Sophie is the strategic financial lead for UK Sport, responsible for the in-year and longer-term financial planning and monitoring.
The Investment function of her team carry out the financial monitoring and payments, of the grants to the World Class Programme and some 1400 elite athletes. She also leads the teams in charge of key areas of the business including Information Technology, Facilities, Legal, Risk and Operational Planning. Sophie is a qualified chartered accountant (FCA). Prior to joining UK Sport in 2011 she spent ten years working with a wide variety of bodies in public sector audit and delivering training in financial audit internationally through UN and EU funded programmes.
Sophie is the gender champion at UK Sport.
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