Looking Back on 2014

Another year has been and gone; 2014 was a year of the Commonwealth Games in Scotland, the release of the iWatch, the Scottish referendum, and who can forget – Flappy Bird being removed from the App store. So with that in mind, we thought it would be good to take a look back at what happened in the world of Finnies Accountants in 2014.

New Staff

Finnies began 2014 with a smaller team, and the year saw us employ a staggering five new members of staff. Our administrator, Catherine, joined us first, followed by Anthony Green who became the new Office Manager. Anthony has been doing a very good job of controlling the continued improvement of all office procedures whilst also advising clients on the best computer packages to suit their needs. Owen Taylor then joined, becoming our third trainee accountant brought into the company, who is now progressing extremely well in his experience of working life as well as through his college work.

In July and August, the firm welcomed two University of Hull students, first Tom, our Social Media Manager and Jack, our Marketing Intern. The “dynamic duo” have been overhauling our social media and online presence, as well as working on marketing the company to prospective clients. Jack also graduated shortly before starting here with a first-class BA(Hons) degree in Marketing from the University of Hull.

This year also saw the company brand our staff uniform with the Finnies logo.

Charities, charities and more charities

May 2014 saw huge personal ambitions from two of our directors, Lynne and Jonathan, running the Beverley 10k for Dove House Hospice. The pair collectively raised approximately £500 for the charity. But our donations did not stop there.

This Christmas we supported the CashForKids Mission Christmas campaign, donating lots of toys for the charity supporting disabled and disadvantaged children. The campaign collectively helped over 15,000 children in the Yorkshire region.

Other big moments for the company

We were happy for our administrator Catherine who got married in June, now Mrs Ventress. Similarly, we’d like to extend our congratulations to our one of our directors, Jonathan, who recently got engaged.

And finally, 2014 saw us extend our services to being online, with the introduction of the software Xero. Xero is cloud based accounting software for small and medium sized business that allows you to run your entire business from anywhere with a Wi-Fi connection. This allows us to provide automated bank feeds, online invoicing, mobile access and much more.

2014 was jam packed with lots of changes with the company and we’re very excited for 2015. We are currently looking into redesigning our website and hoping for much more with our online marketing. We hope each of our clients, friends, and followers have a great year and wish you all the best.