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September 4, 2019
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From endless sheets of paper and calculations, now payroll is all digitised and cloud based

How has payroll changed? #NPW2019

By Cathy Bates | Accounts & Finance, HR & Payroll

From endless sheets of paper and calculations, now payroll is all digitised and cloud based.  Working in recruitment for over 25 years, our MD Cathy Bates has seen the digitisation of payroll processes and what…

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September 2, 2019
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National Payroll Week 2019: My Career in Payroll – Phillip from Allens

By Cathy Bates | Accounts & Finance, Career Advice and Tips, HR & Payroll

The first week of September is National Payroll Week.  Payroll teams are usually very much behind the scenes, and don’t always get the recognition they deserve for making sure we get paid correctly every week…

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April 8, 2019
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February 11, 2019
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Spotlight on a Bright Spark: Brian Bradley, Partner at Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants

By Cathy Bates | Accounts & Finance, Career Advice and Tips | No Comments

Our Spotlight on a Bright Spark series gives an insight into how successful business-people from Stockport and South Manchester got to where they are today. Partner at Stockport accountancy practice Clarke Nicklin, Brian Bradley, shares…

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February 5, 2019
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3 Things Companies Look For When Recruiting Payroll Staff

By Cathy Bates | Accounts & Finance, CV Advice and Tips, HR & Payroll

No matter how many staff a company has, every business needs someone to pay the wages. Whether that’s done in-house, or outsourced to a specialist provider, getting staff paid correctly and on-time is fundamental for…

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November 16, 2018
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3 Traits to look for in recruiting for a Finance Manager

By Cathy Bates | Accounts & Finance

A strong Finance Manager is vital to a successful business, keeping costs in check to ensure the business stays growing and stays profitable, and to maintain cash flow. However, getting it wrong can have an…

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September 21, 2018
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The most powerful company benefit to attract accountancy staff

By Cathy Bates | Accounts & Finance, Recruitment Tips and Advice

Our Accounts & Finance Specialist Recruitment Consultant, Jacqui Francis-Lamont, shares her thoughts on the key to attracting top talent into accounts positions. I am working on a role at the moment where a client has…

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February 20, 2017
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accountancy recruits need people skills

There’s no such thing as a boring accountant

By Cathy Bates | Accounts & Finance

When we think of a stereotypical accountant, we think of a dull number-cruncher, don’t we?  But accountants can no longer afford to be boring.  Communication and people skills are a crucial part of accounts roles…

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March 30, 2016
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Are robots coming to your workplace?

The rise and rise of the robotic workforce

By Cathy Bates | Accounts & Finance, Engineering & Technical, News, Recruitment Tips and Advice, Sales and Sales Support, Workplace Advice and Tips

It’s being dubbed the Fourth Industrial Revolution: the explosion of robots, machines, algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace is coming.  There’s been a lot of recent speculation about how robotics and automation will…

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January 25, 2016
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Thinking you might move jobs in 2016? Here’s our outlook for the year!

By Cathy Bates | Accounts & Finance, Career Advice and Tips, Engineering & Technical, News

2015 was fantastic year for skilled people looking for work and now that we’re a month into 2016, it looks to be a similar year ahead.  Most employers were running their businesses with little space…

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November 2, 2015
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Bright Sparks of Stockport: Accounts Manager

By Cathy Bates | Accounts & Finance, Career Advice and Tips, CV Advice and Tips

No two CVs are the same. No matter what decisions you make in your education and career, it’s no guarantee of what doors might open for you.  In this new series of blogs, we interview…

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August 17, 2015
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What’s the best way to recruit Bright Sparks into finance?

By Cathy Bates | Accounts & Finance, Recruitment Tips and Advice

The global accountancy firm Ernst & Young have announced that it will no longer screen out job applicants based on their degree classification and A level results.  The reasoning?  Internal studies of progression in the…

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June 17, 2014
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Financial Compliance Careers, Job Spotlight

By Aimie Broadhurst | Accounts & Finance, Career Advice and Tips

Compliance is one of the fastest growing roles in the Finance sector and involves ensuring the organisation works within the parameters of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  Essential Personnel’s Finance Recruitment Consultant Pete Savage puts…

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April 20, 2014
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Skills Shortages in Accountancy and Finance

By Aimie Broadhurst | Accounts & Finance, Career Advice and Tips

Since starting as an Accounting and Finance Recruitment Consultant, I have encountered some skills shortages for niche roles: A shortage of good quality IFA’s, Mortgage Advisors, Payroll, Purchase Ledger, Compliance candidates. Last recession meant not…

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About 8 months ago

Eye contact can make or break an interview. It doesn't matter what you say if the eye contact isn't right your message won't be heard. Ask your nearest and dearest to help you if you feel this is an issue for you. You could video yourself and practice. Go and get that job! pic.twitter.com/Yi4V…

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