Auditing Services

WPIAS has extensive audit experience including:

Corporate

• Financial Statement Audit
• Compliance Plan Audit
• Environmental Audit
• Financial Services Licence Audit
• Internal Audit
• Internal Control Review
• Solvency Review
• Corporate Governance Review
• Responsible Entity

Corporate Audit Management Team

Reg L Williams
Managing Partner

BCom, CPA, RCA, MAICD, Tax Agent
Registered Company Auditor No. 165400

Reg graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1988. He gained extensive audit experience with a second-tier chartered accounting firm in Brisbane before transferring to a medium-sized accounting firm on the Gold Coast where he managed the audit client base. He was a founding partner of a specialist audit firm in July 1995 and established Williams Partners Independent Audit Specialists in 2000.

His experience includes the audit of listed and unlisted public companies, foreign-controlled companies, large and small proprietary companies, compliance plans, superannuation funds and trust accounts. Reg also has extensive experience in dealing with complex accounting issues including the interpretation of the Australian equivalents to the International Financial Reporting Standards and consolidate group structures.

With a background in litigation support, valuations (of business, companies and intangible assets) and forensic engagements, Reg is often engaged by professional bodies and regulators alike to investigate problem situations and breaches of State and Federal legislation. Reg has a demonstrated commitment to the profession having devoted his time and expertise to CPA Australia on various committees at the local, divisional and national levels for more than a decade.

Lee-Ann Dippenaar
Partner 

Bcom, CA

Lee-Ann is a Chartered Accountant and has been involved in audit since 1992 having gained 6 years extensive audit experience, both external and internal, with PwC Auckland (NZ), working her way up to manager level in 1998. Lee-Ann went on to join the corporate arena as Finance Manager for a major New Zealand public listed company.

Lee-Ann has managed the audit of and provided financial and accounting services to a wide range of clients in both the private and public sector, including performing both the internal and external audits.

Lee-Ann joined WPIAS in January 2003 with her focus being the audit of companies and corporations, including the audit of licensed clubs, not-for-profit organisations, licensed builders and Managed Investments Act engagements including Responsible Entities and Compliance Plans.

Andrea McKirdy
Partner 

BBus, CPA, RCA
Registered Company Auditor No. 278326

Andrea has been with WPIAS since its inception in October 2000. She completed her Bachelor of Business, majoring in Accounting and Public Sector Financial Management, at Griffith University, Gold Coast in the year 2000. She became a CPA in February 2004 and obtained her registration as a company auditor in October 2004, being one of the youngest ever Registered Company Auditors in Australia.

Her main focus in her role at WPIAS is the audit of companies and corporations, including the audit of public companies and licensed travel agents.

Andrea specialises in the area of Australian Financial Services Licensees, and has completed assessments meeting the training requirements under ASIC Policy Statement 146 ‘Licensing: Training of financial product advisers’.

In addition, Andrea was recently admitted as a registered assurance provider under the Department of Climate Change’s EITE scheme.