Leading Adviser Awards 2020

112 Acquisition International - Leading Adviser 2020 28 Acquisit on International - Issue 12 2020 Oct20266 Starting Point for Unlocking Potential Carter Collins & Meyer is a firm of tax advisors and accountants operating across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire, advising small business owners and professionals on how best to manage their finances and be tax efficient. This year, Senior Associate at CCM, Mo Saleem, is celebrating his significant contribution to the firm’s achievement of the Leading SME Accountancy, Tax and Business Advisory in the UK. We put together a profile of the forward-thinking firm and how they have obtained such notable success. ituated in offices in Rochdale and Ashton-Under-Lyne, Carter Collins and Myer is a company of accountants and tax advisors dedicated to helping ambitious small business owners and professionals across the regions of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire. Providing advisory services on how best to manage finances and be tax efficient, CCM aims to help all their clients make more profit, whilst simultaneously lowering their risk. For business owners, CCM’s profit improvement health-check is a great starting point for unlocking a business’ profit potential, which has helped the firm’s wide range of clients in a variety of sectors, from sport, media and entertainment to professional practices and family-owned enterprises. Key to the successful delivery of CCM’s comprehensive services in Accounts, Bookkeeping and VAT, Tax and Payroll, Estate Planning, Business Coaching and much, much more besides, is their stress- free approach to customer service. In addition to their ‘no surprise fee’ packages, CCM’s well informed, friendly guidance for customers makes them a premier choice in finance teams for clients to work with in pursuit of success and evolution for their business. Fundamentally, the principles of accounting have remained consistent for centuries, but the way in which these services are delivered is developing at a remarkable rate. Principally, over the last thirty years, these developments have been around technology, which has offered new areas for the accounting industry to explore, facilitated the creation of new products and services and enabled the professionals within the industry to gain new skills and take on new responsibilities. Moreover, cloud-based computing has also seen expansion in the global reach of accountancy firm, whilst also enabling accountants to be mobile and reactive to the needs of their clients, wherever they may be in the world. Technological advancements have therefore seen the accountancy sector thrust into the modern age to become more meticulous and comprehensive in their services. Thanks to automation, menial tasks and calculations are done quickly and accurately, allowing accountants to become integrated business advisors who are equipped to help businesses grow, providing expert advice on everything from profit growth to saving money. As such, technology has helped the team at CCM become even more integral to the success of their business. The firm is built on foundations of personal development, humility, listening and transparency, encouraging honest conversations between colleagues, clients and partners and a supportive environment for growth and innovation, so as to deliver the best, most effective services that are enhanced by technology. S As a result, CCM has been named the Leading SME Accountancy, Tax and Business Advisory of the Year for Acquisition International, an achievement that can largely be put down to the work of Mo Saleem, a Senior Associate at CCM who boasts cutting-edge knowledge of technological advancements within the world of accountancy and business development. With a background in IT, Mo is a dedicated and enthusiastic member of the CCM team, who works hard behind the scenes to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the firm, both operationally and financially. His career has seen him move through the retail and sales industry to automotive and on to finance, gaining unparalleled experience and knoweldge of the roles in business and the intricacies of finance and operations in the success of any business. Mo continues to work hard to stay ahead of trends and advancements in technology and their impacts on the business and accountancy sector, and implements his insights into keeping the practice ahead of the competition. As such, CCM is able to deliver a unique, inimitable service to its clients. Armed with these insights and fresh from success, CCM seeks to continue their organic and strategic growth across the regions of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire. Their goal is to become the leading independent firm of accountants within the area, an ambition that they are well on their way to achieving. Contact: Rob Newman Company: Carter Collins & Myer Web Address: www.uk-ccm.com Leading SME Accountancy and Business Advisory of the Year, United Kingdom