Profile
Sarah Howard (Partner)
Sarah works in our Government Audit Group,
specialising in external audit work for the UK supreme audit
agencies.
Experience
Sarah joined us at Grant Thornton in 2007, following the merger
with RSM Robson Rhodes.Sarah has over 20 years public sector
experience and has overall responsibility for delivering the firm's
Audit Scotland and northern Audit Commission contracts. Nationally,
Sarah leads our public sector audit approach, training and quality
control. Sarah is appointed auditor to a range of bodies in the
North and Scotland, including a number of unitary authorities, and
has recently been appointed as the auditor to Manchester City
Council.
She was a member of the Audit Commission's working group, which
produced the new Code of Audit Practice, and currently sits on a
working party looking at the role of audit in the post 2008 CPA
framework. She has carried out two corporate assessments and
quality reviewed corporate assessment work. Sarah has undertaken
quality reviews of auditors work on behalf of the Audit Commission
for over ten years, and is also on a small panel that investigates
complaints on behalf of the Audit Commission.
Sarah trained with the Audit Commission in the north and later
spent five years in its Bristol headquarters in a specialist
technical role putting in place arrangements for the external audit
certification of central government grants to local authorities.
Sarah specialised in regeneration and housing grants and is still
involved in advising internally and externally on grant related
issues. Sarah is an active CIPFA member. She has been an examiner,
Regional CPD advisor and is currently Chair of the Yorkshire and
Humber Region.
Sarah's expertise covers:
- Local government
- NHS Audit
- Grant funding and certification
Qualifications