Accountant Recommendation

[MarcNY]

Hi all,

I am new to contracting in the UK and am looking for an accountant to help me the administrative hurdle.
So far i found:

SJD
Brookson
Walker Smith Global
Advance

Does anyone have experience with any of those or can you recommend one?

[jamesbrown]

Yes.

[MarcNY]

Yes.

Thanks! Anyone has experience with the 4 firms I listed?

[Waldorf]

SJD have just put their fees up, Brookson do not get good reviews, never heard of the others. Give Nixon Williams a call.

[cojak]

And for clarification, I will not be allowing 1st time posters in for the accountants I've never heard of.

[eek]

SJD have just put their fees up, Brookson do not get good reviews, never heard of the others. Give Nixon Williams a call.

+1... also while intouch advertise here a lot they are not what they used to be..

Crunch has a very good website if its the admin you care about, not sure if you would always speak to the same people though..

[MarcNY]

And for clarification, I will not be allowing 1st time posters in for the accountants I've never heard of.

These were recommended to me by agencies. But I was unaware of the fee system before because I am still new to contracting. Thanks for the advice, I will give a call to NW.

[JonNorris@Crunch]

Crunch has a very good website if its the admin you care about, not sure if you would always speak to the same people though..

Yup, named account manager!

[zazou]

I chose PaperRocket Accounting when starting out almost two years ago.
Sarah's been extremely good to deal with on all matters regarding business. Both very quick to respond and proactive.

I believe she used to work for SJD.

[Dan@OrangeGenie]

Hi all,

I am new to contracting in the UK and am looking for an accountant to help me the administrative hurdle.
So far i found:

SJD
Brookson
Walker Smith Global
Advance

Does anyone have experience with any of those or can you recommend one?

Always love a first time poster...

First work out what you are looking for and then find an accountant which matches your need.

Some of the questions you should ask yourself:

Do I understand the compliance around IR35/MSC and the consequences?
Should I go Limited or Umbrella?
Do I want to build a relationship with my accountant?
Do I want my accountant to educate me about my responsibilities as a Director?
Do I want an expert?
Do I want a local accountant?
Do I have time to take on more responsibility with my records?
Do I want my bookkeeping software online and user friendly?
Am I a spreadsheet person?
What level of fees do I want to pay?

Hope this helps