Accountancy

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has responded to the government’s landmark package of consultations on the future of the UK’s sustainable finance framework. ICAS has urged stakeholders to actively contribute their feedback since the June launch of the highly ant

The latest intake of graduates and students have taken up position at MHA's Aberdeen and Edinburgh offices. Founded in 1869, MHA has a long history of developing the next generation. Across the UK, the firm has taken on 126 graduate and student placements this year. Applications have now opened

More than 80% (eight in ten) of the UK public and professionals see accountants as experts in their field, but a lack of understanding of the role remains, according to new research from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). The findings, published in a ‘Society First&rsqu

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