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Accounting Firms in the UK

Medway Bookkeeping
Gillingham, Kent, South East England, ME7 2QZ
Medway Bookkeping Ltd. is located in Medway (Gillingham) and provides Bookkeeping and Payroll bureau services to small and medium businesses and self-employed people. Whether you are a sole trader,

Topping
Southport, Merseyside, North West England, PR8 4PH
Whatever your needs, we can help. Topping & Company are based in Southport, Merseyside offering accounts, taxation and business advisory and support services to a wide range of businesses and

Clement Rabjohns
Evesham, Worcestershire, West Midlands, WR11 4XP
Over many years we have built a widely held reputation for providing excellent accounting and business advice in an approachable and friendly way to individual clients and businesses. Our experience

Sefton
Oldham, Greater Manchester, North West England, OL1 1TE
We work closely with our clients and act for a broad range of business and personal clients and have a first class reputation for what we deliver. Apart from the more general accountancy services we

The Accounting Experts
Dartford, Kent, South East England, DA1 5AE
As many of you may know, Companies House has four core online services (Companies House Direct, Webfilling, WebCHeck and XML Gateway). These services have recently been reviewed, and even though all

Birchall
Leigh, Greater Manchester, North West England, WN7 1AZ
Birchall and Co. was created to provide the services that clients want, when they want them. The practice was set up by Sean Birchall in 2007 after spending nearly ten years with some of the North

A S P Accountants
London Bridge, South East London, London, SE1 3LS
PAS Accountants are business tacticians for growth providing accountancy and business services to a range of pasiring SMEs and individuals. We operate from our London base covering all of London with

Impact Totnes
Totnes, Devon, South West England, TQ9 5EL
For tax advice in Devon, please make Impact Totnes Ltd your first call today. We are a local business with over twenty years of experience. As a team we specialise in helping small businesses gain

Essential Business Solution
Rugby, Warwickshire, West Midlands, CV23 9JF
Welcome to Essential Business Solutions, accountants covering Leamington Spa, Coventry, Warwick, Kenilworth, Rugby and surrounding areas, providing a personalised service to local business owners and

Carthy Accountants
Stafford, Staffordshire, West Midlands, ST16 2LZ
As you will have already gathered, we're not like other accounting firms. We care dearly about your financial performance and your growth and we achieve this by working hard to build a strong (really

Jerroms L L P
Solihull, West Midlands, West Midlands, B90 2EL
Starting your own business is a big step so it's reassuring to know that you can put your trust in a top independent accountancy practice like Jerroms. Calling on over 35 years experience advising

Max Accountants
Oakham, Rutland, East Midlands, LE15 6DH
Our goal is to provide a service which meets the needs of your organisation by looking at all of your finance needs and building robust and clear processes which add value. Regular updates with our

Howard Dean
Canning Town, East London, London, E16 1AH
Dean Howard & Co is an established firm of chartered certified accountants set up primarily to cater for small and medium sized organizations in London and the South East. We have significantly

Laura Moore Accountancy
Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT48 8FH
My love of numbers started at an early age and after school I decided to work my way up the ladder. I started my career with Claremount, or Heaney & Company as it was known then, after finishing my A

Blayney Accountancy
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, CF62 7EB
We offer a FREE initial consultation which can be held at our offices or at your place of business. During this meeting we can discuss your business and the services that you require and show you what
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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 expertiseHow to choose an accountant?
Questions to ask an accountant
Make the most of your work with an accountant