Global IFRS Specialist Group

Over the last 25 years Steven has played an important role in helping clients grow their businesses and wealth by providing professional tax, accounting, audit & assurance services.  Steven is the auditor of numerous organisations including the German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce and he’s a Member of the Executive Committee of the Australia China Business Council.

Ahmad is a Registered Company Auditor, Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, an Associate Member of Certified Fraud Examiners and has over 12 years practical audit and other assurance services experience across various industries and sectors. Ahmad has assisted many clients in application of various accounting standards including IFRS 15 and IFRS 16. He is passionate about practical application of financial reporting frameworks and accounting standards.

Jane assists a range of companies with their IFRS reporting obligations, including preparation of statutory accounts under IFRS, producing white papers to support specific accounting treatments and liaising with the companies’ auditors on technical accounting issues. Jane also has experience of preparing conversions between IFRS, US and UK GAAP.

Chiheb Ghanmi started his professional career in 1992 and initially worked for two Big4 (Deloitte & EY) companies. In 1998, he was appointed as a Certified Public Accountant and registered with the ''Ordre des Experts Comptables de Tunisie''. Chiheb is the partner in charge for banks, insurance companies and investment companies, supported by a team of around thirty experienced auditors and consultants. Audit engagements are conducted in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing, ISA. The firm performs audits of financial statements prepared in accordance with local accounting standards as well as with IFRS standards.

For more than 20 years Michael Grüne has been an active advisor of companies applying IFRS. He has a wide experience especially in accounting for business combinations and purchase price allocations as well as impairment testing. He provides assistance in the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS including the notes as well as the transition from local GAAP to IFRS. He has been lecturer on IFRS and has published on IFRS related topics in various journals.

Sabine started auditing IFRS financial statements and reporting packages in 2012. She now assists clients with the preparation of consolidated IFRS financial statements and notes.  Sabine also has experience of the transition from local GAAP to IFRS.

Petra started auditing IFRS financial statements in 2003 and since then changed her focus to giving advice on the transition from local GAAP to IFRS and assisting in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS including the notes. In her firm, Pape & Co., Petra is the responsible partner for the internal IFRS training program and IFRS knowledge sharing.