About Steve Collings
Steve Collings is a director at Leavitt Walmsley Associates, a firm of chartered certified accountants. A Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Steve is an internationally recognised speaker, writer and commentator on all matters to do with financial reporting and auditing.
Steve was named Accounting Technician of the Year at the 2011 British Accountancy Awards. In 2013, he was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to the Accountancy Profession award by the Association of International Accountants. In 2017, Steve was highly commended from the Association of Accounting Technicians for his work in the accountancy profession.
Steve sat on the UK and Ireland GAAP Technical Advisory Group at the UK's Financial Reporting Council for five years until October 2021, and has represented the accountancy profession in the Parliamentary Review. Steve currently represents the North West of England on ACCA's Practice Network Panel.
He has presented courses all over the world and is the author of over 25 books. He has written numerous technical factsheets and articles for ACCA.
What makes Steve tick?
Steve is an outspoken advocate for the simplification of accounting and auditing standards.
CPD Courses
How to Attract Top Accounting Candidates
When an experienced member of staff leaves, it can be difficult to find a suitable replacement. This bite helps you to overcome the challenges of finding the ideal candidate, from writing a good job advert to effective shortlisting.
International Audit
Revised and up to date for 2024/25. This course provides a detailed overview of international auditing. It will enable you to discover the latest updates in the area, and the key points to remember when obtaining auditing evidence, finalising audits and compiling auditor's reports.
Irish GAAP: Events After the End of the Reporting Period
This bite provides a brief guide to reporting on events after the end of the reporting period, under Irish GAAP.
2025-26 Update: Accounting for Pensions
Part of a series of 2025 updates. Pension accounting is a specialist area. This short course offers an overview of the basics of accounting for defined contribution and defined benefit pension plans from the employer's perspective, and pension scheme accounting from the fund's perspective.
Periodic Review: A Case Study Approach
The FRC's recent periodic review amendments have specific ramifications for those preparing financial statements in accordance with FRS 102. This course takes a case study approach, working through a variety of scenarios and outlining the kind of calculations that may be needed.
Practice Assurance Update
This bite considers how the latest Practice Assurance Monitoring report from ICAEW can help firms to understand in advance, where things may go wrong.
Practice Compliance
Discover how to comply with practice management regulations set by your professional body and come through practice monitoring or assurance visit. Exploring regulatory frameworks, non-compliance sanctions, client onboarding and offboarding procedures, and CPD management.
Practice Excellence
Professional accountants are expected to work with a high level of skill and diligence. This course looks at what is needed to develop and maintain this excellence, from the team you assemble, the challenges of maintaining high standards and the rewards of good CPD.
Right Said FRED 82
How are the potential changes to UK and Ireland GAAP, proposed by the FRC in FRED 82, being received?