Audit & Assurance Services

O’Regan & Partners will work with your organisation to systematically audit systems, procedures and controls. These audits identify risks and assess the management of these risks through checking on procedures and processes and whether they are being adhered to.

Financial Information Audit & Assurance

O’Regan & Partners will undertake your audit with a solid understanding of your business, the environment in which your business operates, and the regulatory and financial reporting environment.

Our approach is compliant with Australian Auditing Standards and is always tailored to meet your organisations circumstances and assessed risks.

The audit process we use is fully integrated with supporting specialised auditing software ensuring full compliance with ever-changing audit requirements and processes. Our staff are experienced in performing risk assessments using analytical methods whilst exercising professional judgement at an appropriate level.

Below are some examples of Financial Information Audit & Assurance services we can provide:

• Financial Statement Audits
• Financial Statement Reviews
• Grant Acquittals
• Special Purpose Financial Statements
• Forensic Audits (Risk or Fraud)

Other Types Of Audit & Assurance

Regulations at both State and Federal levels require audit reports on disclosures by organisations as do increasing numbers of specific contracts an organisation enters into.

Our audit team will work with you to provide you with the level of audit assurance your organisation requires.

Below are some examples of other types of audit & assurance work we can provide you with:

• Grant acquittals
• Solicitors and Real Estate Agents Trust Accounts
• Building Service Authority Audits
• Local Authorities – various State Government Returns.

Audit Services – Internal

An increasingly complex and regulatory environment, community expectations and the need for greater transparency, has given rise to organisations undertaking an internal audit.

An internal audit is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organisations operations, risk management and governance process.

In order to perform this service O’Regan & Partners will work with your organisation to systematically audit systems, procedures and controls. These audits identify risks and assess the management of these risks through checking on procedures and processes and whether they are being adhered to.

Our audit also works to identify areas for improvement and make recommendations. Over the course of an internal audit assignment, the objective is to cover all areas of the organisation that have an impact on its effective operation.

Below are some examples of the types of organisations we can provide Internal Audit Services for:

Local Government (now mandatory under the Queensland Local Government Act 2009)
Not for Profit Entities.

Local Government Advisory

O’Regan & Partners has a comprehensive understanding of the increasingly complex compliance and statutory obligations local governments must meet and report on. Our firm has been providing accountancy services to local governments in inland regional Queensland since 1994, and is familiar with the specialised accounting software used by local governments and their specific reporting requirements.

O’Regan & Partners provides this service to local governments through both on-site visits and by remote computer access from our various offices.

Below are some examples of the types of Local Government Advisory services we provide:

Preparation of Annual Financial Statements
Assistance with Year-end accounting and reporting.
Provide accounting services covering specific areas as requested by Council staff – both by on-site visits and remote access.
Assistance with preparation of Annual Budgets.
Special assistance covering such areas as Queensland Treasury Corporation reporting and cash flows, State and Federal Government acquittals.
Internal Audit Functions.