Julia qualified as an ICAEW Chartered Accountant at a medium-sized Guildford firm of accountants in 1989. Soon after this she moved into the world of training and later added technical and quality control work to her specialisms.
Julia is extensively involved with the ICAEW as a volunteer and is immediate past President, and a member of the Council. During her year as President she Chaired the ICAEW Board, of which she had been a member since 2017. Julia is also a past chair of the ICAEW's Ethics Advisory and Technical Advisory Committees, a former member of the Financial Reporting Faculty Board and of the AAT's audit committee. She is also a past president of the Thames Valley Society of Chartered Accountants.
Julia's experience includes working in top 10 and smaller firms of accountants in technical and training roles and for listed companies providing information and training services to accountants. She has experience in specifying software requirements as a subject matter expert and writing content for audit, accounting and anti-money laundering software. Julia can also provide advice on technical queries relating to these areas, in particular on ISQM implementation and root cause analysis.
Julia is a keen technical author and has also had many articles published in journals such as AccountingWeb, Accountancy, Audit and Beyond (the ICAEW Audit Faculty Magazine), Chartam (the Thames Valley Society of Chartered Accountant's magazine) and London Accountant (the London society's online news). She has appeared in various podcasts/videos such as Inflo's In conversation on QMS Top Tips and CNBC's My Biggest Lessons.
Julia is the co-author of Bloomsbury's A Practical Guide to UK Accounting and Auditing Standards and author of the latest update to Accounting Principles for Tax Purposes. She also previously authored a book on corporate fraud published by Tolley and updated manuals and digests aimed at smaller practitioners.
Further information about her skills and experience can be found here.
Where other consultants are used for training and consulting, Julia will ensure that they are appropriately skilled and experienced for the work they will undertake.
JS Penny Consulting is the trading name of JS Penny Ltd, Registered in England No. 12356222, Registered Office, 2 The Windmills, St Marys Close, Alton GU34 1EF
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