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Advisory firm strengthened with new appointments
Accountancy and business advisory firm Smith Cooper has welcomed in the New Year with a number of new appointments. These include Adam Rollason, who has joined the
firm’s Birmingham tax advisory division, Harriet Pye- Watson, who is now part of the expanding private client team, and Dinesh Pancholi, who is a senior manager in the specialist employment tax team. A number of other staff have also been promoted,
on the back of firm-wide growth in the last year. Senior partner David Nelson said: “Whilst the
impact of Covid-19 and the government’s measures introduced to combat its spread led to several advisory and corporate finance projects being delayed, the nine months to 20 December saw the firm deliver pleasing growth across most of its service lines. Especially pleasing was the continued growth within our audit, accounts and tax compliance divisions which, following the investment and strategic focus given to them, took full advantage of the changes caused by the top 10 firm’s revised approach to service delivery and pricing. “That growth should continue into 2021 through
the new client wins we have already secured and our increased relevance and attraction to businesses looking at the service quality and value gained from their existing accountancy providers.” “This current and future expected increase in client numbers means that we have an ever-increasing
Students graduate in virtual event
More than 200 higher education students at BMet were officially recognised for their hard work and achievements at a special ‘virtual’ ceremony. The event took place online. In
the event, current and former students, their families as well as BMet teaching and support staff were able to ‘attend’ the proceedings. Highlights of the day included
pre-recorded ‘thank you’ messages from graduates holding their certificates and specially designed BMet HE Graduation teddy-bears. There were also performances
Growing: David Nelson and managing partner James Bagley
need for quality team members to support and contribute to the delivery of the growth. “These recent promotions justify that not only are
we growing, but with many of the team members having started with the firm as trainees, prove that we remain committed to attracting, developing and retaining home grown talent to facilitate the delivery of the firm’s strategic vision.” “These promotions are very well deserved, and I
am confident that each individual will go on to enhance their skills and reputation to their own and our clients’ benefit.”
by BMet performing arts students and local spoken word artist Raza Hussain. BMet principal Cliff Hall also
introduced local MP and keynote speaker Shabana Mahmood, and said: “Our HE graduation ceremony marks a very significant date in our calendar and we were delighted that Shabana was able to be our keynote speaker. “This year has been very challenging for many. So, we were especially happy to be able to bring a bit of joy to our students and their families by celebrating this important milestone.”
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