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About Us: Mark is a fully qualified Chartered Accountant with The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). Mark qualified with a 4 partner CA firm in Glasgow in 1999 and has worked in various CA firms across Central Scotland. Most of his time was spent as a manager at Macfarlane Gray (now part of the French Duncan group) in Stirling.
Furthermore, Mark had a period working with a multi million £ turnover first aid supplier as the finance manager before deciding he prefers the variety and challenges that working in practice offered.
Mark’s aim is to assist small and medium size businesses with all their accounting, bookkeeping, payroll and tax needs. Leaving them time to concentrate on running their business. Our clients are mainly base across the central belt of Scotland though we do have clients further afield who we work with on a remote basis.
Unlike doctors and solicitors anyone can call themselves an “accountant” without having the necessary skills and experience you would expect an accountant to have. The title “Chartered Accountant” is recognise around the world as a professional designation indicating the highest levels of technical expertise, standards and ethical conduct. Whether in auditing, taxation, or financial management. ICAS qualified Chartered Accountants can be recognise by the CA after their name. Moreover, we recommend you confirm this when seeking to appoint an accountant. The following are a few reasons why you should consider choosing a CA as your trusted professional accountant:
You can verify the firm’s and Mark’s qualification status with ICAS by clicking here.
So basically, Mark is assists by Claire Burns, Alicia Wardlaw, Arlene Dow, Cara Robb and Liz Stevenson
Claire, like Mark, is a fully qualified chartered accountant of ICAS having training with Dickson Middleton in Stirling. Claire is the office client manager making sure all work and queries are dealt with in a timely manner.
Alicia is our CA trainee and is currently part way through her 5 year training programme. Alicia is fully certified in Xero and also is responsible for the preparation of year end accounts, bookkeeping, corporate and personal tax returns and VAT returns.
Arlene is our ACCA trainee and is currently part way through studying for her ACCA qualification. Arlene is fully certified in Xero and is responsible for all payroll, CIS and pension matters. As well as preparation of year end accounts, bookkeeping, corporate and personal tax returns and VAT returns.
Cara is currently part way through her AAT training. Cara is responsible for all our unincorporated clients including; sole traders, partnerships, property landlords and tax return only clients. She ensures that our all our unincorporated accounts and tax returns are prepare and submit in a timely manner.
Liz is our admin assistant and ensures all clients are onboarded in a timely fashion. Furthermore, makes sure that all the admin work is taken care off so we can maintain our aim of being a paperless office.
Finally, we are associate with a number of the UK leading tax specialists, financial advisors, lenders and also mortgage brokers to ensure that you get the best and most appropriate advice to any business related query.
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