Haines Watts

Developing your career

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: 

• Personal, Corporate & International Tax
• Audits, Accounts & Assurance
• Business Improvement
• Business Law
• Company Secretarial
• Controls & Assurance
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Planning & Investing
• People Services
• International
• Probate
• Property Services
• Research & Developement
• Service Charge
• Technology Services
• VAT