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The Team
Our services are supplemented by an experienced and qualified bank of specialist contract staff with whom the directors have established a long standing working relationship, ensuring a complete and quality service to all of our clients.
We are also supported by a bank of staff, each offering relevant skills in the delivery of accounting and taxation services.
Catherine Maciocia ACMA - Director
Experience/specialisms: A qualified Chartered Management Accountant, Catherine has over 20 years of Industry experience to Divisional Finance Director level. She has worked with Blue Chip Companies in various industries including Electronics, Sportswear Manufacture and Engineering (Oil & Gas). Catherine established her own accountancy practice in 2002 and works with start-up and growing SME’s. Catherine’s areas of expertise are Investor ready and fund-raising work, Due Diligence, Business review/Strategy Development, Management Information Systems development and FD level support.
Qualifications: Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Chartered Secretary.
Hobbies: Catherine enjoys spending time with her family. She is a Qualified Swimming teacher and a member of Parent Council, she enjoys reading and is an avid film fan.
Shiona Wishart CA - Director
Experience/specialisms: Shiona qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1994 and has over 17 years experience gained in practice. Shiona has experience of the SME market and successfully co-ran a business consultancy practice in Kirkcaldy, convyclark, which was acquired by a national accountancy firm. Shiona has the knowledge and experience to deal with all aspects of accountancy and taxation and has extensive systems experience. Shiona is responsible for client management, overseeing all financial accountancy and tax work.
Qualifications: Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
Hobbies: Shiona enjoys spending time with her family and friends, music, cooking, reading and learning. She is also a member of young and fun local Rotary club via which she can "give something back".
Teri Grubb – Accounts Assistant
Teri has over 30 years experience working in industry and practice. She worked within the building industry for 12 years and her remit was weekly payroll for 200 employees, responsibility for sales and purchase ledgers and credit control. Teri then successfully ran a family business with her husband for 17 years and her role included payroll and book-keeping. Following the sale of the business Teri continued in industry and latterly in practice. Teri is experienced in payroll, management accounting and VAT returns. She specialises in running a payroll bureau and providing sage training and backup support.
Teri's hobbies include walking, spending time with her family, reading and gardening.
Jackie Leighton – Accounts Assistant
Jackie has over 18 years experience working in industry and practice. Jackie has a great deal of experience in the leisure industry and is currently an Office Manager three days per week in that trade sector. This involves Jackie preparing monthly management accounts for three companies, processing payroll for 100 weekly and monthly paid employees, dealing with PAYE payments and returns, staff supervision and training and human resource and employment procedures and effectively administering the wide and varied workload of the three companies.