We welcome a new audit manager Rachel Wales to our growing team, marking our 23rd audit hire this year.
Rachel Wales began her career at a ‘top six’ accounting firm where she gained eight years’ experience and worked her way up from a trainee accountant to Audit Manager. She also experienced working on audits abroad during a short-term secondment in Perth, Australia in 2022.
Rachel has completed audits in a large range of different sectors, including manufacturing, professional services, food and drink and retail. Joining the high-performing team at our Nottingham office, Rachel will support client needs and ensure the audit process is completed as smoothly and efficiently as possible.
Speaking on her new role, Rachel commented: “I am excited to be joining PKF Smith Cooper as an audit manager in the Nottingham office. Everyone has been very welcoming so far, and I am looking forward to embedding myself into the audit team. I’m delighted to have the opportunity of working alongside a talented team, to deliver high quality audits to our clients.”
Sarah Flear, Audit and Business Services Partner at PKF Smith Cooper, said: “As our team continues to grow, it is exciting to see our firmwide expansion plans coming to life. We are looking forward to Rachel joining our auditors in Nottingham – I am sure she will be a valuable addition to the team!”
PKF Smith Cooper is the home of PKF in the Midlands, providing a full range of audit, accountancy, tax and advisory services to individuals and businesses across the region. We recently launched our 2025 graduate programme, offering career opportunities in audit, tax, corporate finance, business recovery and restructuring, business services and HR to university leavers across our Nottingham, Derby and Birmingham offices.
View our current job openings on the PKF Smith Cooper careers website.
