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Tax
60 Seconds With: Melissa Christopher, Tax Partner at Fitzgerald & Law
Posted by Laura Thompson
Melissa Christopher has been a Tax Partner at Fitzgerald & Law since 2006 and specialises in international expansions and structuring, transfer pricing and tax efficient share schemes. Melissa has a wide range of experience from working in the US, to secondments to a large UK telecoms company and the Department for International Trade, to working at PwC. Melissa speaks to Laura Thompson, Consul...
Melissa Christopher has been a Tax Partner at Fitzgerald & Law since 2006 and specialises in international expansions and structuring, transfer pri...
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Tax
Charity Times - 21/01/2020
Posted by Claire Stradling
GOVERNANCE Regulator bans trustees who used funds to go on holiday Two former trustees of an animal charity have been banned from holding senior charity roles after using the organisation’s money improperly, including to pay for a holiday. The Chichester and District Dog Rescue Society operates in East Sussex and Hampshire and aims to care and support stray and unwanted dogs in these areas. The...
GOVERNANCE Regulator bans trustees who used funds to go on holiday Two former trustees of an animal charity have been banned from holding senior ch...
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Marketing
Top Tips for Writing an Impressive Marketing CV
Posted by Nicholas Ogden
As a marketing expert looking for a new role, your CV can strengthen your personal brand, showcase your skillset and sell yourself as the right marketing professional for your ideal role. However, it can be a daunting task to sell yourself in your marketing CV. Here are the main steps to follow to write an effective CV and the biggest mistakes to avoid! 1. Make sure your marketing CV is tailor ...
As a marketing expert looking for a new role, your CV can strengthen your personal brand, showcase your skillset and sell yourself as the right mar...
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Finance
ACA Prize Draw
Posted by Kate Green
Are you expecting your ACA results this Friday? Let us help you celebrate! Well done on your achievements, we hope you're excited to take the next step in your career. We know how challenging the ACA qualifications can be and now that the hard work is done, Pro-Finance is offering you a chance to win £300 worth of vouchers of your choice. Even better, if you refer three of more of your ACA peer...
Are you expecting your ACA results this Friday? Let us help you celebrate! Well done on your achievements, we hope you're excited to take the next ...
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Tax
CTA Prize Draw
Posted by Rebecca English
Congratulations to all CTA finalists! Well done on your achievements, we hope you're excited about to take the next step in your career. We know how challenging the tax qualifications can be, and to help you celebrate your successes, and now that the hard work is done, Pro-Tax is offering you a chance to win £300 worth of vouchers of your choice. Even better, if you refer three of more of your ...
Congratulations to all CTA finalists! Well done on your achievements, we hope you're excited about to take the next step in your career. We know ho...
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Finance
The Benefits of Working in an Audit Role in Reading
Posted by Jordanne Napier
Working in Audit and Accounts in a Reading-based accountancy practice can offer many benefits. While large London firms are often top of the list for finance professionals considering a career move, there are many ways in which working more locally for a regional accountancy firm can offer the same, if not better, benefits as a large firm in the city. Type of Work & Responsibility: With big-cit...
Working in Audit and Accounts in a Reading-based accountancy practice can offer many benefits. While large London firms are often top of the list f...
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Finance
Charity Times - 14/01/2020
Posted by Claire Stradling
FUNDING A happy new year for Scottish charities More than 60 Scottish charities are to share almost £1.9m of funding from new grant programmes launched by the Bank of Scotland Foundation. The programmes are designed to provide stability for small and medium sized charities seeking to make positive and lasting change by addressing disadvantage or social exclusion. Philip Grant, chair of the foun...
FUNDING A happy new year for Scottish charities More than 60 Scottish charities are to share almost £1.9m of funding from new grant programmes laun...
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Finance
Audit and Accounts Interim: The 6 Advantages of Contracting
Posted by George Tatnell
In 2019, we saw day rates for Audit and Accounts professionals rise dramatically. Considering the current market with continuous gaps at the senior level we expect 2020 to be the same, and predict more and more contract or temporary roles to be opening up throughout the year. Over the past year, Pro-Finance noted an increase in the number of clients and candidates who are considering contract o...
In 2019, we saw day rates for Audit and Accounts professionals rise dramatically. Considering the current market with continuous gaps at the senior...
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Finance
December 2019: Finance Movers and Shakers
Posted by Callum MacRae
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the finance sector. Here are the key movements in December 2019: Baldwins have appointed Malcolm Cook as a Partner in the Corporate Finance team based in Birmingham. Cook, who has more than 20 years’ transaction services experience, joins from Clairfield International and before this was a Partner at BDO. Financemoves.co.uk RSM have appointed Andre...
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the finance sector. Here are the key movements in December 2019: Baldwins have appointed Malcolm Coo...
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Tax
December 2019: Tax Movers and Shakers
Posted by Rebecca English
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the tax sector. Here are the key movements in December 2019: PRACTICE LONDON AND CITY Partners Grant Thornton has appointed Lee Holloway as a Tax Partner. Holloway has over 20 years’ experience in consumer business and tax risk management, specialising in the retail and consumer business sector, having spent nearly a decade leading the tax function...
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the tax sector. Here are the key movements in December 2019: PRACTICE LONDON AND CITY Partners Grant...
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Legal
Legal - What's in Store for 2020?
