Providing interim support and consultancy services for local authorities, clients to date include 3 London boroughs, a metropolitan and unitary authorities, a local government pension fund and a joint waste authority. Working as a consultant, I was proud to be part of the closedown team at Westminster City Council that was first in the UK to publish audited accounts for both 2014/15 (by 18 May 2015 ) and 2015/16 (by 15 July 2016). I have a proven track record in helping local authorities to deliver high quality year end accounts with a clear audit trail, leading to a smooth audit process, reduced fees, and no material errors identified.Other consultancy work has identified budget savings of up to £50m through reviews of Minimum Revenue Provision and capital financing calculations, and HRA accounting. Work with a London borough led to significant improvements in Collection Fund accounting and business processes, reducing overall local tax arrears by £16m.I have provided accounting views on a range of subjects including group accounting, PFI and leasing, debt rescheduling, Financial Instruments, capital accounting and financing calculations. I have also developed estimation techniques for complex provisions and accruals. These have all been accepted by external audit, successfully resolving potential problems at an early stage. I have provided training for finance staff all levels, as well as 1-to-1 coaching and mentoring for chief accountants and section 151 officers. I have also provided training for elected members on "understanding the accounts".I have authored CIPFA's annual Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Example Year-End Accounts since 2012/13, co-authored CIPFA's LGPS Management Costs Guidance, as well as CIPFA's Good Practice Guidance on Preparing LGPS annual reports. I have also contributed to CIPFA's annual Code of Practice Guidance Notes for Practitioners. I am a regular speaker at CIPFA conferences, workshops and events.

Responsible for managing a small team running 3 London borough pension funds (City of Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea) with combined net assets of £3.5bn together with treasury functions handling a further £2bn.

• Technical lead for several major aspects of the local government portfolio including pensions, housing (including stock transfer) and local authority accounting • Represent the Audit Commission on the CIPFA Pensions Network Panel• Provide technical advice to auditors on local government issues• Develop and deliver technical training regionally and nationally• Undertake specific technical casework where there is a high degree of professional risk eg treasury management, housing stock transfer, financial instruments

• Line managed three team members• Responsible for technical training and development of 20 technical team members including the introduction of IFRS;• Responsible for providing mamagement information to support the technical team management group.• Represent the Audit Commission on the CIPFA Pensions Network Panel

Jointly set up in-house technical accounting and auditing support for District Audit;Project managed introduction of the first electronic helpline system for technical supportRepresented the Audit Commission externally on CIPFA's Local Authority Accounting Panel 2001-2009Speaker at CIPFA's technical updates and annual Local Authority Accounting ConferenceProvided technical advice to auditorsDeveloped and delivered technical training both internally for auditors and externally for bespoke client groups

Responsible for managing the audits of a range of audit clients in the local government, NHS and probation sectors across West, North and East Yorkshire. This including managing the abolition of four district councils and once county council in 1995/96 and the transfer of assest and liabilities to the successor unitary authorities.Co-wrote the District Audit PFI audit guide

Managing elements of probity work at three metropolitan district councils and two district councils. Carrying out local authority value for money studies

Responsible for managing internal audit reviews of systems, value for money and contract audit

Responsible for preparing service budgets and final accounts for Education DepartmentConducting internal audit reviews of financial systems and carrying out fraud investigations in Education and Housing Departments.