Client Testimonials

As one of Lancashire’s most forward thinking firms of Chartered Accountants, our practice continues to expand. Being able to recruit the best calibre employees is paramount. Simon consistently put forward the best and I have no hesitation in recommending him to fellow business owners.

Alexander Bell Senior Director
Studholme – Bell Limited Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors

I recently needed to recruit a Trainee Accountant for my growing accountancy practice. Simon was able to give me an honest assessment of the candidates he had available and as we already had a high standard of applicants from our advert he promised not to waste my time with unnecessary CV’s. I found that he listened closely to my requirements, in particular the attitude and personality required to get on well with my clients and complete the training contract. The candidate submitted was well matched to our needs and sufficiently better than our other candidates to merit offering him the job. Simon was able to provide excellent references which I found re-assuring and I’m pleased to say that our new recruit is now a valued member of my team. I would certainly consider using the Simons services again and would happily recommend them to my clients should they have a financial recruitment need.

Rob Stafford – Director, Stafford & Co.

President of Bolton's Society of Chartered Accountants

I was introduced to Phil & Simon by one of the partners from our Accountants when we were looking to recruit a new Head of Finance. I met Simon Speak and Phil Scott and we discussed our requirements, our company and the type of individual we would be looking to appoint. It was obvious through our conversations that they knew most of the Finance Directors in the area and I decided to use phil and simon exclusively which avoided getting bombarded by numerous agencies all offering the same candidates. It made it a painless process and by giving them our exclusive commitment they were able to give the assignment their full attention. We agreed an advance date for first interviews which allowed them time to draw up a shortlist and interview each applicant and this ensured the candidates had the personality and the skills that we required. The process worked extremely well, we were remarkably impressed by the calibre of the people we met and it was obvious they had been thorough in preparing each of them for interview. We have now appointed our new Head of Finance and I am extremely grateful to our accountants for referring Phil and Simon to us. I would recommend them to any organisation who wants to ensure that they recruit the best finance staff in the market.

Jason Kenworthy
Managing Director
SMD Group

"I have known Phil & Simon for a number of years through the NW Society of Chartered Accountants and when my firm had a vacancy for a Qualified Accountant we had no hesitation in giving them a call. The candidate they provided us was first class and I am pleased to say that she is doing well and we are very grateful to Phil & Simon for their knowledge and expertise in helping our business."

John Green
Chief Executive
Pierce Chartered Accountants & past president of the NW Society of Chartered Accountants.