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Accountancy
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Contracts: Hays partners with ICM
Wed, 28 Jul 2010
Hays Accountancy & Finance has signed an exclusive partnership with the Institute of Credit Management (ICM) to provide members with an enhanced, dedicated recruitment service.
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JSA introduces new CRM system
Mon, 26 Jul 2010
Accountancy-based service provider JSA has partnered with software specialists Digiterre to develop a state-of-the-art customer relationship management (CRM) system to improve its customer services.
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Audits welcomed by FCSA members
21 July 2010
A director of the Big Four accountancy firm carrying out independent audits of prospective members of the FCSA (Freelancer & Contractor Services Association) says existing members have been “pleasantly surprised” by how much the audits “got under the skin of their businesses”.
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Appointments: New consultant and new moves for Now Recruitment
Fri, 25 Jun 2010
Now Recruitment has hired Stewart Russell to work on the expanding T&L (trades and labour) team in its Edinburgh office.Before joining Now Recruitment, Russell worked for staffing firms Manpower and Careline.After three years on Now Recruitment’s T&L team, Stuart Hunter has moved to the freelance/permanent construction professional team.
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RPO relationships are all about setting the tone and being a team
23 June 2010
The secret of a successful relationship with an RPO is for the RPO staff to feel part of the client company at least as much as their own, according to the head of HR at accountancy and professional services firm Deloitte.
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Employers turn to counteroffers to retain accountancy talent
Fri, 18 Jun 2010
Employers are offering resigning accountants 20% pay rises to retain their services, according to data from WH Mark Sattin.
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Increase in accountancy contractors expecting financial institutions to create jobs
Thu, 10 Jun 2010
There has been a dramatic rise in the number of accountancy contractors expecting financial institutions to create more jobs over the next year, according to new research from giant group.
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Management accountants most difficult to find
Wed, 2 Jun 2010
Four in 10 finance sector employers say management accountant roles are the most difficult to fill, according to a report from financial recruitment specialist Advantage Professional.
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Appointments: Now Accountancy recruits consultants
Thu, 13 May 2010
Accounting and finance recruiter Now Accountancy has recruited Sarah Jones and Victoria McCreesh as consultants.
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War for professional services talent ‘very much alive’, says Stockton
Mon, 10 May 2010
The war for talent in the professional services sector is ‘very much alive’, according to Sonja Stockton, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ head of recruitment.
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Higher salaries key to attracting talent
Mon, 26 Apr 2010
Senior managers in finance and accountancy are increasingly looking to higher salaries as a way of enticing them to move to new jobs, according to a survey by Antal Russia (part of the FiveTen Group).
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KPMG increases graduate recruitment to 1,000
Thu, 22 Apr 2010
Professional services firm KPMG is to increase its planned UK intake of graduates, school leavers and interns from 900 to over 1,000 for September 2010. This is due to growing signs that market demand for accountancy, tax and advisory services is set to rise, according to the company. The move follows KPMG’s announcement in February that it was raising its graduate intake for September to 750, meaning that total intake including interns and school leavers would be over 900. ...
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Profits growth and ‘significant improvement’ at Robert Walters
Thu, 8 Apr 2010
Accountancy and finance recruiter Robert Walters has seen profits grow and “significant improvement” in recruitment activity, according to its interim management statement for the first quarter ending 31 March 2010.
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WH Marks Sattin becomes Marks Sattin
Thu, 8 Apr 2010
Financial and accountancy recruiter WH Marks Sattin, part of the FiveTen Group, is to revert back to its former name Marks Sattin. Dave Way, EMEA managing director of WH Marks Sattin, told Recruiter: “It is a more succinct name. We found that the WH was a mouthful. Marks Sattin is a very strong brand in the UK. The past two years as WH Marks Sattin was as a result of the merger of the Asia practices with the UK.
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City bankers and lawyers want more recognition
Thu, 8 Apr 2010
Most City financial professionals and lawyers (73%) think that they have performed above their current role and want recognition for what they have achieved, according to research from finance and accountancy recruiter Joslin Rowe.
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Kellan records loss but sees ‘much stronger’ 2010
Wed, 31 Mar 2010
IT, accountancy, hospitality, leisure and professional services recruiter Kellan Group has made a loss of £4.4m but has already seen ‘much stronger performance’ in 2010.
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Babyinterims.com launches
Mon, 29 Mar 2010
Martin Lloyd-Penny and specialist accounting outsource provider e-financial management have joined forces to set up babyinterims.com to cover maternity leave. The founder of matureaccountants.com has signed up 120 mature experienced interim managers and is now working on first assignments.The firm plans to use the new model to focus on niche markets. The next site due to be launched is healthyinterims.com which will provide cover for long term sickness.
