Jan Bonar Cpfa is a Head of Finance at St John's Smith Square. They possess expertise in arts administration, chamber music, music, orchestral music, classical and 11 more skills. Colleagues describe them as "I have known Jan for many years through the shared experience of the 'fun' of managing the finances of orchestras. She recently became a trustee of my organisation, Music in the Round, and has already had a huge impact. Her knowledge of charity finance is excellent and was beneficial during our recent audit, ensuring that we fully complied with SORP. She is diligent and insightful - she can spot a calculation error in a spreadsheet as well as provide broader overview of how to best present the figures - as well as understanding of the pressures of a finance job in an arts organisation. Jan is also being helpful as we negotiate Cultural Exemption VAT: a niche area with few experts, but Jan has valuable experience of this minefield. She will try and understand the other point of view in a discussion and is generally a voice of reason around a table. I would heartily recommend anyone to work with Jan and benefit from her wisdom and experience; yes she's good with numbers, but her ability to have an overview of the whole picture is a true asset. "