Alistair is a Chartered Accountant and Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1984 he spent five years with KPMG, and three as a partner in a firm of accountants before setting up his own successful and well respected consultancy business in 1995.
Alistair has a vast range of experience both in terms of the client business sector, type of work and type of client. His work is carried out both on a project basis or on a long term part time basis having worked with some of his current clients for over fifteen years.
Currently Alistair is a Director of an AIM listed Company, is working closely with two businesses as they negotiate their way forward to their next stage of growth and is steering a business though the difficulties arising from the current economic difficulties.
Specific sector experience includes Media, Business Services, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Retail, Horticulture and Construction although over the years there have been few business sectors that he had not had some exposure to.
Alistair enjoys challenging work that requires "thinking outside of the box" where his input can make a real difference. As such he enjoys working with smaller growing businesses that have serious growth aspirations and has a real understanding of the challenges they face. With an approach that quickly identifies the real issues he works with the team to create quick and effective solutions.