Crowe appoints consulting partner

Audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe UK has strengthened its consulting practice with the appointment of Bhavin Bharakda as partner.

Bhavin will also lead the firm’s financial services internal audit offering, delivering assurance services across insurance, banking, and wealth and asset management.

He joins from another accounting firm and has previously worked within a Big Four banking and capital markets internal audit practice as well as at Citigroup.

Bhavin brings extensive experience advising global banks, wealth managers, insurers and private equity portfolio companies on governance, internal audit strategy and control frameworks.

He said: “I am delighted to join the partnership and to lead the financial services internal audit proposition at Crowe, contributing to the firm’s continued growth at both regional and national levels. 

“I look forward to driving strategic development, strengthening collaboration across our teams, and delivering a high-quality, value-driven service that consistently meets the evolving needs of our clients.”

Justin Elks, Head of Consulting, added: “I am excited to welcome Bhavin to our team. 

“Bhavin brings a focus on quality and personal-tailored service in a financial services internal audit market that seems increasingly transactional. 

“He will be a great asset to Crowe as we continue to grow our practice and add practical value to our financial services clients.”

Nigel Bostock, chief executive at Crowe, added: “It gives me great pleasure to welcome Bhavin to Crowe, as the business continues to strengthen and grow.

“Bhavin’s deep expertise will help our clients in the financial services sector as they grapple with sustained regulatory and public scrutiny alongside increasing digitisation, operational resilience requirements and the accelerating use of AI.

“Firms must continually reassess the design and effectiveness of their control environments.

“As a result, internal audit is playing an increasingly strategic role, with executive teams looking beyond traditional compliance assurance, seeking insight that strengthens governance, enhances risk management maturity and supports long-term resilience.”

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