Pensions audit

Looking after the interests of your employees can be challenging in today’s increasingly complex pensions environment, particularly for companies involved in major transactions or facing financial difficulty.

Consistent, wholesale changes in investment strategy, legislation, accounting, systems and processes, governance and risk management present significant challenges for trustees. You require a pensions audit provider which manages operations efficiently and with the latest technology to hand.

This is where S&W’s expertise shines through.

• We are big enough to provide the range of services and coverage you expect but are small enough to deliver the services in an accessible and impactful way
• Our pensions expertise is reflected in the experience of our team and by our representation on a number of key bodies influencing the sector
• We act for more than 100 organisations as pension scheme auditors and internal controls assurance providers.  We are confident that the breadth of our experience means that we will have already encountered most of the situations you are likely to face going forwards
• We have worked with significant investment strategy changes, external advisers and schemes in all stages of their lifecycle, including working with the Pension Protection Fund; all of which helps us support you with whatever challenges you face
• Our dedicated pensions assurance team includes ex scheme administrators, which helps us provide practical recommendations on systems and practices that you can be confident will work
• We provide pragmatic advice on scheme accounts ensuring that trustees can tailor their financial information in the most suitable way for their members’ needs and to meet the latest disclosure requirements