Mandy MacKinnon

Business Solutions Manager

Mandy is an experienced chartered accountant and business strategist who excels at advising clients to overcome growth and profitability issues. As a founder member of the Firm’s Business Strategy Group, formed in 2001, Mandy has worked with a wide variety of SMEs from a range of sectors over the years. Business owners and management teams have benefitted from her help with developing robust strategic plans that have improved the value of their businesses.

Building on her experience and understanding of the needs of SMEs, Mandy has developed a successful “Understanding Finance” workshop which focusses on delivering personalised one to one or team training sessions to SMEs. These bespoke workshops offer clients a greater understanding of their own accounts and help them both in planning the strategic direction and in making the right commercial decisions for their business. The training is particularly popular with the second generation in family businesses or with new directors who are not fully confident in their ability to review financial information. Mandy believes it is not enough to just write a plan; to succeed it must be lived as well. The support she provides is geared to bridge that implementation gap.

As a member of Mindshop, a strategic leadership training organisation which operates globally, Mandy has access to a vast array of business tools and planning techniques that compliment her own training programmes. She is also an accredited growth coach with the Growth Accelerator service.

Adam Ferro

Audit Manager

Adam is an Audit Manager who has a number of years experience in Audit and Accounts since joining the firm as a school leaver following his A levels in 2005. Working predominantly on Stuart Manning’s audit portfolio, Adam has experience on a wide range of clients from owner managed businesses, to charities and academies.

Adam has a keen eye for detail and often recommends system and process improvements to clients as a result of overseeing their audit from start to finish whilst ensuring that they meet their statutory requirements.

Adam enjoys keeping up to date with the latest audit and accounting standards and is a key office contact in relation to the adherence to new and updated legislation.

Marissa Lebeau

Accounts Director

Marissa has a wealth of experience across the sectors but for many years has had many clients in farming, owners of land and trusts. She enjoys engaging with clients discussing family matters, offering guidance and support and along with her tax colleagues advising on tax structures for now and in the future.

Dealing with owner managed businesses is a firm favourite of Marissa’s, looking at family involvement, compliance, raising value and succession planning.

Ruth Bradley

Accounts Portfolio Manager

Ruth is an experienced Accounts Portfolio Manager with over ten years post qualification experience with owner managed businesses. She is very much a people person and enjoys building relationships with clients and helping to support them achieve their aspirations. Managing an accounts team and supporting Ian Jacobs, ensures Ruth is involved in all the practical aspects of accountancy work for which she has developed a keen eye for detail.