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Business | DJH Mitten Clarke signs deal with Innov8 HR

Private equity backed accountancy firm DJH Mitten Clarke has acquired Stoke based HR consultancy, Innov8 Human Resources to create a specialist service line

11 Jan 2024

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Business | Head of Grant Thornton Dave Dunckley steps down

Dave Dunckley has stood down as CEO of Grant Thornton after five years, part way through his second tenure, and will remain with the firm until March to ensure a smooth transition

10 Jan 2024

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Business | MHA and MHA Moore and Smalley set to merge

Accounting firms MHA and MHA Moore and Smalley will formally merge their businesses in April creating a nationwide practice with combined fee income of £140m

10 Jan 2024

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Business | Sedulo Group smashes £14.9m in revenues

Business advisory and accountancy firm Sedulo Group has reported annual revenues of £14.9m for year end 2022, marking double digit growth

9 Jan 2024

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Business | Dains makes double acquisition with first Irish move

Private equity backed Dains Group has kicked off the new year with two accountancy firm acquisitions, increasing revenue to a projected £55m and adding over 100 staff members

8 Jan 2024

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HR | People in the news: Lovewell Blake, Armstrong Watson, Crowe

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at Evelyn Partners, Armstrong Watson, Crowe, FTS Recovery, Kingsley Napley, PKF Cooper Smith, Lovewell Blake, Sedulo Group

5 Jan 2024

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HR | Why accountants need an image change

The perception that accountants are just number crunchers can discourage people from coming into the profession, contributing to a negative public image, says Cheryl Sharp, CEO of Pink Pig Financials

5 Jan 2024

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HR | FTSE 100 bosses earn average UK salary in 3.5 days

The CEOs of the UK’s largest businesses have earned more than the median UK workers’ full time annual salary by 1pm today

4 Jan 2024

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Business | What you need to know: failure to prevent fraud offence

Robert Brooker, head of fraud and forensics at PKF GM, explains how directors can prepare for the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act’s failure to prevent fraud offence

2 Jan 2024

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HR | People in the news: BDO, Mazars, Azets, FRP

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions and hires at BDO, Mazars, KPMG, Azets, FRP Corporate Finance, OECD

22 Dec 2023

Business | Are CFOs balancing the books for AI?

Implementing artificial intelligence (AI) too hastily can lead to some serious impediments to scaling transformative projects, warns Eric Emans, chief financial officer, Nintex

21 Dec 2023

AI & Technology

Business | ICAEW elects Caroline Smale as vice president

Bishop Fleming partner Caroline Smale has been elected as ICAEW vice president for the period 2024 to 2025

20 Dec 2023

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Business | People in the news: EY, Azets, Grant Thornton

In this week’s accountancy career news, partner promotions and hires at EY, Azets, Grant Thornton, Alvarez & Marsal, MHA Moore and Smalley, Johnston Carmichael, Quantuma, Hentons

15 Dec 2023

Business | TaxAssist Accountants named as top 10 franchise

TaxAssist Accountants has finished 2023 on a high after being named as one of the leading franchise opportunities in the UK

15 Dec 2023

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Business | Inclusivity: does the accounting sector need to wake up?

With the accounting profession perceived as being slow off the mark in terms of diversity, what can be done to attract the next generation, asks Sarah Beale, CEO at the AAT

15 Dec 2023