Profile
Peter Rowley (Director)
Peter works in our National Assurance Services
team, specialising in risk management, ethics and the audit of
occupational pension schemes. Peter is the Firm's "ethics partner"
and is a member of the Assurance Management team headed by Phil
Crooks, the Head of Technical Community, Assurance.
Experience
Peter joined us at Grant Thornton in 1988. Previously he worked
with Coopers & Lybrand in London for 13 years, where he
progressed from audit trainee to technical senior manager.
With over 25 years' experience in the audit of pension schemes,
Peter is the co-author of the CCH book, Pension Schemes – An
Industry Accounting and Auditing Guide. He recently chaired the
working group that produced APB Practice Note 15, The Audit of
Occupational Pension Schemes in the United Kingdom (revised) and is
an occasional speaker and writer on audits of pension schemes.
Peter is the engagement leader of the audits of a number of large
UK pension schemes and he also provides technical support to other
Grant Thornton partners who have clients in the sector.
Peter's expertise covers:
- ethics
- audit risk management
- audits of occupational pension schemes
- UK and international auditing and ethical standards
Qualifications