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BDO bolsters Queensland CFO advisory team. BDO Australia has welcomed Kylie Meaney as a Partner in its Brisbane office, bolstering its CFO advisory team in Queensland. Joining from EY, Kylie brings more than 24 years' experience advising listed companies, government entities and private organisations. Her appointment comes as organisations face growing pressure from evolving accounting standards, sustainability reporting obligations, major infrastructure investment and heightened scrutiny of financial reporting. BDO in Brisbane Office Managing Partner, Steven Sorbello, said Kylie's appointment reflected the firm's continued investment in specialist advisory capabilities across Queensland. "Kylie is an outstanding addition to our partnership and further strengthens our ability to support clients through increasingly complex accounting and reporting challenges," Steven said. "She combines deep technical expertise with a highly commercial mindset, helping organisations solve problems in a practical, collaborative way. That's exactly the approach our clients value and aligns strongly with BDO's culture." "Queensland continues to experience strong growth across sectors including energy, infrastructure and the public sector, creating greater demand for specialist accounting advisory services. Kylie brings exceptional experience in these areas and will play an important role in supporting our clients and our people," he said. Kylie said she was looking forward to joining the BDO team and supporting clients across Queensland. "Throughout my career, I've been passionate about helping organisations tackle complex accounting issues in a practical way that supports better business outcomes," Meaney said. "What stood out to me about BDO was its genuinely collaborative culture and commitment to working alongside clients, rather than simply providing technical advice. That's how I enjoy working, particularly when clients are navigating high-stakes transactions, regulatory change or finance transformation." "I'm excited to join the Brisbane team and look forward to helping clients build stronger finance functions, improve reporting confidence and position themselves for long-term growth." For media enquiries: Tate Papworth Manager, Media E: [email protected] Ph: 0433411189

New tech requires new processes, not a retrofit of outdated approaches. The biggest gap that organisations struggle with culturally is the acceptance that they need to take the opportunity to transform their old ways of working in addition to the adoption of new technology, one BDO leader says. Speaking with Accountant Daily ahead of his appearance at the upcoming Accounting Conference & Expo 2026, BDO Australia national digital advisory leader Nick Kervin said that most organisations believe they are better to change the technology to align to their existing processes and ways of working. In many cases, he said, "the organisation then ends up changing the technology to meet their poor process and then complain about the technology being the problem". When attempting to redesign workflows and implement new systems, Kervin said that most new systems will have an 'out of the box' process; i.e. the standard way the system does Accounts Payable. "Many organisations generally ignore this and then change the 'out of the box' process to meet their already poor process. In some instances, the organisation may re-design the process but if it's done in isolation of the new systems 'out of the box' process, there may be a significant cost to change the system," he said. "The sweet spot which is generally disregarded is to understand the current, define what a better process might be and then align with the 'out of the box' offering to get the best balance between transformation, process improvement and lower implementation costs." Kervin's presentation at ACE26 will discuss how organisations should define and measure whether a transformation has been truly successful, including through a number of non-financial measures including quality, customer outcomes and adoption. "Many of these are not considered by organisations as part of the benefits of transformation. It's important that organisations also understand how to measure lead and lag indicators to determine if non-ROI value is being created," he said. When asked about implementation fatigue as a recurring challenge in large scale change, Kervin suggested that an important strategy will be to appropriately resource the team to adopt the change and have the right support (e.g. backfill) not impact day to day service delivery. "Fatigue becomes very real when the team is expected to deal with change and transformation on top of their day-to-day work. When the change is consistent, and roles are not backfilled appropriately, this becomes quite unmanageable." Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Accountants Daily a preferred news source on Google. Jerome Doraisamy. Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of Momentum Media's professional services suite, encompassing Lawyers Weekly, HR Leader, Accountants Daily, and Accounting Times. He has worked as a journalist and podcast host at Momentum Media since February 2018. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.

BDO South Australia honoured with Eric Hayman OAM Award for Excellence. BDO South Australia has received the caravan and camping industry's highest honour, the prestigious Eric Hayman OAM Award for Excellence, recognising more than 20 years of leadership in research, data and analytics that has helped shape the sector' future. Led by Rudy Pieck, Angus Strachan, Sean Augustin and Talis Evans, the BDO South Australia team has become a driving force behind the industry's evolution in data capability and evidence-based decision making. Its work dates back to 2004 with the development of the Accommodation Pricing Tool. When the Federal Government ceased collecting Australian Bureau of Statistics data for the sector in 2010, the national caravan industry body turned to BDO South Australia to fill the gap. Since then, the team has played a central role in building the industry's research and analytical framework. BDO South Australia's insights have informed everything from caravan holiday park performance and RV sales to land lease communities, vehicle registrations, consumer behaviour and broader tourism and economic trends. The impact has extended well beyond industry associations, helping park operators, manufacturers, industry stakeholders and governments better understand the scale and economic value of the sector nationwide. The team's contribution has been particularly critical during periods of disruption. Through bushfires, the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing fuel and economic pressures, BDO South Australia has delivered modelling, forecasting and real-time analysis that helped decision makers respond quickly to emerging challenges facing regional communities. Much of this work has been undertaken beyond normal commercial expectations, reflecting a commitment to strengthening the resilience and sustainability of Australia's caravan and camping industry. Angus accepted the award on behalf of the BDO South Australia team at the Caravan Industry National Conference Gala Dinner last Friday (15 May). READ MORE about its 2026 Caravan Industry Award winners. In awarding the Eric Hayman OAM Award for Excellence, the industry recognised BDO South Australia's enduring leadership, national impact and significant contribution to advancing the sector. 21 May 2026