Choralis take part in 2011 Leatherhead Bikeathon
September 2011
Choralis Consulting and a number of our clients are taking part in the 2011 Leatherhead Bikeathon. The event is being organised by our charity partner, The Queen Elizabeth Foundation (QEF) and will take place on Sunday 18th September around Surrey Downs.
Choralis Director, Tim Woodburn will be taking part in the event himself and will be cycling the challenging 45 mile route.
Participants of all ages, ability and fitness levels will have the option to cycle a 13, 26 or 45 mile route -some of which has been chosen for the 2012 Olympic cycling events. A bar will open all day and post-ride massages will be available for cyclists to help ease any aching muscles.
QEF was founded in 1932 and work with people living with physical and learning disabilities or acquired brain injuries. The charity works with these individuals to help them gain new skills and increase their independence in order to help them achieve their goals for life.
It's not too late to register your place for the 2011 Leatherhead Bikeathon. Simply visit the QEF website or phone 01372 841131 for more information. If you would like to donate to this worthwhile cause then you can do so quickly and easily by clicking here.
The Market, Summer 2010
August 2010
We have recently noticed an increase in international assignments and have placed finance professionals in Malta and Kuwait and we have live roles in Moscow and Dubai at the Controller level. This widening of our Geographical remit is largely due to enterprising clients working further afield. It has been relatively easy to service such positions given the tough UK market trading conditions and the enthusiasm of our registered professionals to be flexible for the right role. One of our Finance Director contacts has recently taken a position in Uruguay.
Closer to home there have been some bright spots in a tough economy. Unusually the permanent market has been relatively strong, especially at the part qualified and qualified level. Cash management and credit control have unsurprisingly been growth areas as well as corporate governance and audit. In particular we have had an influx of interim roles from one of our larger clients at HSBC around balance sheet control, we have also positions coming through from other retail banks and this is welcome demand that has lifted working interim numbers.
Our IT business has also picked up a number of roles as deferred spending has led to pent up demand some of which is now being released with a number of positions such as project manager and generic IT manager positions coming through on a regular basis. We have also set up an Accountancy Support division run by Andrew Pearce who recently joined from a major competitor. Andrew's focus is ledger managers, cash management, credit control and part qualified analysts and management accountants.
