— Adelaide · Independent Chartered Accountants
When financial, regulatory or reputational risk escalates, boards turn to independent counsel they can defend.
Simmons Russo advises boards, chief executives, government agencies and legal teams on high-stakes financial, governance and regulatory matters. Independent by design, partner-led by principle.
01 — When you need us
Situations where the wrong advice is the most expensive advice.
Most of our engagements begin at a moment of consequence. The following are the matters clients most frequently ask us to look at first.
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Regulatory scrutiny or investigation
Auditor-General, ICAC, ASIC or ministerial review with material consequences for the organisation and its leadership.
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Emerging financial distress
Deteriorating position, covenant pressure or continuity risk that demands independent analysis before decisions are taken.
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Governance failure or board pressure
Audit committee concerns, prudential exposure or reputational risk requiring counsel the board can rely on.
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Litigation or disputes requiring expert evidence
Commercial disputes, quantum, valuation or fraud where evidence must withstand cross-examination.
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02 — Solutions
What we deliver, not simply what we do.
Eight disciplines, partner-led, conducted to the technical standards expected by directors, regulators and the courts.
- 01Independent assurance when decisions are under scrutiny
Audit & Assurance
- 02Defensible reports for boards, regulators and courts
Independent Accountant Reports
- 03Expert evidence and financial clarity in disputes
Forensic Accounting
- 04Expert witness testimony in Supreme and Federal jurisdictions
Litigation Support
- 05Risk frameworks that withstand board and regulator review
Risk & Governance
- 06Financial reporting aligned to AASB and IFRS
Technical Reporting
- 07Corporate finance and restructuring under pressure
Corporate Finance
- 08SMSF compliance and audit conducted with independence
Superannuation
03 — Selected engagements
Complex matters. Senior stakeholders. Quiet outcomes.
- 30+ years advising complex organisations
- Expert witness · Supreme & Federal Courts
- Government, listed, and institutional clients
01
Government · Reputation-sensitive
Lead Partner on a contract management review of one of South Australia's largest state contracts, reporting directly to the Minister for Health, the Auditor-General and ICAC.
02
ASX-Listed · National Compliance Program
Assisting Partner to a national ASX-listed franchise, designing a Vulnerable Workers Act compliance framework and delivering a network-wide audit program across more than 800 sites.
03
Defence & Advanced Manufacturing
Chief Financial Officer of a global entity operating in the Defence and Advanced Manufacturing sectors. Strategic financial leadership and governance oversight at board level.
04 — Outcomes
What clients rely on us to deliver.
- Risk mitigated
- Reputation protected
- Decisions taken with confidence
- Evidence that withstands challenge
- Financial position recovered
- Governance strengthened