Accountancy

Deloitte is considering redundancies at its Aberdeen office as part of a UK-wide review of its internal services teams.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a coaching programme for smaller audit firms, aiming to break the stranglehold of the "Big Four" on the audits of Britain's largest companies.

A bookkeeper has been jailed after stealing from her employers for a fifth time. Natalie Taylor, 42, was given a four and a half year sentence when she admitted embezzling £90,000 from a machinery supplies firm.

Chartered Accountants are Scotland’s most trusted professionals, according to new research conducted by Edelman DXI for Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW). The biennial Trust Survey found that 87% of senior business and finance decision-makers in Scotland trust Chartered Accountants “

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), in collaboration with Robert Gordon University (RGU), has welcomed the first cohort of RGU Graduate Apprenticeships to Edinburgh, marking a major milestone in the expansion of its Scottish Graduate Apprenticeship programme. 

Two Aberdeen accountancy graduates are closing the books on single life... and beginning their professional lives together.

Hall Morrice is celebrating four of its talented young accountants being named in this year’s ICAS (the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) Top 35 CAs Under 35. The prestigious list celebrates young CAs worldwide who are making a significant impact across the profession, wheth

Accountancy firm Henderson Loggie has expanded its trainee intake to 14 this year, welcoming 11 new starts this month alongside three recent recruits as part of its investment in developing future talent. The latest recruits include eight graduates, one modern apprentice, and four direct-entry train

Hywel Ball, the former UK head of EY, has warned that the Big Four professional services firms face significant challenges in adopting artificial intelligence due to their sheer size. Announcing his new board roles at two AI-focused boutiques, Mr Ball argued that smaller, more nimble start-ups have

Twelve of Scotland’s most promising accountancy students have been named recipients of the 2025 Charles Scott Prize by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). The prizes are awarded in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in accountancy at Scottish universities.

Wbg has appointed former Tesco Bank chief Benny Higgins as its new chairman to spearhead an ambitious national growth strategy. Currently chairman of Glasgow-based investment firm N4 Partners, whose seven-figure investment last year made it the majority shareholder of Wbg, Mr Higgins succeeds Lorna

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has expressed its concern at the news the UK government is no longer planning to bring forward the already delayed and long promised audit reform and corporate governance bill in the current Parliamentary session, despite a draft bill ap

Inverurie has welcomed a new addition to its local business community as B W Accountancy Services officially opens its doors at 25A Market Street, right in the heart of the town. Founded by respected industry professionals Colin Webster and Fiona Barron, the firm brings with it over 50 years of comb

Azets has appointed John Kean as a new private client tax partner based in the firm’s fast-growing Edinburgh office. Mr Kean has 15 years’ experience advising private clients, partnerships, trusts, estates and entrepreneurs on their personal and wealth management tax strategies. His exte

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has announced a redesign of its gold standard ACCA Qualification focused on a redefinition of accountancy which is expanding and reshaping the role of the profession. The redesign reflects the increasing role of accountants in driving the wid