Clare has a professional practice background and is an experienced trainer, specialising in IFRS, UK GAAP and auditing. Clare has delivered numerous courses around the world and leads on IFRS programmes for Insight Training.

 

Dean has been a tax trainer for many years and lectures on a wide variety of tax matters, focusing on the practical aspects of the issues presented. He qualified with Grant Thornton, then gained experience in a variety of large and mid-tier firms before qualifying as an Associate of the Institute of Taxation.

 

Gill Barron has been involved in learning and development for more than 20 years. Her training portfolio includes accounting skills, business and finance skills, internal and external audit, risk, and assurance. Gill has a keen interest in combining technical skills with people skills through training on effective communication and report writing, team building and managing difficult situations.

 

James is an experienced trainer specialising in financial reporting, auditing and charities. He worked in the audit technical team at a national mid-tier firm, providing financial reporting and audit technical advice to the audit and accountancy departments, before becoming an independent training consultant.

 

Jez is a director at Apex. Jez spent over two decades as a CPD lecturer in accounting, financial reporting and auditing with a particular specialism in FCA CASS audits. A board member of the ICAEW Audit and Assurance Faculty and a frequent presenter on the CPD circuit, Jez is well known for his engaging, practical approach to CPD training.

 

Jo Marshall has nearly 30 years’ payroll experience, working in a variety of different roles including 10 years with a HR and Payroll software provider. Her roles have included consultant, project manager, payroll quality manager and implementing a payroll managed service. Jo has been a freelance trainer since 2016, covering topics such as essential payroll, P11d, benefits and expenses, payrolling of benefits, automatic enrolment and pensions, holiday pay and leave entitlement, national minimum wage and off payroll working.

 

John is a chartered accountant and independent training consultant who speaks on financial reporting, auditing, anti-money laundering and company law. Previously the technical partner for a top 30 firm of accountants and head of an accountancy network, John is a member of ICAEW’s Audit and Assurance Faculty’s Practitioner Services Panel.

Karen Eckstein is a specialist in risk for tax and accountancy professionals. Having spent over 30 years defending claims against the profession, she saw where claims arose and decided to put her experience and expertise to use in preventing them instead of defending them. She is a practical and pragmatic adviser and a regular and popular speaker on risk issues.

Karen Speight has worked for more than 25 years in professional services, including 11 years as a tax partner. She has extensive experience in many areas of taxation, with her key focus being employer services and related taxation issues. Karen has also written a number of tax books aimed at practitioners.