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
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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