Accounting Steps Podcast

Welcome back to Accounting Steps! I’m Gareth Salomon, accountant and founder of Xenon Connect (software that automatically detects bookkeeping errors – faster). This episode is particularly close to home, as I took a walk around Erddig Country Park here in Wrexham with Adrian Bryan, founder of local firm AB Accountancy. Adrian came into practice from an industry background as a CIMA-qualified accountant, and that experience has had a big influence on how he sees the role of the modern accoun...

Welcome back to Accounting Steps! I’m Gareth Salomon, accountant and founder of Xenon Connect (software that automatically detects bookkeeping errors – faster). In this episode, I’m in Tamworth, taking a walk with Paul Barnes from Cloud Accounting Support Services. Before bookkeeping, Paul had a career in professional football. We talk about his journey through the game, the most memorable striker he came up against, and whether the skills needed to coach footballers have proved useful when b...

Welcome back to Accounting Steps! I’m Gareth Salomon, accountant and founder of Xenon Connect (software that automatically detects bookkeeping errors – faster). In this episode I took a walk through the lovely Nene Park in Peterborough with award winning bookkeeper, Kirsty St John. Kirsty discusses the software she uses, her month end bookkeeping process and how collaboration between accountants and bookkeepers can be improved. Let’s get started! Kirsty's Counting Services Ltd: https://www.ki...

Welcome back to Accounting Steps! I’m Gareth Salomon, accountant and founder of Xenon Connect (software that automatically detects bookkeeping errors – faster). In this episode I took a walk through the picturesque Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh with Stu McEwan, Staff Product Manager at FreeAgent. In true Scottish style, there was a bit of wind and rain along the way, but that didn’t stop us from having a great conversation. Stu shared his journey from studying business management and psyc...

Welcome back to Accounting Steps! I’m Gareth Salomon, accountant and founder of Xenon Connect (software that automatically detects bookkeeping errors – faster). In this episode, I had the pleasure of walking a bit closer to home, through Grosvenor Park in Chester with Beth Ruscoe, founder of Nara Accountancy. Beth’s journey into accountancy is anything but traditional - starting in fashion marketing and retail buying before retraining via AAT and ACCA. We talked about what inspired her career...