KPMG Fiji this week announced the retirement of its Audit & Assurance Group partner Steven Nutley after nine years with the firm. Managing partner of KPMG Fiji Lisa Apted acknowledged Mr Nutley’s contributions to the firm and to the accounting profession in Fiji.
“Based in the Suva office, Steve mentored both professional and support staff in the Audit and Risk teams over the course of his time with the firm,” Ms Apted said.
“His open communication style, pragmatic nature and empathetic approach enabled Steve to connect with staff, build trust and nurture staff growing their skills and careers.”
Mr Nutley joined KPMG Fiji’s Audit & Assurance Group as a partner on August 1, 2016 and also held other internal leadership roles, including Risk Management Partner.
He started his career with KPMG in the UK and has worked in New Zealand and across Central Europe with this last role as managing partner of the Albanian practice before he retired in 2015 to pursue sporting passions.
“Steve came out of retirement to join the Fiji firm in 2016 and continued to successfully compete in ironman competitions during the early years of this time with the Fiji firm,” Ms Apted said.
“Steve’s significant clients included ANZ Bank and Bred Bank, Fiji National Provident Fund, Fijian Holdings, the Pacific Community, Energy Fiji, Pacific Energy, Total, Amalgamated Telecom Holdings and Solomon Islands Pacific Games Committee, and spanned industries from banking and finance, telecommunications, energy and donor agencies.
“Since joining the Fiji Institute of Chartered Accountants, Steve has served on the Institute’s Standards Committee helping evaluate, provide guidance and application of international standards for adoption in Fiji.
“Steve has also been a strong advocate and mentor for the implementation of the mandatory global System of Quality Management (SoQM) across the smaller (including sole practitioner) practices under the Institute, by providing assistance with development of documentation, testing procedures and processes, as well as training on the implementation of SoQM by the smaller practices. This has been a valuable contribution to lifting practice standards across the profession.”
Mr Nutley retires from the KPMG Fiji firm effective December 31, 2025.
Steve Nutley. Picture:KPMG/SUPPLIED
