Helen Higgs

Managing Director and Head of Internal Audit

Helen is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Internal Audit (CFIIA), a Certified Counter Fraud Specialist and Member of the Chartered Management Institute. A founding member of the IIA in Wales, she has been an active member of the Institute for many years. Before joining Audit Yorkshire, Helen spent over 17 years in NHS Wales providing internal audit and counter fraud services to health boards (covering primary, secondary and community care), specialist health services and national services including ambulance and public health. A member of NHS Women in Leadership, Helen is committed to compassionate leadership and has completed a leadership masterclass programme and is a qualified coach, mentor and ACAS trained mediator.

Helen is passionate about Internal Audit and Counter Fraud and promoting the value that a high-quality service can add to an organisation.

Outside of work, Helen loves to run, walk, and keep fit. Other interests are travel, good food and spending time with her family (and dog).

Chris Boyne

Deputy Head of Internal Audit

Chris is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS). Chris was an Audit Manager for 16 years prior to becoming a Deputy Head of Internal Audit in 2016. Chris has experience in managing internal audit plans at acute trusts, community and mental health trusts, commissioning organisations and a national provider of outsourced nurse bank services. Chris has a strategic oversight role for a number of clients and has a particular interest in acute sector governance and delivery. He also has oversight of Audit Yorkshire’s Anti-crime team.

Prior to his career in Internal Audit, Chris worked in a number of finance and management positions in both the public and private sectors.

Away from the office, Chris enjoys spending time with his family and traveling.

Steve Moss

Head of Anti-Crime Services

Steve is an Accredited Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) who also holds a Certificate in Human Resource Practice from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Steve has over 20 year’s counter fraud experience and is the Deputy Chair of the National NHS Counter Fraud Manager's Group. Steve has been involved in working with the NHS Counter Fraud Authority on several projects and working groups.

Steve has been involved in a number of acclaimed fraud initiatives, including launching a regional media campaign to raise awareness of prescription exemption fraud resulting in the publication of a number of articles on the subject in local newspapers and was interviewed on a number of radio stations.

In his spare time Steve is a keen angler and a regular visitor to Headingley to see Yorkshire play cricket.