London, England, United Kingdom
As a Chartered Accountant with over a decade of experience, I served as a Senior Manager at Deloitte UK, overseeing audits for major private equity clients with portfolios totalling approximately €50bn AUM. My work focuses on ensuring compliance with IFRS and FRS 102, reviewing valuations, and managing year-end close cycles with precision and diligence. With a strong foundation in financial reporting, internal controls, and financial accounting, I led audit delivery across complex, multi-jurisdictional structures. My goal is to support organizations in achieving robust compliance and operational excellence while fostering collaboration and technical accuracy.
Led audits for major private equity clients including PE funds, investment managers, co‑investment vehicles and corporate structures. Directed end‑to‑end audit delivery across multi‑entity, multi‑jurisdictional structures, ensuring compliance with IFRS, FRS 102 and LPA‑driven accounting policies. Oversaw valuations review, including fair value methodologies, key judgements, and coordination with valuation specialists and deal teams. Reviewed capital activity (calls, distributions, equalisation, partner capital accounts) and assessed carried interest and fee mechanics against LPA terms. Managed year‑end close cycles, ensuring robust planning, risk assessment, execution and technical review. Presented key findings, technical matters and governance insights to Audit Committees and senior stakeholders. Strengthened internal controls and reporting processes across engagements, driving improvements in audit quality and efficiency. Led and developed teams across multiple engagements, providing coaching, technical training and performance evaluations. Acted as a senior point of contact for clients, administrators, tax teams and internal specialists, ensuring smooth coordination and timely delivery.
Responsibilities include the following i) Facilitating the completion of audit field work; ii) Effective management of audit process with appropriate consideration of audit risk issues and accounting technical matters; iii) Ensuring completion of audits/projects within agreed timescales; iv) Management of project economics; v) Performing primary review of both the audit file and financial statements; vi) Participation in due diligence or other transaction support engagements; vii) Drafting accounts in accordance with UK GAAP/IFRS/US GAAP; viii) Facilitation of training courses across the frim. ix) Valuation of derivative instruments
i) Team Management (includes allocation of work to juniors and coaching them using the PwC audit methodology) ii) Audit Planning And development of Audit Strategy iii) Preparation and Review of financial statements iv) Audit Field Work Execution v) Provision of Technical Support to team members and client personnel vi) Internal and client reporting vii) Evaluating the design and implementation of internal controls and accounting systems viii) Identifying key controls on each significant business process that are used by management and testing those controls ix) Identifying control weaknesses and making recommendations x) Reviewing the work performed by juniors xi) Providing technical support to client and team members
Responsibilities include the following but not limited to i) Cashflow Management ii) Production Management iii) Preparation of Management Accounts iv) Preparation of Financial Accounts v) Preparation and submission of tax returns vi) Internal Controls vii) Making strategy decision in order to adapt to changes in the current macro-economic environment
During my tenor at PwC I had the following responsibilities i) Team Management (includes allocation of work to juniors and coaching them using the PwC audit methodology) ii) Audit Planning And development of Audit Strategy iii) Preparation and Review of financial statements iv) Audit Field Work Execution v) Provision of Technical Support to team members and client personnel vi) Budgeting and Budgetary analysis vii) Internal and client reporting viii) Preparation and review of tax computations viv) Evaluating the design and implementation of internal controls and accounting systems x) Identifying key controls on each significant business process that are used by management and testing those controls xi) Identifying control weaknesses and making recommendations xii) Reviewing the work performed by juniors xiii) Providing technical support to client and team members I gained the following skills i)The ability to analyze Company Financial Statements through knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards other International Accounting Standards and International Auditing Standards ii) The ability to effectively manage the Audit process with appropriate consideration of audit risk issues and accounting technical matters. iii) The ability to lead and manage fieldwork on clients sites including liaising with other departments to ensure the smooth delivery of the audit process. iv)People management and project management skills through supervision and coaching of staff. v) Business Development skills coupled with the ability to identify additional opportunities vi) Expertise in primary accounting frameworks (IFRS) vii) Advisory on areas requiring improvement in the clients business processes and possible recommendations