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PKF Smith Cooper appoint new Audit Director, strengthening the audit team
PKF Smith Cooper is delighted to welcome Audit Director Barbara Sims to the team.
Barbara has over 15 years practice experience, working with a variety of clients from owner managed businesses to charities and academies. Her role will be primarily internal, focusing on audit quality and providing technical support to the audit team.
Prior to joining the firm, Barbara worked for 5 years as CFO for a multi-academy trust, which will provide invaluable insights into the challenges facing the sector and add strength to the education offering of the firm.
The audit team at PKF Smith Cooper, of which Barbara will be a key member, work with all types of clients from large corporations to SMEs and not-for-profit organisations, across a variety of sectors, providing tailored advice on all manner of audit, assurance, and advisory matters.
Sarah Flear, Partner and Head of Audit, comments: “I am pleased to welcome Barbara to the team, who will have an integral role in the development of the firm's audit team, internal quality, and compliance.
Barbara brings with her valuable industry experience, including the education sector, and I look forward to working with her as we continue to provide tailored advice and recommendations, helping our clients achieve their objectives”.
Notes to Editors
An ambitious business and multi award-winning firm, we are the home of PKF in the Midlands. The region’s leading firm of trusted accountants and business advisors, we operate across key geographies in Derby, Nottingham, Birmingham, and Ashbourne.
Through our membership of PKF International, the large network of legally independent accounting firms and 11th largest network here in the UK, we are at the forefront of compliance regulations and specialise in providing high quality solutions.
Working in unison with PKF member firms across the world, we blend local expertise and extensive territorial knowledge to provide a full range of audit, accountancy, tax, and advisory services in line with the expectations and needs of the market.
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PKF Smith Cooper is one of the largest independently owned and preferred accountancy and business advisory firms for owner managed businesses across the Midlands. The firm specialises in providing intelligent, efficient and cost-effective bespoke advisory services to both corporate and individual clients. Smith Cooper has six offices across the Midlands including Derby, Birmingham and Nottingham.
