Jessica Lau

Principal - Melbourne

Jessica has extensive experience in delivering external audit and assurance services to publicly listed companies, large private companies and not-for-profit organisations.

Jessica has key alliances with Melbourne based Asian business groups and has served on the Board for the Chinese Association of Victoria. With a wide-spanning network, Jessica has also hosted a number of industry updates allowing Asian businesses to connect and share insights.

“I find it very rewarding to be part of a client's growth journey. Having worked with diverse clients from start-ups to entities undergoing mergers and acquisitions or IPO, my focus is always to understand the client’s needs and provide practical and effective solutions to ensure their growth journey is a seamless process.”

Jessica can deliver audit services to a wide variety of clients but holds extensive experience in the Health, Information Technology and Not-for-Profit industries as well as operations based in Asia.

Outside of work, Jessica enjoys exploring new cities and culture. Combining her career with a passion for travel, she has worked abroad in New York City and has completed global assignments in China, Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia. Jessica has also participated in the Victoria-Jiangsu Business Exchange Program to engage and connect with Jiangsu businesses.

SOLUTIONS JESSICA PROVIDES

• Financial reporting and advice
• Regulatory technical advice
• Financial statement audits
• CFO advisory services
• Due diligence reviews
• Risk management advice
• Audit and Assurance Services in Melbourne

SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS

Conversant in Mandarin and Malay languages, Jessica provides specialist audit services to her wide range of clients. Significant projects include:

• Managed due diligence audit for the acquisition of an Australian group with revenue over A$200m by a foreign-controlled enterprise;
• Managed the due diligence audit for the acquisition of a local travel group by an Asian conglomerate;
• Led audit engagements for companies undergoing IPO process to a successful listing on the ASX;
• Led and coordinated global engagements for multi-national clients.

ASSOCIATIONS

• Member,  Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Commerce - The University of Melbourne 

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE PROFICIENCIES

• Mandarin and Malay