Chloe Higenbottam

• Manage a portfolio of listed, regulated and privately owned audit engagements across the life sciences, pharmaceutical and retail sectors.
• Lead audits from planning through to completion, including budgeting, resourcing, financial management and audit quality oversight.
• Act as the primary contact for senior client stakeholders, leading Audit Committee and governance communications.
• Support engagement directors and partners through review and sign-off responsibilities on complex group and international audits.
• Manage and develop audit teams across engagements ranging from small owner-managed businesses to large multinational groups.
• Performance manager for five appraisees, responsible for coaching, appraisals, goal setting and wellbeing support.
• Contribute to business development activities, successful audit tenders and internal AI and audit quality initiatives.
• Deliver internal training on audit quality, engagement financial management and operational topics.

Key Clients

Listed online wine retailer - IFRS

• Responsible for management of the group and UK audits as part of a large listed audit engagement.

Listed biopharmaceutical company - IFRS

• Responsible for management of multiple audit workstreams as part of a listed group audit engagement.

Gene therapy company - FRS 102

• Responsible for management and delivery of the statutory audit engagement.

• Delivered financial statement audits for listed, international and owner-managed businesses under IFRS and FRS 102.
• Managed multiple audit engagements concurrently, coordinating teams and supporting delivery from planning through to completion.
• Coached junior team members and supported their technical and professional development.
• Managed stakeholder relationships across client finance teams, overseas component auditors and internal specialists.
• Prepared Audit Committee reports and supported tender presentations and engagement financial monitoring.
• Contributed to audit quality and efficiency initiatives, including streamlining procedures to reduce engagement hours by 40%.

Key Clients

Listed online wine retailer - IFRS

• Responsible for delivery of a first-year audit engagement, coordination of overseas teams and compliance with listed reporting requirements.

Marine product and ship-to-ship service provider - IFRS

• Responsible for delivery of a complex group audit engagement which is a sub-consolidated component of a listed group.

Owner-managed construction group - FRS 102

• Responsible for delivery of a large group engagement and signing of multiple sets of consolidated and individual statutory accounts.