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Matthew Slater

Summary

Qualified ACA accountant with over 5 years experience in external audit ensuring audits are successfully performed within the relevant auditing standards for a wide range of audit clients. With a keen eye for detail and enthusiasm about really getting to know and understand the companies I audit.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Assistant manager - audit

RSM
Nottingham
04.2023 - Current
  • Leading audits from planning to completion including designing and implementing audit tests based on identified risk areas and audit assertions
  • Experience working on audits ranging from IFRS and FRS reporting, listed and unlisted and single entities to complex groups
  • Supervising and managing teams of up to 8, acting as a mentor to the more junior members playing a key role in their development
  • Liaising with clients and being their key contact to ensure smooth information flow between all parties and cultivating good professional relationships with them
  • Learning new audit software including data analytics tools used to improve audit efficiency
  • Reporting and presenting key audit findings to senior management


Senior associate - Audit

Crowe
Oldbury
01.2019 - 04.2023
  • Collaborating with other audit members and management to ensure successful completion of audits within a wide range of industries including manufacturing, charities, academies and housing associations
  • Evaluating internal controls of companies to highlight any weakness in their process of producing financial information
  • Producing statutory financial statements based information provided by clients



Education

ACA chartership -

ICAEW
01.2019 - 12.2022

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of Liverpool
Liverpool
09.2015 - 06.2018

A-Levels - Maths, Physics & Biology

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
09.2012 - 07.2014

Skills

Technical skills:

  • Financial accounting requirements including IFRS and UK GAAP
  • Data analytics
  • Internal control assessment
  • Financial analysis


Soft skills:

  • Critical thinking
  • Problem-solving
  • Client relationship building
  • Mentoring junior staff


References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Assistant manager - audit

RSM
04.2023 - Current

Senior associate - Audit

Crowe
01.2019 - 04.2023

ACA chartership -

ICAEW
01.2019 - 12.2022

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of Liverpool
09.2015 - 06.2018

A-Levels - Maths, Physics & Biology

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
09.2012 - 07.2014

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