About Emma Gipson

Emma Gipson has over 20 years’ experience of providing audit, risk assurance and corporate governance services to the education sector. As a highly skilled and experienced associate director, she is now specialises in providing internal audit and controls, funding assurance, risk management and governance services primarily to education clients.

Emma regularly contributes to both internal and external training events in relation to education sector issues, having been a member of the Education and Skills Funding and Data Assurance Team and a lead Further Education internal audit manager for a number of years.

She is the project manager for our DfE funding work, liaising with the DfE and ensuring that all timescales for the submission of opinions and reports are met. She also has regular discussions with DfE contacts in order to clarify interpretations of the funding rules.

Emma has previously worked for a large General Further Education College as their Head of College Information Systems. As part of that role, she was responsible for the funding and data returns at the College as well as timetabling, reporting and exams functions. Emma is also qualified both ACA and IIA.

She works both collaboratively with colleagues and clients to ensure best value is met with all assignments we deliver.

“Working with the further education sector is a pleasure. This sector delivers so much for its students and their wider communities. I enjoy working alongside them to help them on their journey to deliver their objectives”.

In her spare time Emma enjoys spending time with her husband and two children exploring and having adventures. She is also trustee for a charity, using her knowledge from RSM to assist them.

RSM timeline

• 2026: promoted to Associate Director
• 2003: joined RSM