Partner, Forensic Accounting, 13 years
Sydney, NSW · 13 years experience
About
Forensic accountant leading fraud investigations, commercial disputes quantification, and AUSTRAC regulatory reviews. Thirteen years across Big Four advisory and independent practice; court-experienced expert witness in NSW Supreme and Federal Courts. Recent engagements include a $110m shareholder-oppression quantification, an AUSTRAC enforceable-undertaking compliance review for a payment services firm, and a forensic reconstruction supporting ASIC cartel proceedings. CA (ANZ), CFE, registered company auditor.
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Academic Qualifications
CA, Accounting
2013Chartered Accountants ANZ
Bachelor of Business (Accounting, First Class Honours), Accounting
2011University of Technology Sydney
Experience
Founding Partner
2022–PresentAtwood Forensic Advisory
Independent forensic practice. Court expert witness; retained by four top-tier law firms on commercial disputes panel.
Senior Manager, Forensic
2016–2022KPMG Australia
Led engagement teams on fraud, bribery, and regulatory investigations across financial services and government.
Project History
Quantum of loss expert report, Federal Court contract dispute
2024Joint letter of instruction (confidential parties) · Financial Services
Engaged as a single expert by joint letter of instruction in a Federal Court contract claim. Reconstructed counterfactual financials across a four-year period, stress-tested three alternative loss scenarios, and responded to the expert-conclave questions.
Asset-tracing investigation, suspected executive fraud
2023Australian-listed parent (confidential) · Financial Services
Led a forensic-accounting investigation into suspected executive fraud at a listed subsidiary. Traced A$12.4M across 140 counterparties over 26 months, built the quantum schedule for the external auditors, and briefed the board audit-and-risk committee.
Projects / Case Studies
Standout projects from Rebecca's career, with the challenge, approach, and outcome for each.
$110m shareholder-oppression quantification
2023NSW Supreme Court proceedings (plaintiff) · Financial Services
Independent forensic-accounting expertAdvisory
Expert determination of economic loss arising from alleged oppressive conduct by majority shareholders.
Challenge
Complex value attribution across related-party transactions over a seven-year period.
Solution
Applied APES 215 methodology; reconstructed counterfactual cash flows using forensic reconstruction of intercompany ledgers; quantified damages with a primary and two sensitivity scenarios.
Outcome
Report relied on at trial; quantum accepted within 6% of the primary scenario in the final judgment.
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