Melissa Reid

Executive summary

Melissa is a Partner in BDO’s Audit & Assurance team in Perth; she has over ten years’ audit services experience.

Melissa is responsible for managing audit requirements for a diversified group of publicly-listed and private groups in a range of sectors, with a focus on natural resources, industrial, and investment and financial services.

She joined BDO in 2012.

Expertise

• Audit and assurance
• Audit methodology
• Financial reporting
• ASX requirements
• ASIC requirements

Experience

• Lead external audit team member since the 2015 financial year for a tertiary education residential college and its foundation, providing thorough audit competition reports, reviews, and recommendations. The team has helped the client achieve continuous best practice; comply effectively with ACNC regulations; amend their public reporting structure and inclusions; strengthen internal controls and risk management; and more easily prepare forecasts.

Qualifications and affiliations

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Financial Planning)
• Registered Company Auditor
• Member, CA ANZ

Professional engagements and activities

• 2021 Auditor of the Year, Accountants Daily Australian Accounting Awards