AIM webinar 2023

Stephanie is the firm’s Head of Audit and Technical Partner, she has a particular interest in effective narrative reporting and corporate governance, and provides practical support and guidance to AIM listed companies, large groups and charities.

Stephanie has overall responsibility for audit quality and professional standards. She enjoys finding pragmatic solutions to seemingly complicated problems, providing support across a range of clients and working alongside tax and corporate finance on reconstructions and acquisitions.

Stephanie was one of the founder members of the ICAEW Financial Reporting Faculty which was established to provide practical support for preparers of financial statements and chaired the Faculty Board for nine years until May 2021. This gave her input into the development of financial reporting standards and an insight into the practical problems of implementation, both for UK GAAP and IFRS.

Glenn plays a key role in delivering assurance and advisory services to a wide range of private companies, international businesses and AIM listed groups. He is a senior statutory auditor and heads up the firm’s corporate services group.

After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with PKF Francis Clark, he then spent 7 years with a ‘Big 4’ firm before returning.

Glenn has a great deal of experience in IFRS, UK GAAP and has helped many businesses with their compliance arrangements, including accounting advice, acquisition assistance, statutory accounts preparation and other regulatory requirements. Glenn has an active role in the use of technology within the audit practice and supporting clients to manage their cyber security.

Glenn takes a hands on approach and develops strong and proactive working relationship with his clients.

Richard has been a Case Director in the Financial Reporting Council’s Corporate Reporting Review (CRR) Team since 2017. Prior to joining the FRC, he spent 14 years at EY, where he was an executive director in financial accounting advisory, assisting clients on technical accounting matters. Prior to his time at EY, he spent 6 years working in the US – in positions both within practice and industry.

Anna works as a Case Officer for the Corporate Reporting Review team at the FRC. Prior to joining the FRC, she worked as part of Grant Thornton technical team for many years and more recently as part of a group specialising in financial instruments accounting. She also worked for the IFRS Foundation on Business Combinations Under Common Control project.

Lucy is a Case Officer in the FRC's Supervision Division. Before joining the FRC, Lucy worked as a financial reporting specialist in Grant Thornton’ technical accounting department and lectured Accounting at University of Birmingham.

Eleanor Rees is the ESG reviewer in the FRC’s Corporate Reporting Review Team, contributing to climate thematic reports and undertaking climate reviews as part of the CRR’s review activities. She previously worked at bp, where she held roles in accounting policy and as the group non-financial management information manager, where she focused on the review and assurance of ESG and other non-financial reporting. Eleanor qualified at KPMG.