Smita Bhat DipArch. FCCA

Smita joined JRA in 2006. She is a member of the board as Finance & HR Director and a Chartered Accountant with membership to ACCA. She is DipArch, RIBA Part II qualified from The Bartlett and has worked in industry within both architectural design and practice management.

Her role as Finance & HR Director encompasses managing all aspects of financial accounting and HR. She manages the day to day finance of the practice, as well as overseeing the long term financial strategy and forecasting to ensure the growth of the business. She is responsible for the practice’s Development Plan for Investment and Capital Expenditure and works with the board to govern the budget and exercise financial control of the practice. Smita also works on fee resourcing for bids, internal and external audits to ensure compliance, and benchmarking our practice across a number of areas, including against competitors, RIBA and the AJ. In addition, she is part of the Bank of England business panel.

Smita has in-depth knowledge of UK and international financial protocol, having gained over 15 years of industry experience, and assisted in the set up of our Polish branch in 2013. She has worked on the administrative and financial management of a number of JRAs overseas projects and is familiar with international regulations and legislation.

Smita works closely with the board to ensure that JRA continues to thrive as one of the most successful architectural practices in London.