The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
The financial firm that puts trust at its heart
Trust in any relationship is vital for success, this is especially true in a business relationship.
Would you trust a heating engineer to give you open heart surgery?
I think we all know the answer to that one!
Hutcheon Mearns aim to be the trusted ‘Go To’ adviser to finance professionals and businesses alike.
With years of experience working in practice and industry finance roles, the Hutcheon Mearns team has made trust a priority for growing its client base, indeed, when Craig Hutcheon set up the firm, trust was instilled as one of its five key values.
Trust is apparent in each key relationship Hutcheon Mearns has:
Scott Garden, Senior Specialist, recognises its importance. He said that because the company’s recruitment team is led by qualified accountants, its candidates feel at ease knowing they are going to be placed in roles which suit both their experience and personality.
He added: “Hutcheon Mearns is in possession of exceptionally sensitive and confidential data. We are either protecting sensitive financial information or someone’s finance career. Through our individual professional training and our robust business systems, we provide a high quality of service and complete confidentiality to all of our stakeholders, right throughout our service offering.
“HM has built a reputation for providing a high standard of service. The business has fostered a number of long-term relationships and regularly receives repeat business.”
At Hutcheon Mearns, its Business Advisory team delivers strategic advice, planning and M&A expertise. From helping a start-up business find the right funding channels to assisting with the sale or purchase of a business, its range of client services is varied.
Hutcheon Mearns is also a name to trust when looking for support in your finance teams as it delivers “the right skills at the right time”. That’s the role of its people advisory team, comprising practice-trained, industry experienced accountants.
Scott explained: “As a member of this team, it is my job to provide clients with a bespoke solution for their finance needs that they are unable to resource internally.
“It can be challenging at times, but it is rewarding to see the value we can add to our clients’ business.”
The chartered accountant says pandemic restrictions have led to clients placing even more trust in him than they did pre-Covid. This was demonstrated during a recent assignment as a Group Financial Controller, for a client whose CFO was located in England. Due to the extended period of travel restrictions, he had to put his faith in Scott to lead and manage the finance team from afar.
The complementary nature of Hutcheon Mearn’s service offering can also be of huge benefit to its client base.
Scott explained: “The insights our Specialist team gain from working for a client can be invaluable when we have also been tasked with recruiting their next permanent hire.”
If you are looking to place your trust in a firm of dedicated professionals, contact Hutcheon Mearns. Although we can’t fit your boiler or save your life, we can be trusted to support your finance team, finance career or provide strategic M&A advice.