Catherine Edwards - Associate Director

Catherine joined Buzzacott in 2011 and is an Associate Director in our Corporate Assurance team.

Catherine joined Buzzacott in 2011 and is an Associate Director in our Corporate Assurance team.

Catherine works with corporates, particularly professional practices including law firms and architects and also FCA regulated businesses. She has specialist knowledge of the regulatory issues facing law firms including detailed knowledge of the SRA Accounts Rules.

Offering a personable approach, Catherine and her team complete audits, statutory accounts and Solicitors Accounts Rules reviews as well as supporting clients with any other financial advice as and when required. 

She also has a specific interest in internal audit and risk-based process reviews to help drive continuous improvement. This is of particular importance in the regulated areas she specialises in. Catherine works with her clients to manage fully outsourced or co-sourced internal audit functions. She also manages ‘Assurance reports on internal controls of service organisations made available to third parties’ – commonly referred to as SOC reports. 

Before joining Buzzacott, Catherine worked as a health advisor at Bupa after completing her degree in Sports and Exercise Science. She then decided on a career change, and moved into accountancy. Catherine is ACA qualified and she enjoys playing tennis outside work.

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