Elysia Rothwell

Executive summary

Elysia is a Partner in BDO’s Audit & Assurance team in Sydney. She has over 17 years’ experience with BDO in both Australia and the UK. Elysia is organised, relationship-focused, and has strong organisation skills. She is highly suited to any audit engagement.

Elysia’s clients have ranged from small private entities to large, listed companies operating internationally. Although her clients span a variety of sectors, her passion lies in the real estate, property and construction sector, due to her significant knowledge and expertise in this area.

With considerable audit, assurance, and advisory services experience, Elly helps clients meet their reporting obligations while adding value to the audit process. Elysia focuses on her client relationships to ensure they receive quality audit services, and that she identifies and addresses their business and technical accounting needs. She acts as the key contact point between BDO and her clients and ensures the audit is performed efficiently and in a timely manner.

Expertise

• Audit and review engagements
• Agreed upon procedures
• Compliance engagements
• AFSL audits
• Fraud investigation
• Internal controls review
• Corporate governance review
• Accounting advisory

Experience

External audits for:

• Real estate and construction clients, including:
  • A Japanese property group
  • Housing groups
  • Commercial construction companies
  • Residential construction companies
  • Real estate investment companies and fund managers
  • A digital property and real estate business
  • Construction equipment companies
  • Major real estate services providers
  • A shopping centre management group
  • A coworking space provider
• Community, RSL, and sporting clubs
• Technology companies
• Professional services providers
• Not-for-profits
• Media companies
• A major fashion retail group
• Education clients

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
• Member, CA ANZ
• Registered Company Auditor

Professional engagements and activities

• Member, Property Council of Australia Capital Markets: Fund Managers Roundtable
• Member, BDO Real Estate and Construction Group
• Author of BDO’s Construction Surveys