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How to get off to a flying start!
St Andrews. Glasgow. Aberdeen. Hogwarts. Soon thousands of young people across Scotland will be heading off to further education of some sort and, quite probably, at least four years of study. But...
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The financial future is in your hands
In the Oscar-nominated movie Margin Call, Zachary Quinto, best known for playing Spock in the new generation of Star Trek films, plays an entry-level employee who uncovers a very big problem: the...
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Discover why independence can be so liberating
Back in 2007, two blokes and their pet dog set up a brewery in a factory unit in Fraserburgh and sold their beer at local markets from the back of a beaten up old van. Less then a decade later and...
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Why it counts to be Scottish in Accountancy
We’ve all heard a joke about Scotsmen and their money, haven’t we? Even Shakespeare had a dig at the ‘stingy Scots’ in Macbeth. Every year, however, when Comic Relief comes around, the Scots dig deeper...
View ArticleAccountancy top jobs
Find out more and apply: Inverness College Team Leader Inverness Ardgowan Hospice Finance Manager Inverclyde Search all the latest Accountancy jobs in Scotland. The post Accountancy top jobs appeared...
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What kind of Accountant are you?
Lick your finger and stick it in the air. Apparently, not only do you look silly but you can tell which way the wind is blowing. As if that’s not enough, it’s also a practical way of predicting the...
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Find out more and apply: Tentel Ltd Finance Administrator Edinburgh CGI Performance Test Lead Glasgow Search all the latest Accountancy jobs in Scotland. The post Accountancy top jobs appeared first...
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Accountants make the best entrepreneurs
How do you become a Chartered Accountant? If you check out the vacancies on s1jobs you’ll find there’s no single route. You could find yourself working for a small firm providing a service to local...
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Accountancy: A look into the crystal ball for 2016
Last month it was all about the Brussels sprouts, next month it will be the Brussels shouts. Yes, all eyes and ears will be on the Belgian capital as it hosts a make-or-break meeting of the heads of...
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History’s five biggest tax challenges
Has your phone started ringing and your email inbox become swamped with urgent requests? Yes, thought so. January is the month when self-assessors find the job of filling out their annual tax return...
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Accountancy: hands up who wants to be a hero?
First there was Wall Street, then The Wolf of Wall Street, and now up for a clutch of Oscars is The Big Short. In this movie centred around real events, Steve Carell plays the outspoken Mark Baum, a...
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Accountancy: the empirical value of knowing your stuff
You’ve burned the midnight oil, passed all the exams, juggled work and family with further studies and given up nights when your mates were out partying to slog for your professional qualifications....
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How accountancy can broaden your horizons
There are just two rules for becoming a successful accountant. 1. Don’t tell them everything you know. 2. [Redacted] Of course, before you get to hold information back, you have to learn it first....
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Accountancy: star in your own blockbuster movie
Fresh from squaring up to Superman, Batman actor Ben Affleck has crossed over to the dark side for his new movie, which will be released later this year. He plays the title role in The Accountant,...
View ArticleScotland will always be home for accountants
If you’re a chartered accountant working in Stirling or Skegness, Stockholm or Singapore, who do you turn to for professional support? We can bet your bottom dollar it’s the Association of Chartered...
View ArticleMake the numbers work worldwide
Over the past few weeks, singer and TV presenter Michelle McManus has been reminding everyone who took part in the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund’s Wee Box appeal, it’s time to hand in the...
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Show me the money: how to ask for a pay rise
You don’t ask, you don’t get. It sounds simple enough but when times are hard, many of us won’t ask for a pay rise for fear of how our boss might react. In fact, in a recent survey, 72% of financial...
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Accountancy: keeping it in the family
What makes a great accountant? Is it a magical ability with numbers, attention to detail or a love of order? Probably it’s a bit of all of these. But what if there’s something else going on? What if...
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Earn a big bonus in Accountancy
Has there ever been a better time to be an accountant? Not according to the latest figures that show the bonus pot has never been bigger. In the past 12 months it has swollen to a record £2.4 billion....
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De-stress with colouring books
After a hard day balancing the books and making all those numbers add up, what do accountants like to do with their free time? Well, believe it or not, like thousands of other Scots, some reach for a...
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