ACCOUNTANCY firm JS – with offices at Golborne – , has bolstered its growing team with a surge of new hires – including 14 new apprentices and three senior hires.
Apprenticeships have long been a core strand of the firm’s talent strategy with schemes across its accounts, audit, and tax service lines.
The 14 new apprentices are actively pursuing various professional qualifications, including ACA, ACCA, AAT and ATT.
In the current team, 26 employees entered the firm as apprentices and have remained following qualification. JS also boasts a strong retention rate, with 45 per cent of the current team having served for five years or more.
The company offers a tailored training plan to accompany college and university studies, allowing apprentices to progress into a career at the firm. JS recently launched its Incrementum training and development programme designed to develop its young professionals with transferable skills including networking, soft skills and how to add value for clients. The firm’s “New to Networking” group also empowers below-manager level professionals to sharpen their networking skills and build valuable relationships with key intermediaries.
The firm’s commitment to nurturing talent is strengthened by its recognition as an ICAEW Authorised Training Provider, an ACCA Approved Employer, and an ACCA Training and Development Platinum Employer. Through these affiliations, JS ensures that its apprentices receive top-tier training and support, enabling them to excel in their chosen professional qualifications.
Aside from its apprenticeship intake, JS has also welcomed three senior hires, with Kay Oldham joining as R&D tax director and Mark Penny as tax manager, expanding the firm’s tax advisory service. Alex Manfrin also joined the firm as audit and accounts manager.
These latest hires have expanded the JS team to nearly 90, enabling the firm to continue providing its client base of owner-managed businesses with key services including digital finance transformation, business advisory, tax advisory, audit, and accounts compliance.
Staff partner James Wood said: “We’ve always recognised that the people at JS are what makes our work so exceptional, so it’s exciting to welcome so many ambitious new people to the team, from apprentice level all the way up to director. We’ve now built a firm where everyone can grow, develop and progress in their career, with many senior members of our team starting with us in entry-level positions.”
