The big winners on the night were Wigan based roofing and waterproofing specialists IKO PLC who scooped a hat trick of awards winning Outstanding Business, the Purchase Ledger star award which went to JoAnne Downall and Management Accountant of the year for Mark Waring. Shaws of Darwen and Betfred also won big takin...
Read More...The 3rd round of North West FD Network events for 2012 took place in September and was once again well subscribed with leading finance directors looking to further their knowledge and grow their networks. The NW Finance Director Merseyside event on September 12th at Birchwood Golf Club, Warrington welcomed John Daly ...
Read More...The North West Society of Chartered Accountants is proud to announce its Accountancy and Business Awards and Dinner 2012. Once again AFR Consulting will be supporting these awards which celebrate the outstanding achievements of the businesses, the people and the professional advisers of Lancashire and South La...
Read More...North West Finance Awards short list The short list has been announced for the third annual North West Finance Awards and the line up is bigger and better than ever. Entries came in thick and fast from some of the North West’s leading businesses, and judges have had a tough task whittling down the categories....
Read More...The North West Finance Awards are back for a third year, and once again AFR Consulting are sponsoring the event and encouraging business to enter. The awards recognise the unsung heroes behind some of the leading North Westbusinesses, from financial controllers, purchase ledger clerks, accountants and finance dire...
Read More...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 ...
Read More...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...
Read More...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...
Read More...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 ...
Read More...AFR Consulting to deliver CIMA Interview seminar to CIMA Members & Students, March 2012 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 their interview skil...
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