Andrew McConnell

Andrew has recently retired from his role as Director of Finance at the University of Huddersfield, which involved strategic and business planning, providing financial advice, financial management and reporting, managing risk and liaising with internal and external audit and ensuring the University is financially sustainable and obtains value for money.

Andrew qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Manchester Office of Grant Thornton and in 1980 he joined the Huddersfield Office of regional practice, Revell Ward, as Training Manager. He became their youngest partner in 1982 at the age of 28. He became Managing Partner before the firm merged with the international practice of Mazars and he was elected to the Governance Council of the UK firm for 2 years. Andrew was Deputy Managing Partner of the Northern Region when he left the firm to join the University in 2001.

Throughout his career Andrew has had a commitment to education, taking governance roles at junior, secondary and FE colleges in the local area. Ultimately he was Chair of the Audit Committee and Vice-Chair of the University Council from 1994 – 2000.