Theunis Schoeman

• Head of IFRS Technical
• 28+ years experience

"I am committed to bringing senior technical leadership and independent IFRS challenge to your group audit. I will work closely with the audit team to identify significant accounting and financial reporting matters early, challenging key judgements and conclusions to support timely and robust resolution. I will remain accessible and actively involved throughout the engagement, ensuring that complex IFRS matters are addressed with technical rigour and practical judgement expected on an audit of your scale and complexity. "

Theunis is the Head of IFRS Technical for BDO South Africa and has more than  years experience in this field.   In this role he is responsible for the IFRS technical positions taken by the firm and he is the  final IFRS reviewer of all listed financial statements as part of our internal quality process. 

He obtained his honours degree in commerce from the Rand Afrikaans University (now UJ) in 1997 and passed the final qualifying exam for chartered accountants in March 1998, achieving 7th place in the country. Theunis served articles with Fisher Hoffman PKF and on completion in 2001, started the firm's technical department. In 2006 he was appointed as a partner and continued in this role through various mergers. 

He is actively involved in consulting with clients on IFRS application matters and provides regular training to clients and staff. 

He represents BDO South Africa on the BDO International IFRS Policy Committee which provides guidance and publications to the International BDO firm.

Largest Financial Services clients serviced:

• Finbond

• Purple Group

• Nutun Group

Group / Multinational audit experience

Was engagement partner on large listed group, comprising various subsidiaries in different sectors of the economy.   Auditing complex consolidation.     Assists various audit teams involved in Multinational groups in providing IFRS assistance as required.

Qualifications and professional affiliations 

• CA (SA)
• South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
• Registered Auditor (RA)