2020 has been undoubtedly challenging for many, if not all, businesses. The year was ushered in against a backdrop of economic uncertainty due to stalling Brexit negotiations, and then a global pandemic struck, the magnitude of which was previously unseen by most living generations.  Against this, businesses have had to adapt existing forecasts and strategies, including recr...

Everyone at some point in their lives will experience a stressful situation or period either in their personal lives or at work. Although a lot of headway has been made towards reducing the stigma surrounding mental health, it still remains a difficult topic to discuss at work. In recognition of 10th October as World Mental Health Day, we are looking at some of the best ways...

Finance and Accounting is one of the most important departments of any organisation; the insights and data generated there are integral to forward-thinking and informed business decision making. The importance of, and the innovative developments taking place in this department may not initially seem to lend itself to the fast-moving world of social media, and this is somethi...

As the busy season sets in before the end of the year, many organisations are having to recalibrate their priorities and resources. This means that many finance leaders are having to create their own hiring strategies as HR, with their own mounting workloads, are often too busy to support them. One of the most daunting prospects of this is the time pressures of trying to fin...

Company culture has become an increasingly important part of the working world over the last few years. This is largely because of the dynamism and excitement introduced by tech startups a few years ago who chose to forego many of the formalities of the traditional corporate workplace and instead created very attractive company cultures. This in turn has resulted in an emplo...

There are many benefits of using a recruiter to build and grow your finance function. These include cost and time savings, access to passive job seekers, leveraging AI and technology tools not available in-house, plus having someone who specialises in finding the right skills, personality and cultural fit. Furthermore, a recruiter specialising in Finance and Accounting will ...

Changing your career or getting a new job can be a challenging prospect. However, the rewards of a change in professional direction that gets you on a long-term path to development, a good salary, and continuous learning and improvement far outweigh the drawbacks of writing your CV, submitting applications, and interviews. A career change can include anything from choosing t...

Unconscious bias is a big problem for many businesses as it can unknowingly affect their recruitment, promotions and performance management processes. Unconscious bias refers to the ingrained set of assumptions every human being has, they are learned stereotypes that are universal, unintentional and require effort and education to dispel.  Some of the most impactful unconsci...

The government has predicted that there may be several, or possibly seasonal resurgences of Covid-19 for years to come, and this means we will all have to get used to better hygiene practices in every area of our lives. Including how we operate in the workplace.  Whilst many of us may have gotten used to working from home, some are back in the office or are facing the issue ...

‘Diversity in the workplace’ refers to a mixture of ethnicities, religions, cultures, nationalities, genders, sexualities, physical or mental abilities, age, educational and economic backgrounds, and much more. In recent years there has been a cognitive shift where diversity in the workplace has gone from something that’s ‘nice to have’, to a tangible priority for many emplo...