Stephen is a Director in the Audit and Assurance Division of the firm with extensive experience in external audit and financial reporting. Stephen also has experience in internal audit, due diligence investigations and business consulting. He can provide advice to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, accounting system design, risk management and corporate governance. He has a broad range of audit experience from large public and private entities through to small association and funding audits. His client engagements have included aged care, health care, education, sport, community services, transport, retail manufacturing, building and superannuation. Stephen’s experience in audit and assurance involves assessing the risks of misstatement in a financial report by gaining a thorough understanding of the clients operating environment and business risks. The assessment is used to design audit procedures to address that risk and to provide useful information to the client as a result of the audit.