Steve Ellis
Relationship Partner
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We help businesses with annual audits and assurance, tax structuring and returns. Our specialism is working with privately owned mid-market businesses and large or complex businesses. These include UK-based and multinational businesses, AIM listed and private equity (PE) backed.
Audits are an annual check on an organisation’s financial situation. As a legal requirement in the UK, most businesses with turnover in excess of £10m and more than 50 employees will need to have one. It’s where an auditor checks your business’s records for accuracy, honesty and risk. It can be a laborious process. But at Cooper Parry, our award-winning audit and assurance team are out to change the audit experience.
Our industry has given audit a bad name. New clients join us expecting it to be a long, hard slog during which they’re endlessly interrogated and shamed for any tiny errors. You’re probably used to the same – a painful process year after year. But, that’s just not how we work.
We’re out to change the audit experience. We’ve created an audit process like no other focused around collaboration and technology. Unlike other accountants, we aren’t afraid to challenge the way you do things to help you achieve success.
Working with us will give you the expertise of a Big Four accountancy firm but with a more personal experience. Lots of our team have a Big Four background before moving to Cooper Parry (where the grass is much greener). Our team has depth, we’re big on customer service and our auditors have personality. It’s this approach that has won us numerous awards.
We know you’re not just looking for any old auditor. You’re looking for an audit partner with the systems, processes and relevant experience to handle your business. Yet, you’re also looking for an auditor who’s flexible, sticks to timelines and who’ll prioritise your audit amongst others. You want an adviser that understands your business and strategy as well as the regulatory requirements that you must meet. A team that has expertise in the latest accountancy standards is a necessity.
We’ll start by spending time with you to fully understand your business, opportunities, challenges and strategic aims. Then, we’ll shape our relationship, plan and timetable for the year around how you want it to work.
Having this solid foundation of understanding from the outset means we can immediately start to add insight, observations and value to our relationship to go above and beyond your expectations. We’ll deliver exactly what you need, when and where you need it.
We’ll seek feedback to constantly refine our service and improve it for you, always aiming to deliver a level of quality you’d recommend to others.
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Partner and Head of Audit
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“Team efficiently led by Zahib under the tutorage of Katie, focusing on the key issues early, rather than the routine chaf, whilst working effectively with our central team and local teams. NED’s like the comms, telling us the issues rather than maybe other advisors telling us how wonderful they are. I’ve just about got used to the colour scheme 😉 . Already recommended CP – says it all!”
“Good communication, proactive team.”
“Extremely professional and pragmatic – a breath of fresh air.”
“Excellent delivery.”
“Efficient and personable service with a good understanding of our business.”
“Well planned audit, good communication and team on site showed a great understanding of the business.”
“We have excellent access to our audit partner. The audit team are professional and the assignment is well ran and to time. The quality of reports is great and everyone likes the way they are presented. We have tapped into other advisory services and found the support and advice excellent. Can’t think of any improvements needed.”
“Easy to work with, responsive and to the point.”
“Great service, competent and low maintenance (in a nice way!).”
“Very smooth audit, and turned round very quickly. Thank you!”