Wales Yearbook 2016

NEW MEMBERS’ YEARBOOK | WALES

#CelebrateACCA

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Pictured: Sabrina Alime ACCA (main image) and other new members in Wales

ACCOUNTANCY & FINANCE RECRUITMENT Now Careers’ key aim is simple; to provide an effective recruitment partnership to both our candidates and our clients. We pride ourselves on our ability to source, select and represent accountancy and finance professionals whose job criteria accurately match our clients’ expectations.

Beyond our thorough vetting procedure, we are able to understand the requirements of our candidates to ensure we match their skillsets as well as their personal ambitions to the right job opportunity. In essence we provide a truly dedicated and committed professional recruitment partnership.

We have been providing an impressive service in South Wales since 2002, and firmly believe in supporting the development of accounting and finance professionals. We have a long-standing relationship with the ACCA Cymru Wales and are proud to have been the main sponsor for the ACCA Wales Celebrating New Membership Awards since 2003.

If you are considering a career move within South Wales or simply looking for advice on the current job climate, please contact the Now Careers office for a confidential chat.

These are typical roles we recruit for:

• Auditor • Financial Analyst • Assistant Accountant • Trainee Accountant • Practice Accountant • Management Accountant • Financial Accountant • Finance Manager • Finance Director

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NEW MEMBERS’ YEARBOOK WALES 2016 / CONTENTS

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A message from ACCA’s President, Brian McEnery

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A message from the Head of ACCA Wales, Lloyd Powell

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Class of 2016 in numbers

Celebrating Membership photo album

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Class of 2016 yearbook photos

All new members in Wales

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A message from ACCA’s President

This yearbook provides an insight into the class of 2016 as you embark on your careers and reveals the diversity of roles and ambitions that you and your peers have I am delighted to welcome you into our worldwide membership of 188,000 members. During 2016 we will welcome 174 members from across Wales into our global family!

It was a pleasure to speak with so many of you at our Celebrating Membership event at Cardiff’s Hilton Hotel.

Everyone connected with ACCA was struck by the tremendous sense of pride that the many family and friends there took in our new members’ achievements.

This yearbook is a memento of what you have achieved. It provides an insight into the class of 2016 as you embark on your careers and reveals the diversity of roles and ambitions that you and your peers have.

ACCA never stands still. We recently announced a bold and exciting new alliance between ACCA and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) that will cement our position as the most-forward thinking and influential global accountancy body.

We have launched a ground-breaking piece of research, Professional Accountants – The Future, which cuts straight to the heart of the future challenges and opportunities facing the accountancy profession.

You have joined our membership at a very exciting time. We rely on our member voices to shape ACCA’s future and the more we hear from you, the more effective and representative we can be as a membership body.

I wish you all the very best in your career as a professional accountant.

Brian McEnery President, ACCA

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A message from the Head of ACCA Wales

On behalf of my colleagues, I offer our congratulations on becoming a member of ACCA and joining a vibrant community of over 2500 ACCA finance professionals here in Wales.

As your local office, we focus on building relationships which develop ACCA’s presence across Wales for the benefit of members, students and other stakeholders.

We are proud of how our members develop and lead the finance agenda across Wales, within leading practices to private sector businesses such as Admiral Insurance and Legal and General, as well as the Welsh Government and the NHS. You have worked hard to achieve membership. Now, being an active

We focus on building relationships which develop ACCA’s presence across Wales for the benefit of members, students and other stakeholders member can help you advance your career. Our CPD events programme is one of our most popular resources and will help you further develop your technical skills. Our three regional members’ networks open up valuable networking opportunities which will help you develop new relationships and advance your career.

On a national level we bring together leading members of the business community. In July over 300 guests joined us at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium where world-renowned rugby referee Nigel Owens was joined by current internationals Dan Biggar and Rhys Webb for a fantastic evening of insight from the world of rugby.

