Audit Advisory Committee

Meet our Committee

• Steven Hayes CA

  Steve is the Managing Partner - Audit for RSM New Zealand. With almost 30 years of experience in audit, Steve's client base includes a combination of middle market commercial clients alongside a healthy mix of public sector, not for profit and charitable sector clients Steve's main role as managing partner is leading the RSM Audit and Assurance Services team of audit professionals through the turbulent times currently facing the globe.

• Grant Martinella CA

  Grant is a Director of William Buck Adelaide and leads the Audit and Assurance Division.  Grant has over 15 years of experience in audit, with an expertise across ASX listed companies, large proprietary companies, associations, not for profit entities and co-operatives.         

  Grant believes that you can learn something from everyone and every situation, so it’s no surprise that he gets the most satisfaction out of building strong relationships with his clients and helping them to find commercial solutions to best manage their risk. He is a Chartered Accountant, Registered Company Auditor and an approved external examiner under the Legal Profession Act 2004. He is also an Audit Committee member of the Mallee Catchment Management Authority and Centennial Park.

• Alison Brown FCA

  Alison has had audit and finance roles in both the private and public sectors. Prior to joining the Audit Office, Alison worked at the Australian National Audit Office, Westpac and KPMG’s Orange County Office in California.

  Alison’s most recent role was Director of the Audit Office's Audit Support Team, providing specialist technical support to the Office’s financial audit teams. Alison contributes strongly to the profession, the sector and the community through her roles on boards and advisory panels.

• Cameron Town CA

  Cameron is audit partner with Silks Audit Chartered Accountants, Whanganui, which is a regional audit and assurance practice. He holds an FMA licence, OAG appointed auditor and qualified auditor status. Cameron’s work encompasses a wide range of industries including schools/education, agriculture, and Maori/Iwi incorporations. Cameron is also a member of CAANZ New Zealand Council.

• Evelyn Hogg FCA
• Jennifer Travers
• Joanne Doyle FCA
• Matthew Green FCA

  Matthew is a financial reporting, audit, and valuations specialist with substantial experience in advising directors and executives in meeting the complex requirements of ASX Listing Rules, Corporations Legislation, Australian Accounting Standards, and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

  Matthew is a partner with Mazars and is based in Brisbane. Matthew covers valuation, audit assurance, transactions, and reporting assignments across all sectors of the Queensland economy. Matthew has had the opportunity to work across various firms in the accounting industry, including big 4, ASX listed companies, small firms, and the public sector; this experience has provided him with a deep understanding of the way the industry operates.  

  Matthew currently works with ASX listed and private owner-managed businesses across various sectors, including financial services and AFSL holders, information technology, construction, not-for-profits, retail, and services.

• Steven Watson FCA

  Steven is the managing director of Countplus National Audits and has over 13 years of audit experience. This incorporates work with grant funded organisations and local government entities. His skills include utilising technology, streamlined processes and enhanced tools to assist the audit. 

• Robyn Moroney CA

  Robyn Moroney is a Professor and Head of the Department of Accounting in the School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain at RMIT University. She has previously held appointments at Monash, University of Melbourne, and UNSW.

  Robyn has published in leading journals including Contemporary Accounting Research, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, European Accounting Review and Abacus. She is an editor at the International Journal of Auditing and sits on the editorial boards at Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Behavioral Research in Accounting, Issues in Accounting Education and Managerial Auditing Journal. 

  Robyn is co-author of a leading auditing textbook: Auditing: A Practical Approach. She is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand’s Trans-Tasman Audit Advisory Committee and is a past member of their Quality Review Committee. Robyn was a member of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand’s Board for six years and deputy/chaired their Auditing and Assurance Special Interest Group for over ten years.