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The Importance of Financial Controllers in Scottish SMEs

Fundamentally, Scotland is an SME economy. In March 2025, it was estimated that there were 384,280 private sector businesses operating within Scotland, with data showing that 381,855 of these were SMEs - providing around 1.2 million people with ... read more

The Future of Finance in Energy: Renewables, Electrification & AI Growth

We’ve done some research into understanding more about the energy market, and how finance teams will be affected by anticipated changes. The future of energy is unclear and volatile with lots of different potential changes upcoming which makes l... read more

Why the Capacity Gap in Scotland's Third Sector Makes Financial Leadership More Critical Than Ever

Across Scotland's third sector, charities and community organisations are under a sustained pressure. Despite this, many organisations are continuing to deliver essential support - yet recent data shows that with the growing gaps between communi... read more

Moving Trends: The Rise of Finance Business Partering

For the last few years, the Business Partnering elements of finance professionals have been moving closer to the forefront of finance teams. Emphasis seems to be moving from finance as a purely reporting function to finance as a decision-support... read more

How Automation Is Reshaping AP & AR Roles across Scotland

Automation and AI are increasingly influencing accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) roles across Scotland’s Central Belt. Finance teams are under growing pressure to modernise manual processes, improve efficiency, and adapt profess... read more

Hogmanay: Peaks Scotland's Travel & Tourism Economy

Unsurprisingly, Hogmanay is one of the strongest drivers for economic growth in Scotland yearly. While the Christmas markets still provide a steady footfall throughout December, the in spending, travel and business activity occurs in the final d... read more

W&A 2025

2025 is finishing just as fast as it began, and I know myself and the W&A team are looking forward to a bit of a rest over the Christmas period. I hope you are too. We’ve taken a moment to look back at the numbers that defined our year - the rol... read more

One Year @ W&A: "Yes Gran, my new job is still finding other people new jobs"

Back in February, when I walked into W&A for my first day, I was mostly just hoping I had made the right call. New desk, new team, uncertain market. Starting somewhere new is nerve-racking no matter how long you have been doing the job. What str... read more

How to Confidently Ask for a Pay Rise in 2025: A Guide for Accountancy & Finance Professionals

As we come to the end of 2025 - a year which has brought economic uncertainty and increased the pressure among multiple sectors - there are many accountancy and finance professionals are taking the time re-assess whether their compensation truly... read more