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The world is our oyster
As well as offices across the UK, we’re part of the Moore Global network, giving our clients access to on-the-ground expertise in 113 countries.
We care about doing good…
In the last 10 years we’ve raised more than £450,000 for charity and continuously evolved our commitment to sustainable business practices.
Life at Johnston Carmichael
When it comes to your career, what’s important to you? A varied and fulfilling role? Opportunities to work with clients all over the country, across a range of industry sectors? The flexibility to work when suits you? Find your work-life balance at Johnston Carmichael.
We actively encourage our people to look for ways to learn, improve and be a more effective colleague. We’ll support you all the way, with structured learning programmes and by helping you to surround yourself with experienced, friendly colleagues who want to see you succeed.
Read on to find out more about a career with Johnston Carmichael.
Johnston Carmichael helps to build success stories that change lives.
We hold this vision as our key guiding principle whether it’s our clients, our communities, or our people.
We’re open to new ways of doing things and we’re tuned in to the world around us. As the world becomes increasingly digital, we’re embracing technology and we’re taking our clients with us. The role of a trusted adviser has never been more important in helping businesses adapt and thrive.
Rosalind Catto
How our business works for everyone
Creating an enduring impact is at the heart of what we do. Over the years we’ve grown into a UK business with more than 900 people. But we work hard to make sure everyone feels they belong and can have their voice heard. We’re very proud of our People and Culture Forum (PCF). This group meets to find new ways to embed our values and culture through the whole firm, something we think is an essential part of creating an inclusive and positive culture.
So far, the PCF has achieved real progress, including helping the firm to become a member of Neurodiversity in Business and a member of the Mindful Business Charter. The Mindful Business Charter was created by the professional and financial services industry to remove unnecessary stress and promote better mental health at work.
Johnston Carmichael is a place to be yourself, not a number.
At Johnston Carmichael, we celebrate, nurture and develop individuality. It’s what makes us different.
Yes, we all want what’s best for our clients – and as a leading independent UK firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers, we must be doing something right. But we also want what’s best for each other. So we train. We coach. We mentor. And we all grow.
Growing your own way
Personally and professionally, each one of us has our own unique goals and aspirations. Growth comes in all shapes and sizes, and that’s why we encourage every single sharp mind at JC to grow their own way. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to build a career you’re proud of – we’re all on our own JC Paths, and we decide what route that takes.
Our in-house learning portal, JC Academy, offers a wide range of training opportunities for our people at all stages of their career, so we can all take ownership of our own development. Our extensive suite of materials means you’ll be supported with the resources you need to succeed, in whatever form success takes for you.
Ready to make an impact?
Neil Wilson
“The Central West Business Advisory team is a fast paced, dynamic, and vibrant working environment. We operate with a growth mindset. This means we are never standing still. We are growing our client base and our service offerings, constantly looking to improve our processes and use technology to improve our service to our clients, and train and develop our team from Assistant through to Partner so they continue to progress and prosper.
We are looking for someone to join our team who shares our values, that wants to add value to our clients, takes pride in their work and will help deliver a quality service. We want you to take accountability and ownership of your portfolio of clients as well as your personal development and we want to support you so you have the skills to develop in this role.
You would be joining a high performing, growing team who get along well and like to have fun as well as work hard. We like to give back to local communities and our CSR teams are always planning events and social activities, helping us to get to know each other while raising money for local charities. We act for a varied and interesting portfolio of clients from high-growth start-ups working in AI, robotics and space, to some of the best known restaurants and hotels in the local area and anything in between.
I joined Johnston Carmichael in 2010 as a Business Advisory Senior having recently qualified as an accountant. At the time I was joining a business advisory team of 4 and an office of less than 40 with ambitious growth plans. Fast forward 14 years, Business Advisory is now a team of 42 and Glasgow and Stirling combined are well over 200 people. Johnston Carmichael as a whole has more than doubled in that time. That growth has created opportunities for me and the team I have worked with and I am confident that as a firm we will continue to be able to offer these opportunities to you.”
Our culture is driven by our core values.
Remaining relevant
Driving our clients, ourselves and our profession forward through constant innovation, creative thinking and positive change.
Leading our future
We are a progressive and dynamic business that inspires leaders and future leaders to drive their ideas forward.
Do the right thing
We are tenacious and persevere to make the right decision for our clients and ourselves.