We would love to meet you at one of our events and what better opportunity than to attend our national conference

and dinner on 1 December, which will be addressed by both cabinet secretary for economy and infrastructure Ken Skates AM and Wales’ football manager Chris Coleman? Full details of this – including how to book – and other events are available on our website at members.accaglobal.com We look forward to getting to know you and supporting you as a member, either in person or via our social media channels: @ACCAWales, Facebook or the ACCA Wales Group on LinkedIn. Finally, I would like to thank both Now Careers and the University of South Wales for their generous sponsorship of our Celebrating Membership event.

Lloyd Powell Head of ACCA Wales

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Celebrating Membership Cardiff 20 October 2016

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Age range of new members

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Class of 2016 – in numbers

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Gender of new members

In the past year we have welcomed 174 individuals into membership in Wales

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Business sector of new members

49% work in the corporate sector 10% work in financial services 4% work in internal audit 17 % work in the practice sector 14% work in the public sector / D I G I TA L Y E A R B O O K /

6% work in the health sector

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Celebrating Membership Cardiff 20 October 2016 Our new members reveal what the ACCA qualification means to them and their hopes for the future...

Bronze Medal Winner Huw Jones ACCA receives his award from ACCA President Brian McEnery

“To be happy doing a job that I love which challenges me every day”

“I am trusted in my work because of this world class qualification” Alice Chimuzu ACCA Financial Planning Analyst Shop Direct Financial Services

Amy Jayne Williams ACCA Finance Analyst GE Aviation Systems

Andrew Kelly ACCA Head of Financial Systems Airbus Operations UK

“It means the confidence to further my career and be the best I can be”

Cerith Williams ACCA Senior Accountant LHP Chartered Accountants

Finance Officer Care & Repair Cymru

Crystal Anne Jenkins ACCA Finance Manager NHS

“I am delighted that all my hard work has paid off and I am now a proud member of ACCA” Dylan Lloyd Jones ACCA Management Accountant Associated British Ports

Gareth Lewis ACCA Assist. Head of Financial Services Aneurin Bevan University

Huw Jones ACCA Accountant Llewelyn Davies

Irina Bones ACCA Financial Accountant BBC

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“Being able to make a difference and add value to a company”

“That the advice you provide is on a sound basis as a qualified professional” James Leaves ACCA Finance Manager NHS

Jessica Lee Sloan ACCA Accountant Meritor

Joanne Symon ACCA Finance Business Analyst BBC

“Finding the time to study and being committed to the profession was definitely worth it”

“I really feel like I have achieved something special.”

John Terence Rees ACCA Management Accountant Coastal Housing

Julie Lewis ACCA Accounts Manager Copplestone Unsworth & Co

Kate Olivia Purcell ACCA Management Accountant MotoNovo Finance

“To be a success at whatever I do, to learn new things every day and stretch my potential” Kerry Burger ACCA Group Accountant Haydale Ltd

Liga Karklina ACCA Billing Coordinator Associated British Ports

Livia Kubalova ACCA Financial Accountant Gross Hill Management Services Ltd

Michelle Williams ACCA Business Director, Company Secretary Grove School

“To pass the professional respect of my colleagues on to newer members of the profession” Paul Lewis Murray ACCA Accounts Senior L. M. Griffiths & Co

Penny Anne Hughes ACCA Finance Director Grays Waste Management Ltd

Peter William Thomas Stephens ACCA Finance Systems Officer / Systems Accountant Monmouthshire Housing Association Ltd

“I now feel ready to progress to the next level of my career by managing a finance department”

“Qualifying as an accountant is my biggest personal achievement and means a lot” Sabrina Alime ACCA Finance Manager Ministry of Defence

Sara Jones ACCA Senior Accountant Bevan & Buckland

“It’s what I have been working towards for years, and all I ever wanted. Now I feel complete”

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Sophie Morris ACCA Financial Accountant Cardiff and Vale College

“This is very important to me and enables me to further progress my career” Stephanie Lamb-Howard ACCA Fixed Asset Accountant NPT Homes Ltd

