Christine Harwood ACMA CGMA

Managing Director

Qualifications:
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Association of Accounting Technicians
Xero Certified Advisor
Quickbooks Certified Advisor

Experience:
Over 20 years of experience working in accounts and bookkeeping roles in the public sector and in practice.
Previously traded as LA1 Accounting Services Ltd (established in 2016).
Services provided: Year-end accounts, personal and company tax returns, management accounts, business planning services and forecasting, xero and quickbooks set up and training.
Joined Accounts Matters in January 2020

Josie Smith MCIPP, FIAB, FICB

Director

Qualifications:
In Practice fellow of International Association of Bookkeepers.
In Practice fellow of Institute of Certified Bookkeepers.
Diploma in Advanced Payroll Management.
Member of Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals.

Lyndsey Beckett FCCA

Accountant

Qualifications:
Qualified Accountant (Fellow of the ACCA).

Experience:
Year end accounts, Personal and Company tax returns, Management Accounts, Business Planning and Cashflow Forecasts.
Joined Accounts Matters in 2014.

Margaret Armitt ACIPP

Payroll Bureau Manager

Qualifications:
Payroll Technician of CIPP
Payroll Bureau and Pensions Administration
Joined Accounts Matters in 2014

Leonie Clare

Bookkeeper

Qualifications:
Level 4 AAT
Bookkeeping
Joined Accounts Matters in 2015.

Payroll in Lancaster & Morecambe

Our expert, highly qualified, skilled and experienced team provides a complete, reliable, Payroll service in Lancaster; helping smaller SME business across, Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and the wider Bay community, ensuring they pay their employees the right amount and on time, whilst complying with HMRC filing and reporting obligations.

Whether you have one employee or many, there is no job too big or too small.
Advisory service on all aspects of payroll management, regulation, HMRC and Government compliance, including the preparation or improvement of policy documents and procedures manuals
Help you manage changes to pay frequencies
Budgeting, contingency and disaster recovery planning to avoid problems with your workforce
End of year procedures, filing and returns and helping set you up for the next financial year
Ad hoc ongoing Payroll support and advice
Training for your own payroll team – keeping them up to date with regulation and best practice.
Liaising on your behalf with Inland Revenue on VAT office. Taking away the stress and anxiety of dealing with HMRC!

The Inland Revenue do not accept that you may not be aware of all your legal obligations. They consider that it is your duty as the proprietor or director to know what has to be done and when. So protect yourself, get in touch today or just remember Accounts Matters when it comes to payroll, Lancaster.