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25 Years in Recruitment

To celebrate Director, Laura Buchanan Owen's , 25 years in recruitment, we took to asking her our most pressing questions about how she's found her career to date! In 25 years, who has been your best colleague and why? Wow – this is tough, I hav... read more

What Post-16 Reform Means for Finance Recruitment in Scotland

There's been some new changes across Scotland's post-16 education system, and this could influence how finance roles within the education sector as defined, approved and delivered. The change in the system is redefining the type of finance capab... read more

The Importance of Financial Controllers in Scottish SMEs

Fundamentally, Scotland is an SME economy. In March 2025, it was estimated that there were 384,280 private sector businesses operating within Scotland, with data showing that 381,855 of these were SMEs - providing around 1.2 million people with ... read more

The Future of Finance in Energy: Renewables, Electrification & AI Growth

We’ve done some research into understanding more about the energy market, and how finance teams will be affected by anticipated changes. The future of energy is unclear and volatile with lots of different potential changes upcoming which makes l... read more

Why the Capacity Gap in Scotland's Third Sector Makes Financial Leadership More Critical Than Ever

Across Scotland's third sector, charities and community organisations are under a sustained pressure. Despite this, many organisations are continuing to deliver essential support - yet recent data shows that with the growing gaps between communi... read more

Moving Trends: The Rise of Finance Business Partering

For the last few years, the Business Partnering elements of finance professionals have been moving closer to the forefront of finance teams. Emphasis seems to be moving from finance as a purely reporting function to finance as a decision-support... read more

How Automation Is Reshaping AP & AR Roles across Scotland

Automation and AI are increasingly influencing accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) roles across Scotland’s Central Belt. Finance teams are under growing pressure to modernise manual processes, improve efficiency, and adapt profess... read more

Hogmanay: Peaks Scotland's Travel & Tourism Economy

Unsurprisingly, Hogmanay is one of the strongest drivers for economic growth in Scotland yearly. While the Christmas markets still provide a steady footfall throughout December, the in spending, travel and business activity occurs in the final d... read more

W&A 2025

2025 is finishing just as fast as it began, and I know myself and the W&A team are looking forward to a bit of a rest over the Christmas period. I hope you are too. We’ve taken a moment to look back at the numbers that defined our year - the rol... read more