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What Are The Three Key Trackers For Successful Project Management?
I’m an ordinary accountant by training. I fell into project management by accident. During one of my contracts, the CFO (Chief Finance Officer) found out that that I had experience with a finance system that was being implemented called Workday Financials. Workday is...
The Four P’s of Finance Transformation Success: Part 4) Personality
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 character...
The Four P’s of Finance Transformation Success: Part 3) PowerPoint
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...
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How to do the ID Verification for Companies House: The Director’s Step-by-Step Guide
Many directors have started to get the below email from Companies House asking them to verify their ID. ID Verification Methods There are two main methods to do this: The free method - via the gov.uk website using a biometric passport. This is my default...
How to Claim Travel, Food & Coffee Expenses: Tax Relief Guide for Small Business Owners
Managing travel, food and coffee expenses is a minefield: It’s the most common type of expense You must keep track of the paperwork It’s easy to get the tax deduction wrong or miss out on it. This can cover VAT, corporation tax (limited companies) or income tax and...
What Are The Three Key Trackers For Successful Project Management?
I’m an ordinary accountant by training. I fell into project management by accident. During one of my contracts, the CFO (Chief Finance Officer) found out that that I had experience with a finance system that was being implemented called Workday Financials. Workday is...
Can You Help With My NHS Pension and McCloud Remedy?
Yes I can! The NHS pension is lucrative but complex. Lucrative because it is one of the few defined benefit (DB) salary schemes left. Complex because DB schemes are hard to understand, have unintuitive tax implications and there have been three different schemes over...
Give Me a Quick Guide to Childcare Support!
I was grateful that my baby son could receive subsidised childcare support from the government last September. He was much better entertained by trained professionals with more energy. He has learnt words and skills that we didn't teach him - like "uh-oh" and blowing...
What Are The Options for Taking Out Cash from My Company?
Business owners put a lot of drive, passion and purpose behind their companies. They've traded the security of employment for a better life. But at the end of the day, you still need to pay the bills. This blog post briefly looks at the options for a business owner...
Case Study: Integrated Dext ApprovalMax Xero Receipt Capture and Approval Workflow For AMFE
Case studies are an in-depth dive on Alongside Accounting's approach on how we serve our clients. Introduction AMFE’s (All My Friends Everywhere) mission is to create unforgettable experiences for their clients through lifestyle management, immersive events and...
What Are The Top 5 Claimable Expenses for Doctors on Self-Assessment?
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 claiming expenses...
Case Study: Comprehensive Tax and Accounting Services for a Busy Doctor
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 surpassed the...
The Four P’s of Finance Transformation Success: Part 4) Personality
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 character...
Give Me a Quick Guide to Childcare Support!
I was grateful that my baby son could receive subsidised childcare support from the government last September. He was much better entertained by trained professionals with more energy. He has learnt words and skills that we didn't teach him - like "uh-oh" and blowing...
What Are The Options for Taking Out Cash from My Company?
Business owners put a lot of drive, passion and purpose behind their companies. They've traded the security of employment for a better life. But at the end of the day, you still need to pay the bills. This blog post briefly looks at the options for a business owner...
What Are The Three Key Trackers For Successful Project Management?
I’m an ordinary accountant by training. I fell into project management by accident. During one of my contracts, the CFO (Chief Finance Officer) found out that that I had experience with a finance system that was being implemented called Workday Financials. Workday is...
The Four P’s of Finance Transformation Success: Part 4) Personality
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 character...
The Four P’s of Finance Transformation Success: Part 3) PowerPoint
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 Four P’s of Finance Transformation Success: Part 2) Politics
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 are: Plans:...
The Four P’s of Finance Transformation Success: Part 1) Plans
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 P's that are coming...
How to Claim Travel, Food & Coffee Expenses: Tax Relief Guide for Small Business Owners
Managing travel, food and coffee expenses is a minefield: It’s the most common type of expense You must keep track of the paperwork It’s easy to get the tax deduction wrong or miss out on it. This can cover VAT, corporation tax (limited companies) or income tax and...
What Are The Top 5 Claimable Expenses for Doctors on Self-Assessment?
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 claiming expenses...
Case Study: Comprehensive Tax and Accounting Services for a Busy Doctor
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 surpassed the...
Give Me a Quick Guide to Childcare Support!
I was grateful that my baby son could receive subsidised childcare support from the government last September. He was much better entertained by trained professionals with more energy. He has learnt words and skills that we didn't teach him - like "uh-oh" and blowing...
What Are The Options for Taking Out Cash from My Company?
Business owners put a lot of drive, passion and purpose behind their companies. They've traded the security of employment for a better life. But at the end of the day, you still need to pay the bills. This blog post briefly looks at the options for a business owner...
Can You Help With My NHS Pension and McCloud Remedy?
Yes I can! The NHS pension is lucrative but complex. Lucrative because it is one of the few defined benefit (DB) salary schemes left. Complex because DB schemes are hard to understand, have unintuitive tax implications and there have been three different schemes over...
Case Study: Integrated Dext ApprovalMax Xero Receipt Capture and Approval Workflow For AMFE
Case studies are an in-depth dive on Alongside Accounting's approach on how we serve our clients. Introduction AMFE’s (All My Friends Everywhere) mission is to create unforgettable experiences for their clients through lifestyle management, immersive events and...
Can You Help With My NHS Pension and McCloud Remedy?
Yes I can! The NHS pension is lucrative but complex. Lucrative because it is one of the few defined benefit (DB) salary schemes left. Complex because DB schemes are hard to understand, have unintuitive tax implications and there have been three different schemes over...
Case Study: Integrated Dext ApprovalMax Xero Receipt Capture and Approval Workflow For AMFE
Case studies are an in-depth dive on Alongside Accounting's approach on how we serve our clients. Introduction AMFE’s (All My Friends Everywhere) mission is to create unforgettable experiences for their clients through lifestyle management, immersive events and...
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