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John Alexander

John Alexander

Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, East England, EN6 1AG

John Alexander & Co. was established in 1974, with a client base of small businesses, companies and sole traders. However, in 2001 this growing family practice was incorporated and is now listed with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as a firm of Registered Auditors. less

Ashby Business Services

Ashby Business Services

Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, East Midlands, LE65 1BR

Whether you're starting a new venture or managing an established organisation it can be difficult finding the right support. That's where Ashby Business Services (ABS) can help. We're a team of business professionals with wide-ranging experience at senior management level in the private and public sectors. less

Gardner Ruck

Gardner Ruck

Daventry, Northamptonshire, East Midlands, NN11 0GE

After graduating from university in 1974 Gary began his accountancy career with Haines Watts in Slough later transferring to the Coventry office of Grant Thornton. After a spell in industry Gary returned to the profession and set up his own accountancy practice in 1984. He has always specialised in small busessinesses and has over 30 years experience in this field. Gary fully understands the challenges faced by, and the needs of, small businesses since he runs one himself. less

Piper Thompson

Piper Thompson

Weybridge, Surrey, South East England, KT13 8DJ

Piper Thompson have over 25 years professional experience in providing insolvency services. This includes company liquidations, company administrations and insolvency advice. We have helped a wide range of business conclude their financial difficulties and turn-around. Our insolvency services are available throughout England and Wales - our company liquidation work has covered from Portsmouth to Newcastle. less

Gregory Priestley & Stewart

Gregory Priestley & Stewart

Long Eaton, Derbyshire, East Midlands, NG10 1NJ

We are an experienced progressive firm of chartered accountants and business advisors based in Long Eaton, Nottingham. We provide our clients with a first-class service - helping our business clients to achieve greater profitability, and our individual clients to enjoy greater wealth. We provide high quality tax advice aimed at ensuring all tax liabilities are kept to an absolute minimum. less

PM & M Wealth Management

PM & M Wealth Management

Blackburn, Lancashire, North West England, BB1 5QB

Formed almost a century ago, we've worked with a wide range of companies and individuals over the years, giving us a vast wealth of skills and experience in all areas. This allows us to specialise in providing a personal service and advice tailored to you. This means that we focus on helping our clients achieve their financial goals in the way that is most beneficial to them. less

Walji

Walji

Eastleigh, Hampshire, South East England, SO50 9DT

At Walji & Co we believe in providing a truly personal service. You will always deal with one of the Partners when it comes to meetings to discuss your accounts and advice on financial and tax planning. You will also have a dedicated client manager who will be your first point of contact for all compliance matters. We are fortunate to have a great team of client managers who have been incredibly loyal and are highly efficient at what they do. less

CJ Associates NW

CJ Associates NW

Altrincham, Greater Manchester, North West England, WA14 1EX

C J Associates provide affordable, flexible and professional bookkeeping, payroll and year end services to small companies and sole traders. Confident that your books are in safe hands, you can concentrate on running your business, rather than worrying about the number crunching! Based in the North West, we primarily service clients in Greater Manchester and East Lancashire, although clients from other geographical areas can be catered for. less

Emma Pickles Accountants

Emma Pickles Accountants

Chelmsford, Essex, East England, CM2 9DX

Emma Pickles Accountants are focused on providing high-quality service and customer satisfaction in all areas of accounting - we will do all we can to meet your expectations. With a variety of services, we're sure you'll be happy with us working for you. Look around our website and if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact us. less

Evans Murdoch Accountants

Evans Murdoch Accountants

Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, CF37 1SN

Tony Evans qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 1983 and he with Jim Murdoch set up the practice in 1986 after nearly a decade of practice experience. We take pride in identifying our client's needs and are keen to foster the role of trusted advisor to them providing help and confidential support in many varied ways. less

Mandrake (UK)

Mandrake (UK)

Dereham, Norfolk, East England, NR20 3TG

Here at Mandrake (UK) Ltd, we have been providing accountancy services for our clients since 2004 and our aim has always been to provide a complete service for our business clients from bookkeeping and payroll through to final accounts and tax returns to ensure reliability, accuracy and timeliness. Our team are able to provide monthly management accounts for many of our clients giving them the tools to ensure that they stay within their budgets and bank overdraft facilities. less

Bland

Bland

Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, DN4 0JL

The practice commenced in May 1992 in a small office on the outskirts of Doncaster and has since seen steady growth, now occupying offices on a main arterial road on the edge of the town centre. The staff, some professionally qualified, are able to resolve most clients' queries and problems speedily and courteously. less

H G C Hulse

H G C Hulse

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, West Midlands, ST3 6RS

Our practice was founded by Harold Hulse in 1957 and is now run by his two sons, Clive and Gregory Hulse, who joined the family accountancy firm in 1976. H.G.C. Hulse offer an integrated accountancy service, together with full business support and comprehensive advice service, both for business and individuals. We acknowledge that all clients are unique, not only with their aspirations and goals but also their individual needs and assistance required. less

