A photographic portrait of Lara Truman
Working with clients to support them to translate complex accounting standards into plain English and provide commercial solutions is one of the most rewarding parts of my role at EY.

Lara Truman

EY New Zealand IFRS Professional Practice - Partner

Applying accounting standards to complex transactions. Busy mother of three enthusiastic kids. Runner and once golf fanatic.

Lara heads EY’s New Zealand IFRS Professional Practice team. She works with clients to support them to navigate existing accounting standards as well as understanding the impacts of accounting change. Lara’s areas of focus include accounting for income taxes, share-based payment arrangements and financial instruments. She has also worked extensively in the public sector and with not-for-profits in the adoption and application of PBE Standards (and IPSAS). Lara is a member of the XRB’s Technical Reference Group. In her previous role at EY, Lara was seconded to the IASB in London.

How Lara is building a better working world

In my role I help clients to provide relevant information about their business to stakeholders, supporting them to achieve their objectives.

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