Standing in other people's shoes
We get under the skin of our clients’ businesses by listening more, talking less and understanding their situation in its entirety.
Careers with us
We are looking to recruit two Business Advisory Seniors to focus on accounts preparation and liaise with tax staff to meet client deadlines, flagging up issues and concerns to the Manager at an early stage.
The Business Advisory Senior will be responsible for (but not limited to):
- Ensuring that allocated Business Advisory work is handled effectively and correctly from start to finish and is done in accordance with the Firm’s policies and processes
- Preparation of draft accounts for review from client records, clearance of review points and finalising of accounts
- Initial preparation of business and personal tax computations ensuring:
- Standards are met
- Alongside the relationship manager ensuring any work to be done by the client or by our team is scheduled and a realistic budget is prepared
- Opportunities to further assist the client are flagged up for the Manager
- Arrange the timing of the tax and other business line work with the manager responsible for the client
- Engage with the relationship manager and staff from other business lines, when required to gain a good understanding of the business
- Liaise with client staff while on the client’s premises, building effective relationships with clients’ staff
- Monitor budgeted versus actual time spent, flagging up issues and overruns to the manager on a timely basis
- Keep the Manager informed of issues which will affect the budget and the fee
- Keep the client’s staff informed of progress and issues while maintaining confidentiality
- Complete the accounts file and all required documentation
About You:
- A background within public practice and being qualified or near to completing AAT, CA, ACCA or equivalent qualification. Applications from individuals with strong experience but no professional qualification will also be considered.
- Strong IT skills and experience in using accounts packages.
- Tax experience would be an advantage
- Good working knowledge of clients’ accounting systems such as Sage, Xero and Quickbooks.
Our vision remains a constant – to be the firm of choice in all our markets. How we get there is what changes year on year.
As the world becomes increasingly digital, we’re embracing technology and we’re taking our clients with us. The role of a business adviser has never been more important in helping businesses adapt and stay on the front foot to ensure they thrive. A career in Business Advisory at Johnston Carmichael is diverse and challenging, as we continually strive to provide the best service for our clients – more efficiency, greater innovation, deeper insight. As part of our Business Advisory team, you’ll build close relationships with clients, truly getting under the skin of their businesses and providing the advice and guidance that will make a real difference for them.
Plus, with 11 key industry sectors, there’s no shortage of variety when it comes to our client base. We’re also an independent member firm of Moore Global Network Limited, a global accounting and advisory network of over 30,000 advisers across more than 110 countries, so you’ll have the opportunity to work with businesses all over the globe.
We get 35 days holiday including a holiday purchase scheme, which allows eligible employees purchase up to five extra days (36.25 hours) of holiday entitlement (pro rata for part-time employees) with approval.
At Johnston Carmichael, our senior management team all have access to private medical insurance.
We’ll help you grow in your own way, offering generous study leave when you need to focus on your professional qualifications.
Get a bike to work with our scheme in conjunction with approved cycle retailers and do your bit.
Get involved in the social committee and you could be organising events for the whole office to enjoy. Recent highlights include a night at the races!
You will get various reloadable card and cashback offers on household named companies for all employees.
We introduced a Cash Plan in December last year which has enabled circa 661 employees and (where applicable) their eligible children, the ability to claim back costs for healthcare such as dentist, optician and physiotherapist as well as access to an on demand GP and online or face to face mental health support. There are also various wellbeing and health discounts such as Fitbit, Gusto and Look Fantastic.
We’ve got a generous life assurance policy in place, so you can trust that your family will be free of financial worries should the worst happen.
Join the CSR committee in your office and you can help to make a real difference, raising funds for local causes and supporting the communities in which we live and work. Or get your walking boots on and walk the Kiltwalk with us!
We offer enhanced maternity and paternity policies so you can focus on what’s important, spending time with your family.
You have access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, providing support 24/7 on a range of issues including lifestyle, financial and relationships. Face to face counselling is also available.
Equality and inclusiveness
Different backgrounds and different opinions make for more interesting work and better outcomes. We’re sure we don’t have to say this, but we welcome people from all backgrounds, regardless of your heritage, ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual identity or gender identity.
We also actively encourage applications from anyone who’s had an extended time away from paid employment. In 2023, we formed a first-of-its-kind partnership with the ICAS Foundation to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and promote a more diverse and inclusive pathway into the accountancy profession.
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