtors;
• Due diligence assignments and business valuations;
• Forensic accounting reviews;
• Governance reviews;
• Big data reviews to determine patterns and trends in your business; and
• Audit of Self-Managed Superannuation Funds.