Mike Suffield

As director of ACCA’s Professional Insights team, Mike leads a team of technical and policy experts producing insight on the most pressing issues impacting the business environment. All of the team’s work supports the ACCA’s mission to be a global leader in the accountancy profession. Mike established his accountancy career at Coopers & Lybrand before building his career to director level at the UK National Audit Office. He was previously executive director of audit at the Financial Reporting Council, with overall responsibility for oversight of the UK audit market.

Latest Articles by Mike Suffield

  1. audit reform delay

    25 October, 2023

    Ditching audit reforms will ‘diminish’ UK reputation for reporting

    We will continue to argue for and support improvements to corporate reporting (and to audit quality and to audit oversight) in the UK, to ensure that the UK continues to be a world leader in this really important area.
  1. auditor

    22 April, 2020

    ‘Going concern’ regulation puts firms and auditors under the microscope

    New standard ISA UK 570 requires auditors to challenge management’s assessment of going concern more robustly—and firms to be as transparent as possible amid current uncertainty.