About
Lachlan
Lachlan Bell is a skilled member of the Assurance & Advisory division, specialising in freight forwarding, managed funds and property management.
As an audit director, he brings extensive experience and expertise in financial audits and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
Solutions that Lachlan provides
- Conducting audits of financial statements, both statutory and non-statutory, for clients of varying sizes across a wide range of industries. .
- Offering strategic recommendations for improvement in financial processes and internal controls based on audit findings.
- Preparing GS007 internal control reports, including providing recommendations to management on the control environment.
- Preparing general purpose financial statements for registered management investment schemes and Trusts in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards.
Significant projects
- Lead manager for the financial reporting team who oversee the preparation of financial statements for more than 60 managed investment trusts with total FUM in excess of $110 billion across investments in equities, fixed income and alternative assets.
- Manages a portfolio of more than 100 statutory property outgoings audits for properties based in multiple locations around Australia.
- Lead manager for the audit team responsible for the audit of 25 employee share plan trusts.
Areas of expertise
- Auditing & Accounting Standards
- Financial reporting
- Managed funds
- Property Management and Statutory Trust Accounts
- Freight Forwarding
- GS007 reporting
- Not for profits
Qualifications & memberships
- Bachelor of Commerce, Macquarie University
- Member – Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand