Steve Masters Email & Phone Number

I am a very experienced accountant, and former auditor, with excellent governance, audit relationship management and problem solving capabilities. I bring 35 years of experience of working with FTSE-350 and large private groups, mostly in the Media, Property and Leisure sectors. 20 of those years were as an audit partner at KPMG in London and the South-East. I am also an expert in external (AQR and ICAEW) and Internal Audit Quality Reviews. I am well versed in advising Audit Committees and Boards. I resolve challenging relationships or situations by providing clear and practical advice provided through an open and friendly style combined with a dry sense of humour.I am open to advisory work, including short term interim posts, focused on governance, regulatory relationship management and audit relationship management.I have particular expertise in:Governance and Risk Management: advising Audit Committees and Boards; running KPMG UK’s Audit quality review programmes;Regulation: leading KPMG UK’s relationship with external regulators (AQR) and managing the relationship to optimise the outcome for all parties;Leadership and coaching: leading Audit team of 50 professionals delivering income of £8m p.a.. Strong coaching skills – most senior managers promoted to director or partner;Relationship management: strong influencing and negotiating skills; friendly and open style; building good working relationships at Board and operational level;Project management: accomplished in project planning and delivery with tight non-negotiable delivery timescales;Auditing: skilled external auditor, including leading audits for international businesses;Financial Reporting and Accounting: chartered accountant, auditing and preparing financial statements for FTSE-350 and large private groups under IFRS or UK GAAP;Financial management: P&L and Balance Sheet management; forecasting, budgeting and cash flow projections.I am friendly, resilient and an inveterate tea-drinker.