I am a group corporate accountant for Atlas Hotels, who own and operate a portfolio of hotels within the UK. My role includes working with external advisors, such as auditors and tax advisors for year end compliance; due diligence and accounting for hotel acquisitions; and review of controls relating to financial reporting.Prior to this, I've spent 15 years at BDO LLP, in the role of senior audit manager for the last 5 of these. My role was managing a portfolio of corporate clients who operate in a number of fields from venture capital fund managers to manufacturing companies to events organisers.