Lauren Da Silva

Executive summary

Lauren is a Director in BDO’s CFO Advisory practice, based in our Perth office, with experience spanning audit, CFO advisory and senior in-house technical accounting roles. She is known for her collaborative and pragmatic approach, combining strong IFRS and corporate reporting expertise with a clear understanding of CFO and governance priorities. 

She supports organisations through complex accounting, reporting and change environments, with a focus on high-quality statutory and corporate reporting, accounting change initiatives and finance function uplift. Lauren's work is centred on improving reporting quality, strengthening governance and embedding sustainable finance practices within large and complex organisations. 

Lauren has a strong focus on sustainability and climate related financial reporting, including the adoption of IFRS S2 and AASB S2, supporting organisations as they integrate climate considerations into mainstream financial reporting and decision‑making. 

With experience across Australia, the Netherlands and South Africa, she offers a broad international perspective and a proven ability to deliver technically rigorous, commercially grounded advice to senior finance leaders. 

Expertise 

• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 
• Australian Accounting Standards 
• Mandatory and voluntary sustainability reporting 
• M&A and transaction related accounting
• Financial reporting and accounting, including financial statement preparation and accounting policy implementation 
• Finance transformation and accounting change programs 
• Providing technical accounting training to finance teams.

Experience 

Technical accounting advice (IFRS and A-IFRS) 

• Advised on a broad range of matters including revenue recognition, impairment, business combinations, joint arrangements, accounting for cloud computing arrangements, leases and financial instruments. 

Audit readiness, reporting and governance support

• Supported ASX‑listed, large private and government sector entities through complex year end reporting and audit processes, including preparation of statutory financial statements, technical accounting position papers and remediation of audit findings 
• Advised management and Audit & Risk Committees on judgmental accounting areas, estimates and disclosures, and strengthened governance, documentation and controls to support audit ready financial and sustainability reporting, including emerging IFRS S2 and AASB S2 requirements. 

Finance function improvement and transformation

• Supported large, complex organisations with uplift of finance functions, including improvements to statutory reporting, close processes, consolidation and governance frameworks 
• Led financial close and reporting process mapping 
• Advised on ERP implementations and accounting impacts, and developed group accounting policies to drive consistency across multidivisional environments 
• Delivered targeted training to uplift technical capability and support sustainable, fit‑for‑purpose finance operations. 

Sustainability and climate related financial reporting

• Supported organisations in adopting and implementing IFRS S2 and AASB S2, including defining appropriate reporting boundaries, climate scenario analysis, financial quantification of identified climate-related risks and opportunities, and drafting connected, decision useful disclosures 
• Worked closely with finance, sustainability, risk and strategy teams to embed climate considerations into mainstream financial reporting, impairment analysis and business planning, ensuring climate reporting is integrated into existing processes and governance practices.

Qualifications and affiliations 

• Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Accounting Sciences 
• Certificate in the Theory of Accountancy 
• CA ANZ 
• SAICA (South African Institute of Chartered Accountants).