As an audit director, I sign off audit opinions for a range of higher education institutions, working closely with finance teams and audit committees to make sure reporting is robust and decisions are well informed. I’ve spent the last ten years in audit specialising in higher education, drawn to the sector by an interest in organisations doing important work for society, with their own distinct financial and regulatory challenges.
Beyond individual engagements, I've contributed to team publications that help shape the sector, and worked closely with the British Universities Finance Directors Group (BUFDG), by speaking at their events.
I also work with PE-backed businesses, and that shapes how I work with universities too. The same pressures, funding, governance, growth, show up in both, but they play out differently depending on who's asking the questions. It means I bring a fast-moving commercial perspective into the higher education sector, and stay close to institutions as issues emerge rather than just reporting on them after the fact.
Outside of work, I spend most of my time outdoors. I have three dogs, so walking takes up a fair amount of it, and I keep fit through running.
- FCA (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)
