Accountancy salaries up 4.3% in a year to £42,100 with average finance director paid £117,000, and salary more important that trivial benefits like free parking and cycle to work schemes
Finding the right apprentices for a firm means learning how they think, approach challenges and work with others. Rachel Staples, product director at AAT, explains the key attributes to look for in a future apprentice
Cybersecurity should be a core business control, not a bolt-on, with majority of attacks on SMEs and accountancy firms starting with something as basic as a compromised email login, warns Jonathan Barber, executive director – UK at the Institute of Financial Accountants
With the private equity backed group up for sale, Derry Crowley, CEO of Xeinadin explains what growth looks like for accountancy firms in 2026 and his philosophy on how to differentiate services in a highly competitive market for SME clients
Private equity backed AAB Group signs partnership deal with Kreston Reeves, creating a merged firm with potential £200m in combined revenue and 1,800 staff
Private equity backed Affinia signs major deal to merge with UHY Hacker Young firms in London, Nottingham and Brighton creating multimillion pound firm under new name
Rising tax and cost pressures saw 21% of SME bosses make staff redundant last year as hit by double whammy of increases in national insurance, CGT and dividend tax, while threshold allowances cut