Posted by David Bucknor
2019 was an interesting year for the legal market. Despite constant political uncertainty, signs of weakness in global economies, and Brexit continuing to loom over us, the legal market has remained buoyant and shows no sign of letting up. Over the past year here at Pro-Legal, we have seen a number of firms ranging from White Shoe US firms, Magic Circle through to boutique firms continue to rec...
2019 was an interesting year for the legal market. Despite constant political uncertainty, signs of weakness in global economies, and Brexit contin...
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Finance
Finance - What's in Store for 2020?
Posted by Callum MacRae
2019 was a year of change for the finance market. From the Bryndon and Kingman reviews raising issues around audit quality, to recommendations to separate audit and non-audit services of accounting firms, to the introduction of the PCAOB and Making Tax Digital, the past year has undoubtedly shaped the finance, audit and accounting sectors. 2020 will prove to be no different, with changes in reg...
2019 was a year of change for the finance market. From the Bryndon and Kingman reviews raising issues around audit quality, to recommendations to s...
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Tax
Tax - What's in Store for 2020?
Posted by Rebecca English
2019 was a turbulent year for many reasons with highs and lows throughout all areas in our news. We saw two Prime Ministers, several attempts at a Brexit negotiation, Greggs started producing meat free sausage rolls, the hottest day on record (38.5°C), winning world cups in superovers, the women’s football world cup, we lost household names such as Mothercare, Thomas Cook, and Jeremy Kyle (mayb...
2019 was a turbulent year for many reasons with highs and lows throughout all areas in our news. We saw two Prime Ministers, several attempts at a ...
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Tax
Charity Times - 07/01/2020
Posted by Claire Stradling
FUNDRAISING Older people are generous online New research about online charity donors suggests people over 65 are twice as likely as 18-24 year olds to set up a direct debit online to a charity. Meanwhile, the research suggests millennials are more likely to engage in one-off volunteering opportunities. The poll of 2,086 UK adults for Reason Digital also found that Facebook and Twitter are the ...
FUNDRAISING Older people are generous online New research about online charity donors suggests people over 65 are twice as likely as 18-24 year old...
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Tax
60 Seconds With: Tom Campion, VAT Director at PwC
Posted by Maisie Horrell
Tom Campion is VAT Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Tom previously worked as VAT Assurance Officer at HM Revenue & Customs, and has been with PwC for over 14 years, working as VAT Senior Manager until becoming VAT Director in July 2018. Tom speaks with Maisie Horrell, Consultant at Pro-Tax about working at PwC, what makes the firm unique, and the secrets to good leadership. What three ...
Tom Campion is VAT Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Tom previously worked as VAT Assurance Officer at HM Revenue & Customs, and has been w...
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Marketing
Pro-Marketing - What's in Store for 2020?
Posted by Nicholas Ogden
2019 was a successful and record-breaking year for our marketing, communications and fundraising recruitment team. January started with the exciting official launch of Pro-Marketing as the latest of our charity and NFP brands, reflecting the growth of the Pro-Recruitment Group family, and our Not-For-Profit team has grown more successful throughout the past year. So where did it all begin? Prio...
2019 was a successful and record-breaking year for our marketing, communications and fundraising recruitment team. January started with the excitin...
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Finance
Why Finance Directors Make the Move into the Charitable Sector
Posted by Claire Stradling
For Finance Directors looking to move into the charitable sector, you will often find that the responsibilities are very similar to that in the private sector - the role of Manager, Bookkeeper, and Financial Controller. So, what are the main reasons why Finance Directors decide to move into the Not-For-Profit sector? The key difference between roles in the private and third sectors are the stra...
For Finance Directors looking to move into the charitable sector, you will often find that the responsibilities are very similar to that in the pri...
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Legal
December 2019: Legal Movers and Shakers
Posted by Tamara Salem
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the legal sector. Here are the key movements in December 2019: Milbank has started 2020 off with the hire of Partner Lisa O’Neill from McDermott, to strengthen Milbank’s Corporate team. O’Neill has a mostly energy-focused practice and has a blend of both public and private M&A experience. Claire Dutch, former head of Hogan Lovell’s planning group h...
Stay up-to-date with the movers and shakers in the legal sector. Here are the key movements in December 2019: Milbank has started 2020 off with the...
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Tax
Preparing for Unstructured Interviews: a Framework, with Common Shortfalls to Avoid
Posted by Jay Sky
Despite many candidates preparing what can seem like heaps of company research and technical revisions, unstructured interviews are generally a relaxed approach to exploring candidates’ fundamental interest and competence. Reflections on personal interests and competencies are amongst both the most basic and forgotten aspects of preparation, at all levels from the newly qualified to the Heads o...
Despite many candidates preparing what can seem like heaps of company research and technical revisions, unstructured interviews are generally a rel...
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Finance
60 Seconds With: Jim Brown, Partner at Blick Rothenberg
Posted by Tom Eagle
Jim Brown has worked at Blick Rothenberg since 1997 when he started as a trainee and has been a Partner since 2007. Throughout his career, Jim has helped well over 1,000 international businesses with the practicalities of setting up operations overseas in multiple territories, from professional practices and growing family-owned businesses to venture capital and private equity-backed corporatio...
Jim Brown has worked at Blick Rothenberg since 1997 when he started as a trainee and has been a Partner since 2007. Throughout his career, Jim has ...
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