Southampton-based accountancy firm HWB has appointed six new starters as the firms drives to grow its own talent to counter skills shortages.
Accounts and audit trainee Dalbir Bhullar has been welcomed back after graduating. He completed a placement year with the firm’s payroll team.
The other trainees are Tom Stanley (tax assistant), Tom Watson (accountant), Sophie Murray-Cousens (payroll administrator) and Charlie Hodgson (accounts AAT). Also among the starters is marketing administrator Olivia Bryant, who will do a marketing qualification.
Managing director Tracy Jenkins said the aim is to meet business demand by ‘growing organically’ the business leaders of the future.
She explained: “We find that the optimum way of doing this is to attract and recruit the best young people, give them full hands-on training and offer them a clear career progression path. We are sure they will add significant value to our business.”
NEW STARTERS: The latest HWB recruits with Managing Director Tracy Jenkins, seated right, are from left, Tom Watson, Sophie Murray-Cousens (seated), Olivia Bryant, Tom Stanley, Dalbir Bhullar and Charlie Hodgson
