Cathy Allen
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Cathy Allen

Director

Areas of expertise

Cathy works in controls assurance across financial services clients alongside pension scheme audits, leading the controls assurance services that the firm offers.

Experience

Cathy is highly experienced in working with both pension schemes and other financial services clients, having worked in the industry for most of her career, leading the delivery of both financial audits and related controls assurance. She has been involved in supporting clients in various industries and varying maturity of control environments, producing ISAE3402, SOC and AAF 01/20, both Type 1 and Type 2 engagements.  

Cathy has also worked across other clients supporting with ITGC Sarbanes Oxley controls. Other non-audit work assignments include delivery of other goals, such as completeness of revenue receipts, ESG targets and fraud investigations.

Notable achievements

Cathy works with four of the UK's leading master trusts, two of the well know pensions administrators and a number of asset managers.

Professional qualifications/memberships

FCA

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