News & Thoughts

We’ve all heard the terms ‘flexible working’ and ‘working flexibly’. Same thing, right? They sound like it, but they’re quite different, both from a legal standpoint and a cultural one. Many organisations often blur the lines around it, which creates confusion and can lead to mixed expectations for both employee and employer.

For years, accounting and finance have been held up as a reliable and balanced career path for anyone to take. But quietly, something has shifted, and across the UK, fewer women are entering the profession, and many are leaving mid-career for an alternative.

IR35 changes are reshaping contractor accountant hiring in Yorkshire. Sewell Wallis helps employers recruit compliant interim finance talent quickly and confidently.

Hybrid accountants with finance and data analytics expertise are in high demand across Yorkshire. Sewell Wallis helps employers hire and retain top hybrid finance talent.

Leeds firms can attract and retain top accountants without matching London salaries. Sewell Wallis helps finance employers use culture, flexibility, and ROI-led hiring.

​Technical proficiency alone no longer guarantees success in a finance career these days. The people responsible for hiring are putting a lot more focus on soft skills - communication, adaptability, empathy - and these are becoming essential, not desirable. Business partnering in the finance sector is much more prevalent these days, and recently collected data only highlights the growing importance and the tangible impact these skills have on both your individual finance careers and the sector as a whole.​