Welcome back to Accounting Steps! I’m Gareth Salomon, accountant and founder of Xenon Connect (software that automatically detects bookkeeping errors – faster). This episode is particularly close to home, as I took a walk around Erddig Country Park here in Wrexham with Adrian Bryan, founder of local firm AB Accountancy.

Adrian came into practice from an industry background as a CIMA-qualified accountant, and that experience has had a big influence on how he sees the role of the modern accountant. We talk about his firm’s move away from purely compliance-based work towards value accounting and Virtual Finance Director services.

We discuss his thoughts on hiring and growing local accounting talent versus offshoring, including why he feels this decision matters to his client relationships today, as well as the long-term future of the profession.

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AB Accountancy: https://www.abaccountancy.co/

Adrian Bryan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-bryan-abaccountancy/

Xenon Connect: https://www.xenonconnect.com/

Gareth Salomon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garethsalomon/

Welcome back to Accounting Steps! I’m Gareth Salomon, accountant and founder of Xenon Connect (software that automatically detects bookkeeping errors – faster). In this episode, I’m in Tamworth, taking a walk with Paul Barnes from Cloud Accounting Support Services.

Before bookkeeping, Paul had a career in professional football. We talk about his journey through the game, the most memorable striker he came up against, and whether the skills needed to coach footballers have proved useful when building and managing a bookkeeping business.

We also explore the practical side of how Paul and his team deliver bookkeeping services - going in depth into how the firm uses bookkeeping health checks to solve various pain points more efficiently.

It’s a great mix of football, bookkeeping and business, so let’s get into it.

Cloud Accounting Support Services: https://cassonline.co.uk/

Paul Barnes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cass-paulbarnes/

Xenon Connect: https://www.xenonconnect.com/

Gareth Salomon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garethsalomon/

Welcome back to Accounting Steps! I’m Gareth Salomon, accountant and founder of Xenon Connect (software that automatically detects bookkeeping errors – faster). In this episode I took a walk through the lovely Nene Park in Peterborough with award winning bookkeeper, Kirsty St John.

Kirsty discusses the software she uses, her month end bookkeeping process and how collaboration between accountants and bookkeepers can be improved.

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Kirsty's Counting Services Ltd: https://www.kirstyscounting.com/

Kirsty St John LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstystjohn/

Xenon Connect: https://www.xenonconnect.com/

Gareth Salomon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garethsalomon/