Umar Usmani
Audit Associate
Accounting & Technical Services | Financial Statement Audits | Special Purpose Audits & Reviews
Executive Summary
Umar Usmani, FCCA, is a chartered accountant with more than a decade of experience across audit, financial reporting, regulatory oversight, and audit quality assurance. Prior to joining BDO, his career spans leadership roles within New Zealand's public and private sectors, including positions with Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and The Audit Office.
Umar has extensive expertise in external audit delivery, interpretation and application of accounting and auditing standards, audit quality reviews, and has managed complex audits and has closely worked and engaged with management, stakeholders and audit committees to support transparent and high-quality financial reporting.
As an experienced auditor, Umar is aware of the complexities around the financial reporting framework and aims to demystify the technicalities for both his teams and clients.
Umar has extensive expertise in external audit delivery, interpretation and application of accounting and auditing standards, audit quality reviews, and has managed complex audits and has closely worked and engaged with management, stakeholders and audit committees to support transparent and high-quality financial reporting.
As an experienced auditor, Umar is aware of the complexities around the financial reporting framework and aims to demystify the technicalities for both his teams and clients.