PKF boosts charities team

Howard Lake | 24 January 2003 | News

Accountants and business advisors PKF has boosted its London charities team with the return of Nick Buxton as senior audit and advisory manager, following his secondment to HM Treasury.

Nick’s secondment to the Treasury will enhance the skills and resources of PKF’s 25-strong London charities audit team, particularly in its work with publicly-funded charities. He will also be working with the firm’s public sector team.

Nick became an advisor to the central accountancy team at the Treasury in June 2000. The develops and updates the financial and reporting requirements for central government bodies. Nick’s responsibilities included preparing detailed proposals for the implementation of FRS 17 Retirement Benefits and providing support to the spending teams such as

those devoted to the Department for Education and Skills and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. He also gave advice on trading fund applications and worked on the audit of the Civil List.

Charles Cox, PKF partner and head of the National Charities Team, said: “Nick has gained valuable experience during his secondment and his presence on the firm’s charities team will further enhance our ability to offer the

excellent service our clients expect from us.”

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