HMRC is very strict about claiming expenses against your employment income. The general rule is that they must be incurred ‘wholly, exclusively and necessarily’ in the performance of your duties. That being said, doctors have the greatest scope for...
Case studies are an in-depth dive on Alongside Accounting’s approach on how we serve our clients. Case Study Introduction Nikhil Sharma is a busy NHS doctor with complex financial affairs. Dr Nikhil Sharma Challenge Nikhil’s financial needs had...
We are at the final blog post in my series about finance transformation success. I’ve covered the hard technical aspects of project management and the external aspects of communication and working with others. This blog post covers the internal skills and...
As a Chartered Accountant by training, I found it amusing that PowerPoint skills became much more important than Excel skills for finance transformation engagements. Excel is a comfort blanket for accountants, but a successful finance transformation professional must...
The second part of finance transformation success is dealing with people. It is well-worn territory and there are 1,345 cliches about work politics for a reason. This is the aspect of finance transformation I’ve found the hardest to get right. The 4 P’s...
I wanted to share what I’ve learnt from working for seven years in the London finance transformation space. Don’t make my mistakes and make my successes be your successes! All good TED talks are based on unnatural, gimmicky alliterations. So the 4...
