Oakhill Recruitment

Toni Cook joins Oakhill Recruitment – Accountancy & Finance Specialists today and I am looking forward to working with one of my favourite ex-colleagues.

Toni has an excellent track record gained over 22 years at Reed. She started out covering all levels of finance recruitment but for most of her career, she has specialised in Qualified Accountants.

In her time at Reed Toni has been a national top biller for her division, built teams that have been top of their region, and made some high-profile appointments in key Norfolk businesses.

More importantly, we have previously worked together so I know from personal experience that she is strongly focused on providing a top service both to clients and candidates.

Toni is great at not only finding solutions for clients but helping qualified accountants to build sustainable careers and find interesting assignments.

I am really looking forward to working with Toni again.

Feel free to get back in touch with Toni –
toni@oakhillrecruitment.co.uk
01603 516163
07986 009594

TAKE A RUNNING JUMP.

There are two Olympic high jump records. The first one was set in 1900 by the US athlete Ray Ewry. His clearance of 1.65m has never been beaten.

In 1996, Charles Austin set the other one, jumping 2.39m – a whole two and a half feet higher.

Why the huge difference?

The first record is for the standing high jump, where athletes jump from a stationary position, with both feet together.

The other one is for the high jump as we know it today, where the athletes can take a run up.

By now you may be wondering what all this has got to do with your career? Making a successful transition to a higher level in your career is much easier when you take a run at it.

Or, to put it another way; it’s so much easier to make a success of a promotion in a business where you’ve already gained some momentum.

Stepping up to any new role is tough. You need to seize your new responsibilities with confidence. When you’re doing it in a completely new environment, there are other challenges, like winning people’s confidence, understanding the company culture, making sure you don’t use Moira’s favourite mug.

Often, there’s resistance to someone new stepping into the well-worn shoes of the previous incumbent.

The next person to take it on is in a no-win situation through no fault of their own. They’re a dead duck walking.

So, what’s the alternative?

We’ve been retained to fill a Head of Tax role with a mid-sized practice that’s a chance to take a run up at a promotion.

On paper, it looks like a sideways move. In reality, it’s anything but.

ACA/CTA qualified (or equivalent), you’d call on your all-round people skills and experience of providing tax advice SMEs. You’d report into the MD of a group of three offices that effectively run as their own successful small business.

You’d have the freedom to lead a small team spanning personal and corporate tax – budgeting, setting targets, improving the product suite and generally taking the strain off the existing partners.

Already, it’s a chance to shine; a shop window for your skills.

Now, let’s say one of the partners were planning to retire in the next couple of years. He’s bought the holiday home and dusted off his golf clubs. He’s ready to hand on the reins to someone new.

The person doing the Head of Tax role would be in pole position to take over. You’d effectively be the partner elect.

This is your shot at taking that running jump. A chance to succeed at a much higher level than you might otherwise have done.

No CV? No problem, just google me, Richard Newcombe at Oakhill Recruitment – all emails/numbers lead to me.

All applications will be responded to.

This week Gareth John hosted the ICAEW East of England Economic Summit, with over 300 attendees.

It was great to hear peoples thoughts on the current state of play as well as plans and hopes to support the economy in the East.

The key takeaway was that it’s not all doom and gloom; confidence in the East is amongst the highest in the country and there’s plenty of optimism of a rapid recovery.

Thanks to Mike Burrows, Chris Sargisson and C-J Green for being the Norfolk panel.

#economy #finance #ICAEW

• Runs November to April, replacing the furlough scheme when it ends on 31 October.

• Employees must work at least a third of their normal hours, and be paid for that, as normal, by their employer.

• For the remaining hours that the employee is not working, the government and employer will pay a third of the wages each.

• Employees working 33% of their hours will receive at least 77% of their usual pay.

• All small and medium-sized firms will be eligible. Big companies will only qualify if their turnover has fallen by a third.

• The government grant will be capped at £697.92 per month.

• The scheme will be open to businesses across the UK even if they have not previously used the furlough scheme.

It’s been a surreal few weeks, but as a small business I’m still business as usual in these tough times.

Nobody knows how long this is going to last and what things will look like on the other side, but we’ll get there and be able to get back to something like normal again and when we do a good accountant will be vital to businesses.

As a small business owner, I’ve felt this instant impact of the past few weeks, but being a small business means that I can adapt and be flexible in a very challenging market.

My normal working day is largely unchanged, working from home is nothing new, although my new routine now involves PE with Joe in the morning and trying to be a teacher in the afternoon, last week was weighing and baking.

There is still some recruitment going on, roles are moving forward, and people are taking the opportunity to do some forward planning for their careers and their teams. Lots of people have time to speak now.

If anyone wants to discuss; your career, your team, your CV or anything else then please do get in touch with me, I’m still here – 01603 516163 / 07766020764 / richard@oakhillrecruitment.co.uk.

#recruitment #recruitmentlife #oakhillrecruitment