Partner, Audit & Assurance
Stella Athanasiadou is a Partner in the Audit & Assurance team at Price Bailey. She specialises in delivering high-quality audit services to large companies and complex groups, with particular expertise in the retail and manufacturing sectors.
Stella works with a broad range of clients, from early-stage businesses to AIM-listed and established private groups, providing both technical insight and practical, commercially focused advice.
Her role as a Mental Health Ambassador also underscores her valuable contribution to our firm and our people. Read more about Stella here.
Stella is a Chartered Accountant, having qualified in December 2017.
She studied Economics at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, and was awarded a Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge in 2019.
Stella combines strong technical expertise with a pragmatic approach, focusing on delivering audits that are both robust and commercially relevant.
Stella joined Price Bailey in 2015 and progressed through the firm to Partner in 2026.
Her work includes both limited and reasonable assurance CASS audits, alongside broader financial statement audits and regulatory reporting.
Stella also has significant experience delivering grant audits under a range of frameworks, including:
Stella is a frequent contributor to Price Bailey’s technical and sector-focused content, including:
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