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Appointments: Walker Andersen appoints director
Mon, 22 Mar 2010
Accountancy recruiter Walker Andersen, the newly launched specialist recruitment brand of Andersen Partnership, has appointed Brian Schroder as a director of the partnership.
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Appointments: Howarth Morris appoints divisional manager
Tue, 16 Mar 2010
Accountancy and finance recruiter Howarth Morris has appointed Helen Berry as divisional manager.Berry joins from Adele Carr Financial Recruitment.
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Olympic accounting
03 March 2010
Accountants with strong commercial skills are in short supply on London’s Olympics project, according to Jean Tomlin, director of HR, London 2012.
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Senior accountancy gender pay gap grows
Thu, 25 Feb 2010
The pay gap is widening between male and female accountants over 45, according to a study from financial recruiter Robert Half.
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Brookson partners with Experian
Wed, 24 Feb 2010
Accountancy, tax and support services provider Brookson is now using Experian’s Authenticate Pro and Validator Plus software to verify new customers and speed up client induction.
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Accountants in demand for London 2012
Wed, 24 Feb 2010
Accountants with strong commercial skills are in short supply on London’s Olympics project, according to Jean Tomlin, director of HR, London 2012.
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Accountancy
17-February-2010
The country is slowly emerging from recession and so is the accountancy sector. The number of vacancies is rising but candidates are reluctant to move on and firms still aim to attract the best talent ahead of competitors, all of which could mean, in attracting the necessary headcount, the numbers may not add up.
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Randstad firms integrate
17-February-2010
Financial services recruiter Joslin Rowe and accountancy & finance staffing firm Martin Ward Anderson are joining to create one professional recruitment company.
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KPMG increases graduate intake
Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Professional services firm KPMG is to increase its graduate intake this September.
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Joslin Rowe and Martin Ward Anderson join forces
Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Financial services recruiter Joslin Rowe and accountancy & finance staffing firm Martin Ward Anderson are joining to create one professional recruitment company.
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Ernst & Young ranked best gay friendly accountancy employer
Thu, 14 Jan 2010
Ernst & Young has emerged as the top gay-friendly accountancy employer in the 2010 Stonewall Workplace Equality Index.
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Hamill launches Andersen Partnership
Tue, 15 Dec 2009
Former chief operating officer of FiveTen Asia Pacific, Niall Hamill, today announced the acquisition of Stirling Andersen, a leading insurance recruiter based in Sydney.
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Appointments: Rise Group hires McConnell
Tue, 15 Dec 2009
Rise Group has appointed Graeme McConnell to be the new business development manager of its Rise Executive arm.
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Tougher regulations mean more demand for quality recruiters
Fri, 4 Dec 2009
Bill Haynes
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Heat Recruitment Bristol bound
Mon, 16 Nov 2009
Accountancy, financial services, insurance and legal recruiter Heat Recruitment has opened a new office in central Bristol.
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Bond Williams launches accountancy and IT divisions
Mon, 19 Oct 2009
Multi-sector recruiter Bond Williams has launched two new divisions in accountancy and finance, and IT and telecoms.
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SJD Accountancy launches contractor rate checker
Mon, 12 Oct 2009
Contractor accountant SJD Accountancy has launched a contractor rate checker.The checker allows IT contractors to search for local and national daily pay rates in a variety of skill sets.The new webpage will link through to a job search on job board Technojobs.
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HR transformations
30-September 2009
Setting up a shared service centre demands new skills and expertise. Deloitte turned to its RPO Alexander Mann Solutions to solve its challenge
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Grads to Grant Thornton
16-September 2009
L-r: Grant Thornton’s Scott Barnes and Samantha Weston
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KPMG reduces agency hiring
16-September 2009
KPMG Europe, one of the ‘Big four’ accountancy firms, plans to reduce its reliance on recruitment agencies. Ruth Elwood, head of recruitment and resourcing at KPMG Europe, told Recruiter that the firm is looking to increase its direct sourcing of experienced hires.“What we want to do is build our own talent pool from people who apply to us and be able to data mine that ourselves because it is the people who can sell, who can identify what we want, who we want,” ...
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Recruiter rebrand
16-September 2009
Accountancy recruiter RK Accountancy has launched its rebrand. Paul Waite, managing director, said: “We are being affected by the recession like many other recruiters, but at a time when our competitors are contracting and moving out of geographies, we remain resolute and are investing in the brand.” Robert Woodford, head of marketing for the Kellan Group (RK Accountancy’s parent company), who managed the rebrand, added: “RK Accountancy provides a real business advantage over the larger ...
