Brisbane Audit division announced

RSM Bird Cameron, one of the largest mid-tier accounting firms in Australia, has announced a new audit division in the Brisbane office to strengthen its local offering and expand its national audit presence.

Kim Hutchinson, national chairman, RSM Bird Cameron, said, “The new audit division in Brisbane is part of the firm’s overall strategy of building its national audit and assurance practice. The firm also has inbound international and interstate audit work, which will be serviced more efficiently through the Brisbane audit offering.

“RSM Bird Cameron continues to focus on developing its footprint across Australia, providing consistent, exceptional, nationwide service for Australian businesses.” 

Andrew Graham, national head of business solutions, RSM Bird Cameron who has been heading up the Brisbane operation since its merger with MHM Accountants in July 2013 said, “The new audit division is part of a staged approach to building the firm’s Brisbane and Queensland presence.

“The time is right to expand the offering for businesses to audit and assurance. RSM Bird Cameron is also looking at future expansion in key regional centres in the south and west of the state.”

Albert Loots will join the Brisbane office as an audit partner in the new division.

Albert has 27 years’ experience; 25 of which have been in audit. Albert has a diverse client portfolio which includes resources, retail, aviation, and not-for-profit organisations. His extensive experience makes him well-qualified to identify and address the different risks and challenges presented by auditing in these different industries.

Albert was previously an audit partner for BDO and PKF. Prior to that he was a senior manager with KPMG. Albert has also worked as a group financial controller.

Kim Hutchinson said, “Albert’s strong technical skills and experience will add significant value to the audit division in Brisbane. Albert is able to identify risks and add value to the audit process by making potential performance improvement observations.”