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John – Owner/Director of CBS
Before working for CBS John built up his knowledge and experience working for various companies starting with heading the accounts department in a company employing over 100 staff when he was only 22.
John then went on to work for direct marketing company running all of their admin functions as well as getting involved in the preparation and production of direct marketing campaigns for a range of clients, including Barnardo’s, Shelter, British Airways and the British Banking Association.
John has also worked for an insurance company and an insurance/mortgage brokerage, eventually specialising in arranging commercial finance. During this period he also learned about general insurance, pensions, life insurance and investment. One of the clients he arranged commercial finance for (to help them buy a business) asked if he could help them with their bookkeeping and accountancy. It fitted in with the time he had available so he agreed – and that was the first client, who is still a client over 20 years later.
Accountancy and bookkeeping continued to be a sideline with just a few clients until about 2003 when John decided to devote most of his time to it.
In addition to Central Business Services John is a Trustee of Homefield College, a local charity which provides education, training and support for young adults with learning difficulties, particularly those with autism.
Louise
Louise is MAAT qualified and part ACCA qualified. With over 10 years’ experience of Management accounting for SME’s she is currently responsible for a portfolio of clients covering haulage, food retail and leisure sectors. She specialises in providing final Limited company accounts and VAT. Louise has previous public practice experience and worked for NEXT for 11 years investigating fraudulent mail order activity.
Helen
Helen is MAAT qualified and is the office manager here at CBS. She has over 10 years’ experience looking after the needs of small to medium size businesses. She specialises in helping clients who are struggling to keep up to date with record keeping, business development and has helped many clients to improve their systems and as a result their profits. She also specialises in Limited company accounts.
Prior to working for CBS Helen managed a local post office which gave her experience in a retail setting; working alongside many local shops and other local retail businesses.
Julia
Julia is MAAT qualified and one of our key Account managers. She specialises in Year-End accounts for Sole traders, Limited companies, Partnerships and Charities. She also handles VAT returns and Personal and Corporation Tax returns.
Julia is highly experienced in QuickBooks and other Online Accounting software packages. She is a central point of contact within the team and frequently undertakes office management duties.
She has worked previously for various manufacturing companies in sales and customer service and has previous experience in volunteering as a treasurer for a local charity.
Beccy
Beccy currently works as one of our Accounts Assistants. She supports the accounts team with bookkeeping, payroll and general administration. Beccy has an engineering degree and has spent the majority of her working life within various Business Development, Strategic Management and Manufacturing roles.
She is involved with many local charities and is an active member of the Ladies Circle and Scouting community. She has now found the perfect balance of working as an Accounts Assistant for CBS as well as being a Mum.
Leah
Leah currently works as our Marketing and administration assistant. She is the central point of contact for our developing Legal and Commercial Finance services. She has a BA (Hons) in Media and Marketing Communications and her previous work experience has been based in customer services and account management.
Lisa
Lisa currently operates our credit control department alongside caring for her young family. She holds a HND in Accounting & Finance. Her role comprises mostly of invoicing and recording of client payments. She also performs the Companies Secretarial task of Companies House Annual Returns whilst keeping all policies and procedures within the office up to date.
Sam
Sam is one of our accounts assistants. She supports the accounts team with bookkeeping and general administration. She also works alongside Sarah, within the Payroll team. She is MAAT qualified and also has a degree in Biology. She has previously worked as a Finance and Payroll Officer and has a range of experience in insurance, administration and customer services.
Outside of work she is very interested in all sports (triathlons, open water swimming, marathons) and music festivals/concerts.
Stacey
Stacey is one of our accounts assistants. She supports the accounts team with general administration, bookkeeping and account management. She has a background in retail management with experience of accounts, budget management and forecasting. She has also been involved with developing and delivering employee training.
Laura
Laura is part AAT qualified and has worked as an accounts assistant for four years prior to joining CBS in 2015. She supports the accounts team with account management and bookkeeping for sole-traders and limited companies, as well as general administration. She also has an Honours degree in Forensic Science.
Outside of work she has previously been the Group Treasurer for Syston Scout Group, keeping the accounts voluntarily for all of the sections they run, but has now settled as a Cub Scout Leader to make more time to spend with her young family.
Sarah
Sarah primary responsibility is ensuring that our payroll service runs smoothly and on time. Auto-enrolment has introduced an added burden for small businesses and Sarah is pleased to be able to help reduce the stress of this for our clients.
With a background in Marketing and a degree in Humanities, Sarah is well equipped to deal with the problems arising from the issues of employing staff faced by clients. Sarah continues to use her marketing skills as a volunteer for The Mountsorrel and Rothley Heritage Centre.
Amber
Amber is a key member of both our payroll and accounts teams. Part of her payroll responsibilities include the co-ordination of CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) returns to avoid the potential fines and penalties faced by construction employers.
An analytical mind, as evidenced by her BA (Hons) degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice and her recent success in her AAT (Level 2) exams, help Amber keep track of our clients’ needs. Her experience, including as a Key Account Manager in the automotive industry, gives her a wide perspective across different business types.
