Helping Accounting Firms Build Stronger Quality Management Systems
Quality Assurance for Accountants is Australia's specialist quality management advisory firm dedicated exclusively to accounting practices.
We help firms of all sizes strengthen their quality management systems, prepare for professional quality reviews, implement ASQM 1, meet APES requirements, and build practices that remain compliant as standards evolve.
Our approach goes beyond preparing manuals. We work alongside firms to develop practical, effective quality systems that reduce risk, improve consistency, and support long-term success.
Meet Craig Allen
One of Australia's Most Experienced Quality Management Advisors
Craig Allen FCPA, FIPA, CA has spent more than 35 years in public practice and is widely recognised as Australia's leading specialist in quality management for accounting firms.
His experience includes:
- 35+ years in public practice
- 16 years as a CPA Australia Quality Reviewer
- Former Member of the CPA Australia Board of Quality Review
- Former member of the CPA Australia Public Practice Committee
- CA ANZ and CPA Australia Mentor
- Trusted advisor to 800+ accounting firms across Australia
Few consultants have experienced quality management from every perspective—as a practitioner, quality reviewer, board member, mentor, and trusted advisor. That unique combination of skills enables Craig to provide practical advice that is both technically sound and commercially realistic.
Experience That Goes Beyond Compliance
Most quality consultants can explain the standards. Craig has spent decades helping firms implement them.
Having reviewed hundreds of accounting practices and advised firms across Australia, he understands the real challenges partners face—from balancing compliance with client service to managing risk as firms grow.
Every recommendation is practical, commercially focused, and tailored to the way your practice operates.
A Partner for the Long Term
Quality management isn't a one-off project. As professional standards evolve and your practice grows, your systems must evolve too.
That's why we build long-term relationships with our clients. We provide ongoing advice, policy updates, quality reviews, and strategic guidance to help firms remain compliant, reduce risk, and continue delivering high-quality professional services year after year.
Affiliations
- CPA Australia, Fellow Member
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Member
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Mentor
- Institute of Public Accountants, Fellow Member
- CPA Australia Southeast Metro Branch Committee, Committee Member
- Owners Corporation 12 Corporate Drive Heatherton, Chairman
- CPA Australia Victorian Public Practice Committee, Past member
- CPA Australia Board of Quality Review, Past Member
- CA ANZ Victorian Public Practice Panel, Committee member
Community
- Sandhurst Transition Group (Finance, Legal & Insurance team), Committee Member
- Dingley Football Netball Club (2015 &2016), Treasurer and Executive Committee Member
- Youth Assist Inc., Treasurer & Board Reporting
- Kingston Hawthorn Cricket Club, Past Sponsor
- Baden Powell Cricket Club, Past Sponsor & Coach for Junior Women’s Cricket Team
- Carrum Downs Cricket Club, Past Sponsor & Coach of under 12, 14, and 16 Boy’s team
- Ormond Cricket Club, Sponsor
- Oakleigh Cricket Club, Past Sponsor