Andrew Ross is a forensic accountant with over 35 years of experience.
Andrew has prepared expert reports and has given evidence in federal and state courts in Australia on over 40 occasions. He has also prepared reports in international arbitrations, acted as a court-appointed referee, and been jointly appointed as an expert in expert determinations.
Andrew’s career commenced in the Brisbane office of a global accounting firm, where he gained experience in auditing and providing financial advice before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant. He then spent time specialising as a forensic accountant in the United States before returning to Sydney to assist in establishing Australia’s first forensic accounting practice. Prior to joining HKA, Andrew was a forensic partner at Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young, Ferrier Hodgson, and KordaMentha.
Andrew has provided independent expert analysis and evidence in a wide variety of claims and disputes relating to accounting, class actions, compulsory acquisitions, construction, contract claims, family relationships, fraud and other investigations, industrial relations and employment, insurance, intellectual property, lender liability, post-acquisition disputes, preference payment recovery, professional negligence, security for costs applications, shareholder oppression, and taxation. He has performed numerous valuations and provided valuation advice on assets, businesses, and shares for litigation and transaction purposes. His expertise also covers accounting and auditing services, including undertaking audits, financial analysis, and modelling.
Andrew has completed a graduate diploma in applied finance and investment and is accredited by the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) as a specialist in business valuation and forensic accounting. He is a fellow of the CAANZ and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is a prolific writer and frequent speaker on expert evidence and valuation topics. He has also edited several books that reviewed Australian judgments on expert evidence. Andrew is a past National Chair of the Forensic Accounting Special Interest Group of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, at the time the national representative body for the forensic accounting profession, where he assisted in developing the first professional standards for the forensic accounting profession in Australia.
Andrew has given evidence in the following matters:
