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11 September 2024
Ten questions with Audit Partner - Paul ShieldsPaul Shields has over 25 years’ experience working in accountancy practises in the North East, working across sectors, and with a real specialism in the Engineering & Manufacturing sector. Get to know him better as Paul shares his thoughts on leadership, his journey in accountancy, and the key challenges facing businesses today.
05 August 2024
My JC Path as an Audit SeniorNoor Habib joined Johnston Carmichael in July 2022 as part of our Graduate summer intake. Now working in our Glasgow office as an Audit Senior, we caught up with Noor to chat about a career in Audit and the best things about working at JC.
17 July 2024
My JC Path: From Summer Intern to Audit DirectorFrom joining Johnston Carmichael as a summer intern in 2013, to being promoted to Audit Director in 2023, Louise Mair’s JC Path has been a great journey. To find out more about it, we caught up with Louise, who is based in our Edinburgh office, to find out how the firm has changed in the 10 years she has spent with us.
19 December 2023
Payment and e-money providers – safeguarding audits, a timely reminderIn July 2020 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finalised guidance on safeguarding customer funds, which included the requirement that payment services and electronic money institutions, whose accounts required a statutory audit, would also be required to undertake an annual audit of their compliance with the safeguarding requirements under the Payment Service Regulations 2017 (PSRs) and Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (EMRs).
04 December 2023
Taking on a new challenge: my Hilton Hike journey for Team SolanWe caught up with new Partner in our Newcastle office, Paul Shields, as he ‘stepped’ up to take on a new challenge – a charity hike. 84,000 steps and 39 miles later, Paul reflects on completing the Hilton Hike; the toughest challenge he’s ever done.
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