Bianca Buckman

Executive summary

Bianca is an Audit & Assurance Partner with BDO in Sydney. With more than 25 years’ experience in Australia and internationally, Bianca is trusted by her clients to provide real-world business solutions and commercial outcomes, working alongside them to satisfy their compliance and reporting obligations.

She specialises in financial services, real estate and asset management, including listed equities, private equity, hedge funds, infrastructure, and other alternative asset classes. Bianca has held leadership roles leading large teams and industry sectors as well as transformation.

Bianca leverages her strong international network to share industry best practices and bring broader perspectives to her clients. She takes a balanced approach to complex technical issues and works with her clients to consider the commercial implications, taking a forward-looking approach when managing these matters.

Her diverse experience is complemented by first-class accounting and auditing skills, a global mindset, and a network that can be applied to new and novel situations to unlock value for her clients.

Expertise

• Financial statement audit
• Financial reporting and accounting advice on complex transactions and new accounting standards
• Regulatory compliance
• Corporate governance
• GS007/ASAE3402 controls reports
• Controls optimisation
• Risk advisory and internal audit
• Due diligence for capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions and IPOs.

Experience

Audit and advisory services for clients, including:

• ASX-listed entities, including ASX 50
• Small to large private groups, including large multinational organisations
• Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Stapled Groups
• Responsible Entities, Trustees, Administrators
• Managed Investment Schemes and Trusts
• Equities, infrastructure and debt funds.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting and Finance
• Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and Member, CAANZ
• Executive Education Program Short Course
• Company Directors Course
• Property Investment & Finance Industry Diploma
• Property Asset Management Industry Diploma