Simon HaydnJones

Performance Group Leader for Corporates, Listed and Regulated Audit

KPMG in the UK

Simon is the Head of Corporates, Listed and Regulated Audit for KPMG UK and a member of the firm’s Audit Executive. Simon is an experienced audit partner with a career spanning more than 25 years and in a number of countries including the UK, the US and Australia.

Simon has worked mainly within audit and assurance over that time providing audit services to a range of entities across sectors including leisure, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, technology, engineering and consumer products.  He has typically worked with listed or international groups.  He has also worked on many advisory projects and has reporting accountant experience including on corporate and capital transactions.  Simon also has experience working outside the firm, on secondment, in the hospitality industry. 

Simon’s wider role includes heading a leadership team which puts into action all aspects of our overall audit strategy in respect of our Corporates audited entities, including our quality, people, growth and delivery plans.

  • MSc Management Science and Operational Research – Warwick University

  • ACA – member of the institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales

  • Audit