ForrestBrown, the R&D tax credit consultancy, has expanded its presence in the UK by opening a new office in Scotland

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at BDO and Tilney Smith & Williamson, new hires at KPMG, Mercer & Hole and Carpenter Box, and regulatory head for ICAEW 

Big Four consulting arm EY-Parthenon has acquired CMA Strategy Consulting (CMA), building its strategy and transaction-focused offerings across the digital infrastructure space

In a busy week for accountancy career moves, partner promotions at Azets, Grant Thornton, Armstrong Watson and Beever and Struthers, and senior hires at Apex Litigation Finance, Cooper Parry Wealth and Square 4 Partners, plus VP for ICAEW  

The government has started a recruitment drive for roles at the new economic campus in Darlington, which will see Treasury staff relocated outside of London base to its first regional office

The number of female executive directors had flatlined in the last year with only 31 women holding executive roles across 27 companies, there are only eight female CEOs, and 15 female chief financial officers (CFO) or financial directors

This World Mental Health Day, Paul Day, support officer at CABA, the wellbeing charity, advises how best to keep your mental health in check during uncertain times

The global PwC network has reported a 4.9% increase in global revenue to $45bn (£33bn), with the last quarter of the year picking up strongly following the easing of the pandemic

Accountancy firm Thompson Wright has expanded with the acquisition of Hanleys Chartered Accountants, extending its presence in Cheshire, Staffordshire and the Midlands

Business advisory firm Dow Schofield Watts has opened its first office in Reading as part of its continued expansion across the UK

PwC chair Kevin Ellis stresses that the socio-economic gap will only close in accountancy if young people especially from lower socio-economic backgrounds head back into the office

The Treasury announced yesterday that it was to support hundreds of thousands of people as part of a £500m expansion to the government’s Plan for Jobs scheme