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A sad consequence of the current pandemic is a significant increase in the number of redundancies businesses are having to make. Redundancy, like divorce or the death of a loved one, can be one of the most life-disrupting events and being distressed by losing your job is perfectly natural. It is one of the most frightening challenges you are likely to face in your profession...

As we enter National Payroll week, we thought it would be a great time to explore why being a payroll professional could potentially be such a fulfilling and rewarding career. Ensuring employees are paid correctly and on time is critical to every business. There are many reasons why people may choose to work for their employer but being paid incorrectly, late or over / under...

Speaking to a number of people recently who are working for US owned businesses and the topic that seems to be the most discussed is the Fair Labour Standards Act (FLSA). A few of the people I am speaking to are at the centre of ensuring compliance with the updated legislation requirements. The most recent amendments include: A four-factor balancing test for determining FLSA...

We recently undertook a survey at Wade Macdonald (Click here to download our report) reviewing the impact of the pandemic and trying to establish people’s thoughts on working from home during this period. With little choice in suddenly moving people to work from home during the Covid 19 period we were keen to understand what people liked and disliked and what improvements co...

The Brief The requirement was a niche role for an interim contractor, with a well-known company in Hampshire that had just undergone some significant changes to staff and structure. The role was for a Management Accountant with a background of working within a very specific industry and with a technical background from the service based sector. The Process Caterina was brief...

This years International Women's Day theme is #equalforequal. ​ March the 8th annually celebrates 'the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.' ​We are joining the celebration to show our commitment to #equalforequal and so are providing you with some insight into the women who work a...

A recent BBC article about Neurodiverse employees promoted a great discussion around our office as well as on LinkedIn. Neurodivergence as described by the BBC, is a term many people may not be familiar with. It refers to the community of people who have dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, are on the autism spectrum, or have other neurological functions. Inspired by the conversations...

The Brief: Sonia was instructed by her very valued client, a large ‘Blue-Chip’ retail business, that they required three interim, Spanish/Italian/French speaking Qualified Accountants, that had used their respective GAAPs as well as US GAAP. The business had experienced a substantial amount of growth and required regional accountants, to manage the ledgers of the said countr...

The Brief Wade Macdonald was asked by the Senior Business Partner of a large Non-For-Profit organisation based near Surrey, to assist in the recruitment of a Year-End Accountant. The role was urgent and needed to be filled within days. The senior finance team were under extraordinary pressure and it looked like they were going to miss vital deadlines. The Process Maximilian ...

The Brief The Billings and Collections Manager of a US Owned Shared Service Centre approached Wade Macdonald to assist with the recruitment of a Credit Controller with language skills. The role was urgent, needing to be recruited to within a week; the initial assignment was for a period of three months to help with aged debt and the language requirements was a necessity to e...