Chelsea Aplin

Executive summary

Chelsea is a Director with BDO’s Audit & Assurance team in Adelaide. She has over 20 years of external audit experience working across a diverse range of industries, and specialises in the not-for-profit industry, including Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) registered entities, local government, large private companies, trusts, and associations.

Chelsea helps her clients meet their reporting obligations while adding value to the audit process. She builds strong relationships to ensure audits are performed efficiently to meet reporting deadlines. Chelsea is relationship-focused and has strong project and team management skills.

Chelsea partners closely with boards, audit committees, and finance teams to deliver high-quality audit outcomes, while providing insights that support governance and financial reporting.

Expertise

• Audit and assurance services
• Grant acquittal audits
• Agreed-upon procedure engagements
• Preparing statutory financial reports.

Experience

Not-for-profit

Audits of:

• Social service organisations which receive government grants
• Medical research institutes with grant-funded research projects
• Independent schools
• Membership organisations
• Charities and foundations that receive significant donations and bequests
• Local government

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting and E-commerce, Edith Cowan University
• Chartered Accountant and Member, CA ANZ