SAMUEL LOUIS
Head of Audit
- Email: samuel.louis@berley.co.uk
- Tel: 020 7788 8261
- Fax: 020 7636 4115
Samuel started his training with PKF in Mauritius before completing his studies in London. He qualified in 1996 and joined Berley in 1997.
During his time at Berley, Samuel has developed good relationships with clients and provides them with commercial and technical advice, covering audit, accounting and corporate taxation. Samuel manages the audits and supervises a portfolio of mainly SME clients across a broad range of sectors including Media, Property, Art Galleries and Professional Services. He deals with group companies as well as businesses in the regulated sectors including Solicitors, Charities, Pension Schemes and travel companies.
Samuel is a fluent French speaker and has worked with overseas companies who set up or acquire UK businesses, together with undertaking due diligence exercises.
CORE SKILLS:
- Able to handle compliance effectively
- Team leadership
- Good communicator with clients
- Understanding a client’s point of view
STYLE:
Samuel has a style that makes people want to work with him as a personable professional. Having dealt with companies of various sizes, he is able to adapt his technical and commercial knowledge and advice to all types of client.
Experience:
With years of experience in professional practice, Samuel has acquired substantial expertise across a range of industry sectors. He specialises in audit with a particular emphasis on compliance matters and their regulatory implications. As well as dealing with all technical matters, Samuel is involved with the firm’s recruitment and development of staff. Key elements of his role include staff management and billing.
Samuel’s Hero Qualities:
Firm Grip: As an auditor, it is very easy to be persuaded on a set of circumstances. However, being able to see fact from fiction is paramount.
Cool Head: In many instances, delivering within timescales can be both stressful and onerous for clients. Samuel’s cool head enables him to pacify the client’s anxieties especially with regard to deadlines.
Sharp Eyesight: It is imperative to be able to see the wood for the trees as an auditor. Keeping your eyes on what is important and not get distracted enables Samuel to work within budgeted timescales.
Fun Side:
Samuel is married to Joann (a qualified accountant) and has two young boys, Yohan and Kenjy. During his spare time, Samuel enjoys off-road cycling, watching football and spending time with his young family.