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Aneta is the ninth to feature in our blog series 'fresh faces'. Aneta is working alongside Michael and Ashley in the newest division to Wade Macdonald, Data Analytics & AI. Why did you join? I wanted to switch from Accountancy to the Data focused market because I believe it’s the biggest growing market and will be the future. I think it’s really exciting to be working with p...

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...

New legislation for limited company contractors, IR35 launches 6th April 2020 April 6th 2020 will see a new legislation come into effect that will focus on the status of Limited Company workers. If you are a business that hires people either directly or via an agency that are operating as a Limited Company you will need to assess whether they will be operating “inside IR35” ...

With the introduction of changes to the IR35 hitting the private sector in April 2020, and in preparation for our IR35 focused co-hosted Seminar on October 9th, I sat down with ​Tina Wisener (Partner and Head of the Reading & Mayfair offices at Doyle Clayton, Employment Lawyers) to discuss her views on the regulations. What is IR35 and what does it mean for individuals who c...

Callum is the eigth to feature in our blog series 'fresh faces'. Callum is working alongside Business Managers Chris Silk and Miles Gallagher in the Senior Finance division. Why did you join? For a number of reasons really. The growth opportunities, team and leadership. The tenure of relationships already existing in the business and the hopes to add more client and candidat...

​August 2019, the late payment culture continues to put strain on the cash flow of businesses across the country. “An estimated 50,000 businesses a year close as a result of late payments” – Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) There is hope though… Credit Control personnel are becoming more and more vital to the lifeblood of a business. Whether you are a hands-on Credit Man...

Alicja is the seventh to feature in our blog series 'fresh faces'. Alicja is working alongside Business Manager and Interim Senior HR Consultant Lucy-Emma in the Human Resources division, covering the Permanent market. Why did you join? I had a great first impression of the business and really wanted to work for a specialist recruiter. The option to run my own desk, with few...

One of the greatest privileges I have had in my working career was when I was given the opportunity to judge ‘The Thames Valleys Best Company To Work For’. Over 20 years I must have met over 1000 businesses, so I had concepts of what I thought made a good company, but over the 4 years I was lucky enough to be a judge I was truly inspired by the leaders within businesses that...