Finance Director Merseyside event The next Finance Director Merseyside & Cheshire event will take place at Huyton and Prescot Golf Club. November 2013 08.00-10.00 MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON Since its inception in 2010 The NW FD Network is rapidly becoming one of the largest accountancy and finance networking gr...

The AFR family would like to congratulate Emma Lockwood on her recent promotion to Recruitment Consultant.  Emma joined us in March as a Resourcer to help deal with the high amounts of candidates that are applying for positions at the moment.  Emma thrived in the targeted environment and soon showed an interest in ...

Thandi Barnes and Gary Darlington are the latest recruits to join the AFR Consulting team. Tammy Smith, Director of AFR said; “I am absolutely delighted to welcome Thandi and Gary to the company. They are both experienced and highly respected Recruitment Consultants who will join our rapidly growing team here i...

CIMA event – Managing your career Are you looking for a new job or hoping to progress in your current role? This event will cover how to write an effective CV and make yourself stand out from the crowd. It will also give you useful techniques for how to prepare for competency based interviews and...

Having recently read the article http://www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/men-in-financial-services-out-earn-women-by-21 about the massive pay differences for men and women, and the general lack of pay rises in the industry, it got me thinking about how young people may perceive embarking on a career in financial servi...

You can download the flyer for this event by clicking on the “Brochure” icon at the foot of this page.

Overcoming ageism in the accountancy world   Source: CIMA Insight e-magazine, May 2012 After noticing an unemployment trend for people in the later stages of their career, financial recruitment specialist company AFR Consulting ran an ageism survey in the UK accounting sector. Insight found out more. In February...

AFR confirmed again as headline sponsors of the NW Finance Awards 2012. September 2012 sees the 3rd annual North West Finance Awards. The awards have been created to recognise excellence across the accounting and finance sector from purchase ledger and credit manager to financial controller and finance director. The ...

Interview skills – how to stand out from the crowd AFR Consulting in conjunction with CIMA are running a FREE interviewing seminar for those of you who are looking at opportunities and would like to hone your interview skills.  The keynote speaker Chris Reynolds is an experienced trainer within the competency base...

22nd March 2012, saw another strong showing of Preston’s finance professionals at the latest NW FD Network event at Farrington Lodge. Themed around the budget the audience benefited from expertise in this area from the following speakers: David Bennett, Tax Partner Moore & Smalley,  Budget 2012 Analysis  Phil...