A conversation I had with a candidate recently led me to a deep dive into reports that suggest PwC UK is restructuring its audit teams, making some associate and senior associate roles redundant, as automation and AI tools now handle many of the tasks those professionals once performed. It is a sign of things to […]
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Transactional Finance Market Update As we wrap up the last quarter (July – September), it’s clear that the transactional accountancy and finance market has remained active and competitive across both industry and practice settings. We’ve seen strong demand for roles such as Accounts Payable Assistants, Legal Cashiers, and Payroll professionals on the industry side, while
Scottish Legal Recruitment & Market Newsletter: Q2 2025 (July – Sept) Recruitment Landscape The Scottish legal sector continues to show resilience, with firms shifting from broad hiring to more strategic, skills-focused recruitment. While economic headwinds persist, law firms across Scotland are actively investing in talent, particularly in high-growth sectors like energy, infrastructure, and technology. Junior
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The world of HR has changed significantly over the past few years. Hybrid working, where people split their time between home and the office, became the norm for many HR professionals. However, I’m observing a shift where many companies are now asking their HR teams to return to the office more frequently, sometimes for the
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FinTech, InsurTech, BioTech, AgriTech, HealthTech – whatever Tech sector your involved in, you can be sure you’re in one of the most ground-breaking and evolving industries. Ambitious start-ups and scale-ups are using technology to drive innovation across all business sectors, from production to improving tools with AI. Consequently, these businesses attract significant PE/VC investment. With
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As an Interim, you might enjoy the flexibility and variety that interim contracts offer, or it could be the fast track to getting the full time job. An Interim role is temporary or short term employment, usually lasting anywhere between 3 months to a year. Generally Interim roles are found at leadership and managerial level
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A&F Q1 Newsletter Market Insight Skills in demand In the qualified market we are continuing to see increased demand for candidates with technical accounting knowledge for roles in financial and statutory reporting. This trend emphasises the high demand for candidates with practical experience. However, from the candidates’ perspective, many view this pathway as less appealing
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Legal Iconic Insights – Q1 2024 What are we seeing in the market. Most legal firms based in Scotland this year have been focused on retaining their newly qualified in 2024 with numerous firms being able to retain a large percentage. This is due to firms being able to offer NQ’s opportunities in their chosen
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Summer is finally upon us, and we’re all crossing our fingers that the weather will play nice so we can take full advantage of Iconic Resourcing’s 3 @ 23 policy. For those of you who might not be familiar, when it hits a sweet 23 degrees, we get to clock off at 3 PM and
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Q1 – 2024 What we’re seeing in the market More interest from candidates to take up temp opportunities to bridge a gap in securing a new role. We have seen this a lot in the mid-senior market when candidates are getting made redundant and wanting to spend more time seeking the perfect role therefore taking
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