360 Chartered Accountants is delighted to announce the promotion of Olivia Sutton from assistant manager to manager.
Having joined 360 straight from school as an apprentice in 2017, Olivia passed her ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) qualifications to become fully qualified as a chartered accountant last year. She had passed her AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) exams two years previously.
Andy Steele, Founder and Director of Hull-based 360, has mentored Olivia over the past year to become a manager and said it was great to see another success story for the firm’s apprenticeship programme.
“We believe it’s incredibly important to develop and nurture our team throughout their career and we are very proud of Olivia. We knew at an early stage that she was management material and she has continued to impress us with her performance ever since. She works incredibly hard, stays calm under pressure and brings a positive energy to everything she does. She is a real asset to our clients and to the team as a whole.”
On the back of the mentoring work Andy has done with Olivia, 360 has developed a Management Training Programme to use for future management prospects. Andy Steele continued:
“Not many accountancy firms are doing this. Most managers fall into their positions without any formal training. We think this will make for better managers in the future.”
Meanwhile Olivia Sutton, who is now tailoring the programme for senior accountants who want to become Assistant Managers, said:
“When I started as an apprentice, I never imagined I’d be stepping into a management role just a few years later. I can’t wait to put everything I have learnt throughout the mentoring programme into practice and to inspire others coming through the same path as me. The culture, work-life balance and team here at 360 are great and the new 360 Management Preparation Programme is a brilliant way to gain managerial skills. It really helped me prepare for my new position.”
For more information about 360 Chartered Accountants, please visit www.360accountants.co.uk.