Richard Collins is the Principal of Cooper & Collins (Central Coast) Pty Ltd.
Richard is a member of the following professional bodies:
• Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Certified Practicing Accountant
• Registered Company Auditor
• Certified Fraud Examiner
• Self-Managed Superannuation Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA)
He is a:
• Registered Company Auditor
• Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
• Certified Fraud Examiner
• Registered Tax Agent
Richard has recently completed his Masters in Forensic Accounting (2007) and has a Bachelor of Business (Majoring Accounting and Law) (1973-1977)
Richard commenced practice on the Central Coast in 1984 specialising in auditing. Over this period of time expertise has been developed in auditing a range of entities including companies, superannuation funds, not for profit sector, government funded entities and trust accounts for the Real Estate and Legal sectors. Richard also gained expertise in management accounting, management consulting during this time and recently in forensic accounting.
In the past twelve months Richard has concentrated on providing auditing services for other professionals for the self-managed superannuation fund industry to ensure independence and providing assurance that no other services are provided in that sector.
The development of forensic accounting services for the legal profession and corporate entities is seen as an important and critical specialist field. Richard has been developing his practice in providing these specialised services.
Over the past three years Richard has been a regular presenter at a number of industry seminars and events.
Ethical Standards
• Legislative Compliance and Professional Standards
• All personnel are required to comply with the
• Conflict of Interest
• An onerous policy has been developed to ensure that all conflicts of interest are disclosed and managed effectively.
All new staff and contractors are required to declare all possible conflicts of interest at the commencement of their employment. Before any new assignment is undertaken, during and at the completion of the assignment all personnel engaged are required to provide statements regarding any conflict of interest.
