Audit and assurance

At RSM New Zealand, auditing and assurance are our specialities – led by six passionate audit partners, with a team of more than 50 full-time specialist auditors. All our team members are trained to have excellent technical skills and to work alongside our clients in a friendly and helpful manner.

Our team has long been actively and directly involved in setting standards for the provision of auditing and assurance services – both here in New Zealand and around the world. By staying up to date with latest developments, you can be sure we comply with the highest professional standards in audit services.

All our audit specialists are recognised as Qualified Auditors under the new financial reporting legislation.

We have audit partners that are:

  • Licenced to sign audit reports of FMC reporting entity clients


All our audit partners are:

  • Approved Auditors of the Office of the Auditor General


We appreciate that audits can be a stressful – even hostile – process for some clients. But the auditing and assurance services provided by RSM are designed to be different. Our auditing solutions are always thorough, but we also aim to make it a positive and beneficial experience for everyone concerned.

Our auditing and assurance services

Audit services

Are you required to carry out an audit – whether by statute, the governing document or at the discretion of your directors, shareholders or trustees?

Our auditing advice is backed up by a global RSM technical team, allowing us to provide our wide range of clients with the best auditing solutions.

Financial Reporting Advisory

Changing requirements within NZ equivalents to the International Reporting Financial Standards or the Public Benefit Entity standards can be overwhelming. RSM can help you understand these technical requirements and apply them in a practical manner.

Non-financial information assurance

Our audit specialists offer impartial, independent advice on your non-financial reporting, as well as providing guidance to organisations developing external non-financial reporting mechanisms.

Other assurance services

RSM New Zealand offers other assurance services to assist your business. A review engagement can be a useful introduction to independent assurance. While it doesn’t involve as much work or detail testing as an audit, it can help enhance the year-end process.

An agreed-upon procedure engagement is a less well-known alternative, where our independent assurance experts focus on an area of specific shareholder/management concern – such as your internal controls, financial statements or a limited number of aspects relating to operations.

How can we help you?

Contact us by phone 0800 774 623 or submit your questions, comments, or proposal requests.


CONTACT us

Important Update for Tier 1 & 2 Public Benefit Entities

For ALL Tier 1 and Tier 2 PBEs  – Service Performance Reporting : Proposed Deferral of Effective...
13 May 2020

Why you should consider being audited

This article explores the benefits of being financially audited for entities not required by law...
11 February 2020

New Audit Partners Announced

...
6 February 2020

NZ Charity Reporting Awards

...
5 December 2017
NZ Charity Reporting Awards 2017

Charity vs New Philanthropy

A recent report on philanthropy focuses the mind on current techniques for giving and making a difference.  This article looks at some of the key findings and implications for funders as well as...
17 October 2017

Charity and the language we use…

What’s in a word or a phrase?  Well sometimes a lot.  Whether we appreciate it or not much of...
12 September 2017
Charity and the language we use…

PBE Accounting Standards Adoption –The good, the bad, and the ugly

New Zealand is now two years into our new accounting framework for Public Benefit Entities being...
29 May 2017
PBE Accounting Standards Adoption –The good, the bad, and the ugly

Fundraising Magazine - PBE Accounting Standards Adoption

Fundraising New Zealand magazine has been New Zealand's premiere independent monthly subscriber...
29 May 2017

Narrow-scope amendments to the presentation of financial statements for for-profit entities

An initiative was launched internationally to explore how disclosures in IFRS can be amended to...
10 May 2017
Narrow-scope amendments to the presentation of financial statements for for-profit entities

Bouquets, brickbats, and making your financial statements more beautiful?

So, you are a small to medium size charity, (Tier 3 or 4 PBE) and you have transitioned to the new...
3 May 2017
Bouquets, brickbats, and making your financial statements more beautiful?

Charities Guidance

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand offer technical support for Charities ...
19 January 2017
Charities Guidance

Will Cotton

Audit Senior - Auckland Central The secondment programme is an opportunity to broaden horizons...
19 December 2016

What’s your plan for next year?

It’s nearly the end of another year (Wow!  How did that happen so fast??).  As such, it is a...
6 December 2016
What’s your plan for next year?

Pages