Pierce makes two new hires

Leading Lancashire-based accountancy and business advisory group, Pierce has appointed two new recruits to strengthen the business.

Charlotte Haining and Paige Mason have joined the Blackburn based firm as Audit and Accounts Senior and Online Services Advisor respectively.

Charlotte, who has over eight-years’ experience in accountancy, started her career straight from sixth form college when she went into a trainee accountancy position.

Before joining Pierce, Charlotte was a Management Accountant at Euro Garages, prior to that she worked and trained as a Chartered Accountant at a Top 100 firm.

Charlotte said: “I’m delighted to join Pierce as they have got an excellent local reputation. I got such a good feel for the company at interview stage as everyone was so down to earth and friendly. My colleagues have been really helpful and have made me feel very welcome.

“I’m really looking forward to working with clients to prepare their statutory accounts and carry out audits on local businesses.” 

Paige has just started her career in accountancy, prior to this, she worked at her family business in the plastic trade, which is a client of Pierce. She is currently studying for her AAT Level 4 in accountancy alongside her new role.

Paige said: “I wanted to be working in a full-time role to support my accountancy studies at night school. As Pierce are my family’s accountants, I knew it was a well-established firm and everyone I had every met from the business was really friendly, so when the job came up, I knew it was a great opportunity.

“As part of my role in the online services department, I assist clients with the help of accounting software, an area that has grown due to Making Tax Digital, as well as preparing accounts and VAT returns.”

Lisa Kennery, director at Pierce said: “We are thrilled to welcome Charlotte and Paige to the Pierce team. Both will play a crucial part in the business and will help support our continued growth.

“Their experience, professional attitude and commitment to the role will make them both a great asset to our team.

Pierce has 60 employees who cover all areas of running a business, including business development, corporate finance, forensic support, corporate and personal taxation services including wealth management and of course audit and accountancy services. We also provide a range of management and outsourcing services including firm secretarial, IT & software training, marketing, payroll and human resources.