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Ruth Elwood
16-September 2009
Colin Cottell interviews KPMG’s head of recruitment
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RK Accountancy launches rebrand
Tue, 8 Sep 2009
Accountancy recruiter RK Accountancy has today launched its rebrand, following a six-month project.
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Brewer Morris appoints associate director
Tue, 8 Sep 2009
Tax specialist recruiter Brewer Morris has appointed Tom Wilkinson to its in-house tax recruitment division as an associate director.Wilkinson studied accounting & finance at The University of Birmingham and has more than four years’ tax recruitment experience gained initially with Michael Page and most recently with Pure Taxation.
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Quay Accounting rebrands
Thu, 3 Sep 2009
Accountancy service Quay Accounting has rebranded as ClearSky Accounting as part of a strategy to adapt to the changing needs of contractors.
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Grass is greener for Emerald Group
Tue, 5 May 2009
Niche, actuarial, risk and investment professions recruiter The Emerald Group has announced a 57% increase in its turnover to more than £6.6m.
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More challenging for accountants
Fri, 17 Apr 2009
The accountant’s role is set to become more demanding during the next five years, according to a new survey.
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Accountancy rivalry rife
Thu, 16 Apr 2009
Workplace rivalry is on the increase in the accountancy profession with 69% saying that colleagues are becoming more competitive to retain their jobs, according to a survey by jobs board CareersinAudit.com.
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City jobs market still contracting
Wed, 18 Mar 2009
Hiring activity in the City in February was significantly down on February 2008, according to Morgan McKinley’s latest London Employment Monitor.
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Best's positive attitude for Spring
18-Mar-2009
Positive thinking has been the key to the success of a new division launched within Spring Group, according to one of the company’s internal recruiters. Best Professional Services was launched in September 2008, based in the company’s Birmingham office. It targets the sales and marketing,HR, accountancy and finance and supply chain and procurement sectors.Now, with the team growing to nine consultants and becoming successful despite the current economic ...
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Public sector accounts for 37% of accountancy contractors
Wed, 18 Feb 2009
The public sector is now the second biggest employer of accountancy contractors in the UK, according to new research.
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Mentioned in Dispatches
18-Feb-2009
A recruiter who claimed in a Channel 4 programme that recruitment agencies discriminated against older accountants said that response to his appearance has been “fantastic”.
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Russia: Finance vacancies hit the market
Thu, 12 Feb 2009
The first month of the year has seen a 10-15% increase in the number of vacancies in Russia’s finance sector from December 2008, according to specialist recruitment company Antal Russia.
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Accountancy, legal recruitment: Roddy Hammond steps down at Hammond Resources
Mon, 12 Jan 2009
Roddy Hammond, founder of Hammond Resources, has announced that he is leaving the company today (12 January).
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SME accountants bolster accountancy recruiters
Mon, 22 Dec 2008
Accountancy recruiters supplying staff to small and medium accountants have not been as badly hit by the downturn as those supplying larger accountancy firms, according to recruiters.
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Kellan Group cutting headcount by 10%
Wed, 17 Dec 2008
IT, accountancy, hospitality, leisure and professional services recruiter Kellan Group is cutting the number of its consultants by approximately 10%.
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REC-BERR says most agency workers happy
Tue, 16 Dec 2008
Over two-thirds of agency workers (68%) are satisfied with their pay and 84% are happy with their recruitment agencies, according to research by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
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Hammond adds staff in Scotland
Tue, 16 Dec 2008
Hammond Resources, a division of Rise Group, has announced the hire of four new staff as the accountancy recruiter continues to cement its brand on Scotland’s marketplace.
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Financial recruiter Ardent launches procurement, supply chain and logistics division.
Fri, 12 Dec 2008
Financial recruitment specialist, Ardent has launched a procurement, supply chain and logistics division. The division forms part of Ardent Search, its executive recruitment business.
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Badenoch & Clark among recruiters to slash jobs
12-Nov-2008
Accountancy, finance, legal and public sector recruiter Badenoch & Clark is to cut its UK workforce by up to 8% due to the tough economic conditions.
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Christmas cancelled
Wed, 15 Oct 2008
Recession causes employers to cancel Christmas
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Accountancy
14-May-2008
There may have been job losses in the City, but the accountancy sector has held up well, despite fears of a more widespreadeconomic downturn
