ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Steven Collings FMAAT FCCA is the Audit and Technical Director at Leavitt Walmsley Associates Limited, who are based in Manchester in the United Kingdom. Steven qualified as a Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) in 2000 and then went on to qualify as an Associate Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) in 2005. Steven also holds the ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting Standards (DipIFRS) and the Certificates in IFRS and International Auditing Standards from ACCA. Steven also holds Statutory Auditor status in the United Kingdom.
Steven has specialised in auditing and financial reporting issues and has been writing professionally for several years. He has written several articles which have been published in the various accounting media concerning auditing and financial reporting. Steven writes extensively for AccountingWEB.co.uk on financial reporting and auditing issues, and has also had several articles published in various professional journals.
Steven lectures on all aspects of financial reporting and auditing issues and regularly speaks at events held for accountants in practice.
Some examples of Steven's articles can be found on the book's companion website at www.wiley.com/go/collings
