Nick Howard

Executive summary 

Nick is a Director in the audit and assurance team with BDO in Melbourne. He has over 15 years of experience in providing external audit services to ASX-listed, multinational and private companies. Nick has also undertaken several client-side secondments, allowing him to provide tangible insights to clients from his time in various finance functions.  

As a trusted adviser to his clients, Nick takes a hands-on approach to develop a deep understanding of their business, operations and sector. This allows him to pinpoint risk, focus procedures and provide insights to boards, audit committees and management.

Expertise 

• External audit - ASX listed, multinational and private clients
• Finance function optimisation
• Controls reporting 
• Working with clients in the following sectors: 
  • Logistics and transportation 
  • Services 
  • Manufacturing
  • Telecommunications 
  • Pharmaceuticals and healthcare

Experience 

External audit  

• ASX listed - lead Director across engagements in the logistics, retail, telecommunications, pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.
• Multinational - lead Director across engagements in the manufacturing and services sectors.
• Private clients - lead Director across engagements in the transportation, manufacturing, logistics and telecommunications sectors.

Secondment  

• ASX listed mining client - provided advice on asset valuations as well as insights into financial close process optimisation and system architecture to streamline the financial reporting process.
• Large healthcare client - led the group finance function through the ASX listing process.
• Private client restructure - provided restructure and business optimisation advice to reduce costs and improve margin.

Qualifications and affiliations 

• Member, CA ANZ
• Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
• Bachelor of Business (Management)