Tom Harris Email & Phone Number

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

TC is one of the fastest growing accountancy firms in the UK following the release of the 2023 edition of the annual Accountancy Age Top 100 firms of chartered accountants and chartered tax advisers being ranked #24 for FY22.As an Audit Manager, my role consists of:- Managing full-cycle audit engagements for groups up to £200m turnover including multi-national group reporting- Coaching and mentoring staff by providing development opportunities and supporting their career aspirations- Performing competitor/component file reviews to ensure internal audit quality standards are adhered to-Identifying, appraising, implementing and championing audit technology solutions to enhance audit quality and/or improve efficiencies through innovation- Creating and supporting the implementation of new audit methodology in response to regulatory changes or to address audit quality shortfalls and/or inefficiencies- Audit scheduling and resource management to ensure teams are agile and able to deliver effective, high-quality audits

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

EY is a multinational professional services firm and a global leader in assurance, consulting, strategy and transactions, and tax services ("Big 4"). My role consists of:- Administration, budgeting and management of audit engagements for non-complex entities with turnover up to £50m as well as support on larger complex engagements (turnover ~£1bn, balance sheet total ~£5bn) - Design of audit strategy; risk, timing, controls reliance, use and extent of data analytics, and procedures to be executed for a given engagement- Supervision, review and coaching of team members, providing stretch opportunities for their development and providing post-engagement performance feedback- Engaging key management personnel and executives by presenting key financial reporting issues whilst simultaneously providing authoritative advice and remedial action - Preparation and ownership of significant and complex areas for statutory and regulatory audit engagements for entities with revenue up to ~£1.2bn and gross assets of ~£6bn under IFRS and UK GAAP- Preparation of external deliverables and reports and liaison with external group and/or component auditors for cross-firm audit delivery- Conducting competitor file reviews for quality assurance purposes on incoming audit engagements- Involvement with office and national initiatives such as assisting with new recruitment campaigns to help attract new hires and the production of talent acquisition materials

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

EY is a multinational professional services firm and a global leader in assurance, consulting, strategy and transactions, and tax services. My role consists of:- Leading fieldwork, and managing performance, of statutory and regulatory audit engagements for private and listed companies including the use of offshore and/or data analytics teams with revenue up to ~£1.2bn and assets of ~£6bn under IFRS and UK GAAP- Engaging clients at the management and executive level and providing authoritative advice, recommendations and reports- Collaborating with internal management during the design of audit strategy; risk, timing, controls reliance, use and extent of data analytics, and procedures to be executed for a given engagement - Supervision, review and coaching of team members, providing stretch opportunities for their development and providing post-engagement performance feedback- Preparation of external deliverables and reports and liaison with external group and/or component auditors for cross-firm audit delivery- Delivery of other assurance assignments and AUP including external regulatory and levy reporting and internal procedures

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

TC is one of the fastest growing accountancy firms in the UK following the release of the 2022 edition of the annual Accountancy Age Top 100 firms of chartered accountants and chartered tax advisers being ranked #29 for FY21 having been #65 when I joined in 2017.This is as a result of specialising in the provision of proactive, bespoke and high quality accountancy and taxation solutions specifically through the early adoption and implementation of technologies as illustrated by being Xero's Partner of the Year.I continue to develop and consolidate an array of valuable technical skills and commercial insight through working with companies across a range of sectors and conducting executive-level engagement.My role currently consists of:- Planning, execution of fieldwork and audit completion for many diverse organisations in both the UK and overseas (Europe & North America) ranging up to £150m turnover, to discover potential misstatements, errors, occurrences of fraud and regulatory non-compliance- Supervising, coaching and delegating to junior members of staff to provide them with learning opportunities and help them realise their full potential- Reporting on the internal systems and controls of clients, identifying weaknesses and proposing business process improvements to those charged with management or governance-Preparation and filing of statutory accounts (UK GAAP) and associated corporation tax -Providing assurance on special assignments such as charity accounts, pharmaceutical pricing schemes, pension schemes or client moneyManaging client engagements and working on concurrent assignments has ensured the continuous development of my time management skills and process improvement. Proactively seeking solutions to do things in the most efficient and effective way is imperative. It enables me to overcome unexpected hurdles and ultimately deliver profitable and high quality audits by their target completion date.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

TC is a mid-tier accountancy firm based in the UK ranked as #65 in the 2017 edition of the annual Accountancy Age Top 100 firms of chartered accountants and chartered tax advisers. This is as a result of specialising in the provision of proactive, bespoke and high quality accountancy and taxation solutions specifically through the implementation of a variety of new technologies.My role involved:- Assisting the audit of the financial statements of many diverse organisations in the UK ranging up to £100m turnover, to discover potential misstatements, errors, occurrences of fraud and regulatory non-compliance- Inspecting the internal systems and controls of clients and identifying weaknesses and resolutions-Preparation and filing of statutory accounts (UK GAAP)-Preparation and filing of UK Corporation Tax returns-Preparation of quarterly management accountsI developed valuable technical skills through exam success and practical work experience, I have also begun to gain broad commercial insight through dealing with diverse companies across many sectors.The combination of studying alongside an already time pressured role meant I continued to develop my time management skills and process improvement.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

- Ensure the income from non-contract activity (NCA) is invoiced to the correct Commissioner and payment is received.- Receive information datasets from across the Trust to required timetable, processes, validates and delivers into the monthly PbR income process.- Support CSCs in understanding the PbR structure, interpret their local information and enhancing their input into the team’s processes.- Continuous process improvement to increase the efficiency and accuracy of the trusts income reporting.- Training, development and supervision of two Income Team members. The experience of working within a finance department of income circa £475 million (FY 2015/16) has proven greatly beneficial. My time there helped me broaden my skillset; communication through working alongside a diverse range of colleagues, training new staff and liaising with CSC personnel, analysis of large amounts of data and IT skills such as SQL script development and advanced database techniques.

Aca, Accounting And Finance, Pass

ACA exam qualified

Master'S Degree (Equivalent), Accounting And Finance, Pass

3 year, level 7 (Master's equivalent) apprenticeship including an on-programme assessment comprised of 14 technical exam papers, 1.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) Business Management With Economics, Business Administration And Management, General, 2:1

The course provided me with a broad education and possessed hugely diverse modules such as; human rights law, economic theory.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Stock investment society. Following secondary school I attended South Downs College where, after a change.

12 A*-C

I attended Springfield Secondary School where I attained 12 GCSE's graded A*-C including English and Maths as well as competing.