Jeannine is an Audit Director and Head of Internal Audit for two of our institutions. A Big Four trained Chartered Accountant, Jeannine has extensive and diverse experience across all areas of internal auditing, assessing the quality of risk management processes, systems of internal control and corporate governance, reporting directly and independently to the most senior level of executive management and to the board’s audit committee. 

Jeannine worked for KCG from 2016 to 2018 and then re-joined in early 2022 after spending three years in the charity sector. A previous Head of Internal Audit for the UK’s largest private charitable hospital and project financier within the investment arm of a listed multi-utility company.

Jeannine is energized by meeting new people and motivated by a sense of pride and fulfilment through delivering work that makes a difference and enables institutions we work with to provide the best experience for learning and growth. 

Family time is important to Jeannine and she enjoys supporting her daughters in their various sporting and musical pursuits and walking her dog, Dora. Jeannine is also a keen musician and plays the violin.

Jayani is an Internal Audit Consultant focusing on financial systems, student systems, data quality, risk management, value for money audits and grant certifications. With a background in management consultancy, Jayani is adept at managing multiple accounts simultaneously having developed a varied client portfolio.  

Jayani is motivated to make the best use of the time to provide as much value as possible and is energised by auditees who value the quality of service delivered. Listening is the key to success for Jayani, as it helps to understand and ask the right questions whilst also builds trust and respect with our auditees.  

In her spare time, Jayani values time with family spent on long walks, reading and Zumba classes.  

Mark is an Audit Manager with broad experience of working with HE institutions. Mark qualified as a chartered accountant, and became an Audit Manager, with KPMG, providing external audits and other services to clients ranging from small companies to publicly quoted groups. Mark then had a number of years with the Audit Commission, primarily focusing on auditing the financial statements of local councils, as well as assessing their use of resources and certifying grant claims. By joining KCG in 2010 Mark moved over to internal auditing and has thrived in its greater scope to add value to clients through the provision of assurance and identification of areas for improvement.

Using his extensive experience both inside and outside higher education, Mark has a focused approach to understanding how clients operate and provides an independent assessment of controls, governance and value for money. Mark enjoys meeting new people throughout an organisation and building collaborative and effective working relationships. Audit work is undertaken in a manner that whilst minimising disruption, also ensures potential findings are shared and discussed on a ‘no surprises’ basis. Most importantly, Mark is motivated by the desire to see clients succeed and achieve sustainable futures.

Mark is proud to work with his colleagues and jointly support continuous improvement within both KCG and its clients.

Sally is an Internal Audit Manager, joining KCG in 2024. Previously, she worked in practice exclusively on not-for-profit clients and has almost a decade’s experience in delivery of complex audits and advisory work across not-for-profit organisations, including cultural, academic, heritage and local government organisations.

Sally genuinely enjoys internal audit, in particular, meeting with many different people and covering a wide range of subjects and business areas. Every day is different, and she relishes gaining rapport with clients and auditees, making an audit a positive experience and, of course, driving positive changes within organisations.

Passionate about delivering excellent customer service and developing client relationships, Sally aims to produce clear reports which make proportionate and pragmatic recommendations to help clients to improve their operations.

Sally is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (CIIA) and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).

Outside of work, Sally loves reading, socialising, spending time with her family, and looking after her cat, Oscar, and dog, Nelly.