Exciting times ahead in Haines Watts with us posting our best growth for a decade and leadership changes at Board level. The future looks bright. Read the full article here: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vQ1YP
Karen McLellan, Managing Director of Haines Watts Hereford talks loneliness at the top:
“It’s up to business owners to find the right rules for them – and stick to them! But you don’t need to come up with all of these answers overnight, and business owners should never have to walk alone.”
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Commercial
We believe in translating our technical knowledge into sound commercial advice, so you understand the information and the impact it will have on you and your business.
Supportive
Because we support over 35,000 business owners around the UK, as a business owner you can rely on our experience to support your ideas and help you achieve your goals.
Challenging
We act as a sounding board and challenge your plans. It’s our way of ensuring that you consider all the options and make the best decisions
Practical
Our partners run their own businesses as well, meaning we live in the real world – we’ll give you sensible, professional and practical advice.
Approachable
You’ll have access to your Haines Watts partner whatever your issue, big or small, saving you time and ensuring top quality advice.
From our Audit academy, other apprenticeships to continuing professional development in all business subjects, not just accountancy, we genuinely believe that we can take you where you want to go. Great people, with great ideas can flourish at Haines Watts and we will support your development in discussion with what’s right for you and the area and team you work in.
What we offer
We know that in addition to a competitive salary, our team members want benefits that are flexible enough to meet their needs and to change with them as their priorities change. We offer a fantastic range of benefits which include the usual – holidays, life assurance, private medical cover, excellent pension, employee assistance programme along with a range of flexible benefits for you to choose. These include local gym membership, company cars, bike, critical illness insurance, childcare vouchers and a fantastic range of cash back and discounts. Haines Watts have saved almost 1.5 million since we launched our rewards site and spend an average of £39,000 each month using the site! You can use the site just about everywhere you can spend your hard earned money.
1930s
Cyril Haines Watts qualified as an accountant whilst acquiring his first clients.
1940s
The first office was set up in a wooden shed, a desk, two chairs, a filing cabinet and a shared phone. Within the first year, two more members of staff were recruited and a bigger premises found.
1950s
With no proactive sales drive, more and more clients came on board having heard 'word of mouth' about the customer driven one stop shop accountancy business.
1960s
A second partner joined and the aquisitions began. New services were introduced including Tax and Mechanised Bookkeeping.
1970s
Our business continues to grow due to new and more complex legislation. New premises were found and by the end of the decade we boasted eight offices in the Thames Valley area.
1980s
We expand our office network across the UK. We set up specialist divisions which offer clients a better range of services.
1990s
Tremendous organic growth achieved and we became a top 20 firm in the UK. We became a true alternative to the Big 5, with comprehensive services and expertise. Additional divisions are added and we became the leading advisor on Tax Planning.
2000s
We focus on being geographically close to clients, with many new offices opening. Significant expansion of non-core services to ensure we continue to offer the ultimate 'full service' for all clients.
2010s
We focus on strengthening our client relationships and offering more comprehensive support for our business owners by reinforcing our position as true business advisors - not just merely accountants.
Services the we offer our clients include:
Helpful (2)
I have been working at Haines Watts full-time
Pros
A company that shares everything with you, they are as transparent as possible which helps employees embrace changes within the business as we understand the end goal.
Northampton office is a great group of people with a work hard, play hard mentality. Thoroughly enjoying my time with the business.
Cons
Northampton and indeed the whole SEM region have grown rapidly and sometimes procedures aren't quite as streamlined as they should be.
Advice to Management
Don't forget the teams on the ground, give them time for 121's, they need your support and guidance to keep the business succeeding.
Application
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Haines Watts (London, England).
Interview
Standard interview with an audit manager and a partner. Talked about my previous assignments, clients, sectors etc. Asked how I was finding the ACA exams, why I was looking at HW, and what I knew about HW and the services they offered.
Interview Questions
