My knowledge and experience
When I left university, I went into Petrol Station management before switching to accountancy when I started a family.
I worked for a limited company for several years producing management accounts and running the Payroll, liaising closely with the Chartered Accountants.
I moved into practice to expand my knowledge, running a local office, dealing with the bookkeeping and payroll needs of a variety of local businesses. I also supervised the training of an Accounts student, producing various manuals/how to guides.
Specialising in Payroll Management, I ran the payroll team for a national healthcare provider, processing weekly payroll for about 3000 staff. Redundancy led to a move back into accounting and bookkeeping services.
I made the decision in April 2014 to start my own bookkeeping practice, becoming an Associate Member of Institute of Certified Bookkeepers after just one year of studying; Busby's Bookkeeping Services was granted its Practice Licence shortly thereafter.
Having now gained my Self Assessment Tax qualification and Diploma of Payroll Management, as well as Member status of ICB, I can offer a more comprehensive service, from bookkeeping and payroll, to self-assessment and Auto-Enrolment.
Outside of my work life, I make the most of the beautiful area in which I live.
I love the peace and tranquility of walking the family dog up any number of tors in my local area or meandering through woodland or beside a river. Reconnecting with the world at this level is so important to our mental health and, when it's on the doorstep, it would be wrong not to.
Following the sudden death of my Dad last year, and my Mum's continuing battle with Alzheimer's, I have embarked on an ambitious charity challenge this year.
Starting on my Mum's birthday in August, and finishing on what would have been Dad's in October, I am swimming 56 miles, a mile for each year they would have been married, in aid of the Alzheimer's Society and Action Pulmonary Fibrosis.
As a family, we have been and continue to be affected by these two diseases; it may be just a drop in the ocean in funding terms, but I am willing to do what I can to help these two great charities in their respective efforts.
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