Southsea Financial

Southsea Financial

Southsea, Hampshire, South East England, PO5 3NY

An experienced, qualified Accountant with over 20 years experience in Portsmouth and Southsea, I am pleased to offer a personal and proactive service, so when you call me up with a problem or need some advice, you speak directly with me - every time. less

Magic Eye Consulting

Magic Eye Consulting

Guildford, Surrey, South East England, GU2 7YB

Magic Eye Consulting Ltd was founded by Ian Hobson FAIA, FFA, FFTA, who acquired the marketing business he worked for as Financial & Production Director in 1992. Ian developed the business from a turnover of £250k to a multi Јmillion turnover Group by acquisitions and expanding the core business. less

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Accounts will become a very important part of your business endeavours, therefore you are maybe wondering how to find the best and most reliable accountant. Since every pound counts for a business owner, you want to know where you stand by the end of every month and year, here is when a reliable and knowledgeable accountant will help you. While using accounting software can help you monitor your business costs, it is simply not enough for your business. There are many benefits of working with a reliable accountant and they extend beyond simply monitoring numbers and costs. If you make sure to choose a good, reliable, and reputable accountant, they can become the financial partner of your company for life. This is why you want to take your time and ensure the best choice when looking for an accountant.

Before you decide to hire an accountant, make sure you understand the four fundamental areas where an accountant can be much of a help.

Fundamental Areas of Accountant’s Expertise

• Accountant can help you with business advisory – An accountant should be knowledgeable about the business environment of your company, also your tax situation, financial statements, etc. Once the accountant is knowledgeable of all these aspects, they will be able to fit all pieces together and help you come up with a business plan and a personal financial plan. An accountant should be able to provide you with helpful and knowledgeable advice on different business aspects from insurance to expansion and everything in between. A reliable accountant will be able to provide you with an objective and unbiased insight and opinion.

• Accountant can help you with book-keeping and accounting – Of course, the main expertise of an accountant is accounting and book-keeping. An accountant will help you by setting bookkeeping and accounting systems to help you monitor and manage your day-to-day business records. A good system set by a reliable accountant will allow you to evaluate the profitability of your business and modify prices if required. An accountant will also help you with monitoring expenses and tracking budget, spotting trends and reducing accounting fees, etc.

• Accountant can help you with tax advice – A good accountant will also provide you with help on tax-related issues and questions in two main areas: tax compliance and tax planning.

• Accountant can help you with auditing – Auditing is a service most commonly required by a bank when it comes to loans. There are many levels of auditing and an accountant can help you with preparing financial statements, the actual audit, and other aspects of auditing.

How to Choose an Accountant?

Of course, the best and often easiest way to find a reliable accountant is by getting referrals. You can get reliable referrals for an accountant usually from your attorney, banker, or business colleague because these are the professionals, who often need to work with an accountant. While a good accountant will often work for a big company, there are many reliable and experienced specialists, who are certified public accountants and work for middle- and smaller-sized companies and businesses too. It is very important to check if the accountant has a CPA. Once you narrow down your choice and settle on an accountant professional, it is important to consider and discuss with the accountant how much of the work will be done by your company and how much of the workload will be done by the accountant. In general, an accountant will be able to help you in three broad categories: recording transactions, assembling transactions, and generating returns and financial statements. It is important to determine in which category you will need the help of the accountant.

The next step when choosing an accountant is to interview them and see how you will “click”. If you have narrowed down your choice to more than one accountant, make sure to arrange interviews with all of them. There are many questions you can ask in order to determine whether an accountant can be helpful to your business or not, most of them we will explore below.

Questions to Ask an Accountant

There are three main categories of questions you would like to ask the accounting specialists during the interview you arrange with them.

• Services – Is the accountant offering bookkeeping besides tax and auditing services? What about management consulting, estate planning? Does the accountant help with the design and implementation of a financial information system that works for your business? Does the accountant offer additional services such as analyzing transactions for loans and financing, preparing, auditing, reviewing and compiling financial statements, managing investments, representing you before tax authorities?

• Personality – You should make sure that the style of work and personality of the specialist is compatible with yours. Is the professional the right choice for handling your business? After all, you are leaving your business in their hands, you want them to be reliable and professional. Ask specialists how they will handle situations and issues relevant to you and your business. Listen to the answers and make a decision on how they will approach your company.

• Fees – Make sure to ask about service fees upfront. A reliable accountant will never be hesitant about asking such questions and they will provide you with all the information you need to make a decision. Most professionals will commonly charge by the hour. Make sure their fee system and all the costs involved in working with them works for you and your business. Get a range of quotes, if needed, and you can also make a final decision based on the budget you can use for working with an accountant. However, don’t base your decision solely on cost and mainly look for experience, professionalism, reliability.

Make the Most of Your Work with an Accountant

After you make a final choice and decide on a specialist, make sure to engage them through a letter or a document that spells out all terms of the agreement. Such a document should mention all details including the fees to be charged. Such a document will make sure that both you and the accounting specialist have the same expectations from this relationship.

Fundamental areas of accountant’s expertise
How to choose an accountant?
Questions to ask an accountant
Make the most of your work with an accountant