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London, Gb

London, United Kingdom

Uckfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Accountancy, Audit and Tax solution​sOffice Partner, OMB's, SME's including Fintech, telecoms, construction and manufacturing. RI on audit clients. Accountancy outsourcing.

Finsbury Square, London

Managed Financial services audit clients including: Listed PLC Investment trusts, Private Equity and Hedge Funds, Investment Managers, Fund Mangers. FCA reporting on client assets. International bank backed Fintech investment fund. Audit planning and reporting to Audit Committees, Corporate Governance reviews, internal control reviews, Group audits, Client take on and Independence & ethics processes. Audit Quality reviews. Response to RFP's and pitch team member. Operational management, billing, WIP management & resource planning. HR processes. Training delivery.

Gatwick

External Audit Manager for a portfolio of public sector clients. Metropolitain Police, NHS and Local Governement. Responsible for audit planning, delivery and reporting to frim quality standards, budgets and timelines. Deputy national police sector lead, developing audit products, content and training materials for Police sector auditors. Presenting at internal and external workshops.Conducting financial appriasls for governement departments.

London And South East

Responsible for planning and delivery of a portfolio of high profile clients audits with fees of £0.8m.Previous client engagement as audit manager at most local authorities in East and West Sussex since January 2000 and at Sussex Police Authority. Representing the Audit Commission on the Sussex Audit Group of Local Authority Chief Internal Auditors and facilitating at numerous regional and national Audit Commission client accounting workshops.- Managing interdisciplinary audit teams across the portfolio- Audit planning- Resource allocation- Budget Management- Quality review- Audit reporting- Presentation and client communications- Speaking at public committee meetings including broadcast- Staff appraisal

Kirklees Mbc

Kirklees MBC is a highly regarded authroity providing services to over 380,000 people with a budget in excess of £500m. - Supervision of a team of 7 staff.- Day to day supervision of team and budgets.- Responsible for audit of financial statements, grant claims, value for money and performance indicators.- Review of £194m PFI and £356m capital investment schemes,- Audit of group accounts

City Of York Council

City of York Council was formed on 1 April 1996. My role was to lead the audit of the newly established organisation as it transformed itself from a £15m organisation to a £117m organisation as a result of acquisition and restructuring. - Successful delivery of the complex audits of the enlarged organisation.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Providing support to audit managers, undertaking specific final accounts, government grant claims and value for money reviews at Leeds City Council and Leeds and Bradford Airport.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Reconciliations of purchased store card debt portfolios.

Leeds

Trainee Chartered Accountant. ICAEW training contract.Experience of a wide range of private sector clients audit. SME, PLC's, OMB's. Strong construction sector experience.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Geology

Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist, Institute Of Criminal Justice Studies

Fca Chartered Accountant, Responsible Individual, Practicing Certificate Holder., Auditing