Joel Haft

I am a Partner in the Swindon office with a real national presence, having joined Monahans in July 2025. I specialise in Internal Audit, Risk and Governance, supporting organisations in designing and strengthening risk frameworks that are proportionate, practical and aligned to their strategic objectives.

I partner with a broad range of businesses, from high growth fintech and crypto organisations to established corporates and not-for-profit entities. My focus is on helping clients move beyond a tick box approach to internal audit, embedding governance structures that genuinely add value and support long term growth.

My background

I started my professional career in 2013, training and qualifying in Internal Audit with Mazars. In 2019, I moved into industry with Octopus Investments, where I helped grow and mature the internal audit function during a significant period of expansion and was promoted to Senior Manager during my three-year tenure.

I then stepped into a Head of Audit role at a crypto start-up, building the internal audit function from the ground up. Most recently, I served as Head of Internal Audit at SS&C Technologies, a Fortune 1000 organisation, leading audit activity within a larger and more complex control environment.

I am an FCCA and an ICAEW Affiliate.

Outside of work, I am a lifelong Leeds United supporter and follow them home and away whenever I can. I enjoy playing padel, searching for the best pizza in the UK, listening to music, beach holidays and a good single malt. Most importantly, I love spending time with my family.