Rachel Briggs ACCA Project Accountant BAE Systems

Xin Liu ACCA Financial Controller Deregallera Ltd

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The following became members of ACCA between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016

All new members in Wales

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Nussrat Ahmed Olubanke Ajayi Jamie Allen Sabrina Alime Richmond C. Amaihe

Daryl Bartlett Owen Bater Matthew Beckett Alexandra Beer Richard Berry Sonia Betts Netra Bhandari Janine Louise Billen Darren Blandon Irina Bones Rachel Briggs Kerry Burger Edward Burrell

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Callissa Caffull Jennifer Ann Caswell Aileen Chan Eva Chan Jessica Chidley Alice Chimuzu Claire Clarke Ben Clement Sarah Codd Nicholas Crouch David Jose Cuer

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Nicholas Davenport Craig Davey Alexandra Davies Lesley J. Davies Carys Davies Christian Davies Laura Davies Tracy Deneen

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Bethan Edwards David Edwards Wiliam Edwards Mark Ian Eldridge Catherine Elliott Lucinda Elvins Leanne Eustace Andrew John Evans Paul Evans Rhodri Evans

James Few Christopher Fido Christopher Flower Rhian Ford

Tiffany Goddard Kay Graham Grant Griffiths

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Jessica Hale Jessica Halse Rachel Hardcastle Bhavna Harji Hirani Mark Harvey Tracy Anne Hill Matthew Holder Katie Holliday-Stacey Jane Hopson James Edward Hounsom Andrew Howell Penny Hughes Katie Humphries Brihanna Hunt

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Rachel Indge Nisha Issac

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David James Laura James Paul James Sophie James Caroline Jenkins Crystal Jenkins Rhian John Elizabeth Johnston Aled Saunders Jones Arfon Jones Dylan Jones Dylan Wyn Jones Eilir Jones Elinor Jones Huw Jones Rhys Jones Sara Jones Stacey Jones Zoe Joy

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Liga Karklina Andrew Kelly Lucy Kettleborough Bruce Khumalo Sam King Livia Kubalova

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Sarangi Lal Stephanie Lamb-Howard James Emerson Leaves Fern Ledger Gareth Arthur Lewis Gareth Lewis James Lewis Julie Ann Lewis Jenny Leyshon Rhian Linehan Xin Liu Catrin Mary Lloyd Karl Lovett James Lowther

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Gemma Patricia Mainwaring Gethyn Mcfall Rachel Elizabeth Meader Yasir Mehdi Victoria Medhurst Robert Merrills Kristopher Morgan Sophie Morris Suzanne Moss Cathy Mugford Paul Murray

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Helen Newman Bernadet Nicholson Zoe Noonan

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Ann Segunfunmi Opayemi Sian Owen

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Lauren Palmer Pauline Pearce Matthew Pizey Rachel Potter Brydie Ellen Prime Sarah Prince Nia Pring Emily Susan Pugh Kate Purcell

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Helen Fiona Ralph Jason Ramsurn Anthony John Gibbon Rees John Terence Rees Blake Rennie Kirsty Richards Mark Roberts Nicola Roberts Andrew Rothe Philip John Rowberry Emily Rowland Gavin Rutherford James Rutter

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Chloe Sainsbury Ffion Scourfield Emily K. A. Silk Charlotte Elizabeth Slade Jessica Lee Sloan Robert Slyne Michael Smart Sarah Smith Peter William Thomas Stephens Joanne Symon

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Alexandra Mary Thomas Stephen James Thomas Amy Timmis James Trick Lucy Trounce Paul William Tucker Jasmine Tyler

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Matthew Walters Rebecca Webster Amanda Whittle Thomas Wilkinson Amy Jane Williams Alun Williams Cerith Williams Danielle Rhian Williams David Williams Gavin Williams Kirsty Williams Michelle Williams Sioned Williams Michelle Winter Graeme Wright

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