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International Companies. Owner Managed Businesses.
Management Accounting, Financial Reporting. Budgeting and Forecasting.
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Arlene Cumming is a Senior Manager within our Virtual Finance team. Based in Aberdeen, she is part of a team who provide virtual finance services across a diverse range of sectors. For clients, it provides the benefit of having their own finance department, just not in their office.
Arlene can provide support with everything from information processing and management accounts, through to annual budgets and cash forecasting; and any additional financial support and advice that’s required.
“I like talking to people and I think that’s essential in my role. Good communication with clients is crucial to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship which is efficient and effective in terms of delivery. Communication is equally important within the firm to ensure the team is fully supported and given the relevant training for their own personal development.”
“One of the most important things for me, is getting to know my clients. That’s how you really get to understand people and their requirements – every client is different.
At the start of every engagement, I invest time in finding out what services are required, how involved they’d like us to be and what is expected of us. Through continual communication and collaboration, we can ensure that we deliver the service that clients have engaged us for.”
“I know how crucial it is to get the right people doing the right work. At AAB I’m fortunate to work with a great team. We’re continually growing, so I need to make sure I invest enough time in training people – so that we have the ability to deliver for our clients.
It’s also very beneficial working with so many specialists. I’m an accountant but know there is support available to deal with any VAT or tax queries from colleagues in other departments.”
“The advantage of being a virtual finance department is that I can work with companies that are in Edinburgh, London and Aberdeen. It’s possible due to the fact we use cloud-based accounting systems such as Xero. That gives everyone total flexibility – we can work or access files from any place, at any time – that’s especially useful due to the popularity of hybrid working.
We also use various apps to integrate different processes – anything to make what we do more efficient. All of this brilliant technology has taken away a lot of the slow, tedious manual processes.”