David Pollitt Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

• Undertook a number of project role engagements following the ICAEW's practice assurance standards and the FCA's skilled persons review requirements.
• Investigated and produced a report on a financial crime case with missing monies as a result of suspected cybercrime. Human elements such as governance and oversight and social engineering also formed a key part of the.
• Produced an assessment of the financial crime governance arrangements, systems and controls for anti-money laundering, effectiveness and competence of approved persons and provided recommendations as part of an FCA.
• Performed an enhanced due diligence review on a £200m portfolio of non-standard investments (NSI's) held at a wealth management firm. A positive outcome was reached clearing 95% of NSI's as within the firm's risk.
• Analysed and evaluated a number of client investments at a SIPP platform operator under the Pensions Tax legislation for suspected pension liberation and/or unauthorised payments. This involved a technical review of.

London, United Kingdom

• Managed a variety of complex affiliate relationships spanning the US, Europe, Asia and Australia, driving cross functional collaboration to help deliver consistently successful outcomes in debtor value protection and.
• Led negotiations in the resolution of a material affiliate group settlement with a multifaceted trading relationship involving numerous entities, products and legal agreements, resulting in the recovery of over £500m.
• Produced and regularly communicated insightful and strategic analysis and MI to key stakeholders.
• Directed several key projects on affiliate reserving, asset shortfalls and infrastructure simplification.
• Established strong relationships across all levels, including with both internal and external partners, MD's and Joint Administrators (JA's).

London, United Kingdom

• Led a team of 3 in the production and delivery of the external statutory reporting and compliance requirements for the European real estate group business of approximately 50 entities, with multi-billion pounds of.
• Developed the finance business partnering support function through displaying commercial acumen and valuable judgement in dealings with the real estate business, providing MI to key stakeholders to aid decision making.
• Exhibited dedication, loyalty and professionalism following insolvency by supporting the JA's and Director's, producing Statements of Affairs and working productively with new PwC colleagues.

London, United Kingdom

• Project managed the multifaceted European real estate group consolidation involving over 200 entities across numerous jurisdictions reporting under UK GAAP, IFRS and other local GAAP.
• Developed and maintained effective working relationships through frequent interaction with a broad range of stakeholders including third party servicers, asset managers, lawyers and auditors, and internal clients from.
• Performed complex reconciliations, resolved booking issues, implemented systems and controls improvements and explained legal entity implications of transactions in a product driven environment as the legal entity.

City Of London

• Planned and delivered a portfolio of audit and assurance work from a wide variety of business sectors including property, IT, finance, media and wholesale both within budget and on schedule.
• Developed extensive technical experience composing UK GAAP statutory accounts for group consolidations, PLC's, LLP's, limited companies, sole proprietors, charities and trusts.
• Mentored junior staff and reviewed output on assurance projects, management accounts, bookkeeping, budgets, cash flow forecasts, vat returns, payroll and tax returns.

Fellow Chartered Accountant

Bsc (Hons) (2:1), Mathematics With Statistics, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Furness College, Football Team