http://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/blog.aspxLatest blog posts from Wilkinson and Associates.en-gbMon, 27 Apr 2026 12:33:22 GMTwww.firefishsoftware.comIt s amazing the difference a year makes! This time last year was undoubtedly one of the most challenging markets I d faced in 20 years. It was always going to be a relatively slow start to 2025 with Industry businesses Weathering the Storm of the changes to employers' NI ...https://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/92/graeme-s-q1-market-overview.aspxhttps://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/92/graeme-s-q1-market-overview.aspxThu, 23 Apr 2026 13:01:03 GMTFake CV s One of the images below is genuine and the other is a version of something that was genuine. A keen eye can of course identify the altered version, but can a less-keen eye detect it? In the last couple of months, we ve seen a notable rise ...https://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/91/ai-formatted-cvs.aspxhttps://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/91/ai-formatted-cvs.aspxThu, 16 Apr 2026 09:19:02 GMTFinTech s expansion within the Scottish market has been drastic in the last few years. There s plenty to discuss about the technological changes and innovation this has brought, but we re particularly interested about what this growth means for the labour market Over a relatively short period, the number ...https://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/90/growth-in-fintech-and-what-this-means-for-the-labour-market.aspxhttps://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/90/growth-in-fintech-and-what-this-means-for-the-labour-market.aspxThu, 09 Apr 2026 12:52:10 GMTTo celebrate Director, Laura Buchanan Owen's 25 years in recruitment, we took to asking her our most pressing questions about how she's found her career to date! In 25 years, who has been your best colleague and why? Wow this is tough, I have had so many amazing colleagues over ...https://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/89/25-years-in-recruitment.aspxhttps://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/89/25-years-in-recruitment.aspxThu, 02 Apr 2026 09:16:33 GMTThere's been some new changes across Scotland's post-16 education system, and this could influence how finance roles within the education sector as defined, approved and delivered. The change in the system is redefining the type of finance capability sought after from professionals, as opposed to increasing hiring volumes. The move ...https://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/88/what-post-16-reform-means-for-finance-recruitment-in-scotland.aspxhttps://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/88/what-post-16-reform-means-for-finance-recruitment-in-scotland.aspxMon, 23 Mar 2026 17:29:22 GMTFundamentally, 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 jobs, which equates to 52.6 of private sector employment. Notably, 98.3 ...https://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/87/the-importance-of-financial-controllers-in-scottish-smes.aspxhttps://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/87/the-importance-of-financial-controllers-in-scottish-smes.aspxWed, 04 Mar 2026 14:30:41 GMTWe 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 long-term planning and forecasting in this sector tough to navigate. Multi-scenario ...https://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/86/the-future-of-finance-in-energy-renewables-electrification-ai-growth.aspxhttps://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/86/the-future-of-finance-in-energy-renewables-electrification-ai-growth.aspxWed, 18 Feb 2026 11:09:21 GMTAcross 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 community demand, financial resources and organisational capacity finance professionals are placed at the heart of sustainability. The ...https://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/85/why-the-capacity-gap-in-scotland-s-third-sector-makes-financial-leadership-more-critical-than-ever.aspxhttps://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/85/why-the-capacity-gap-in-scotland-s-third-sector-makes-financial-leadership-more-critical-than-ever.aspxMon, 09 Feb 2026 09:27:11 GMTFor 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 function as important as reporting accuracy is, businesses are increasingly finding ...https://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/84/moving-trends-the-rise-of-finance-business-partering.aspxhttps://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/84/moving-trends-the-rise-of-finance-business-partering.aspxMon, 26 Jan 2026 13:53:17 GMTAutomation 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 professional roles to new technologies. Following the new year we ve produced this article to capture some ...https://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/83/how-automation-is-reshaping-ap-ar-roles-across-scotland.aspxhttps://www.wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk/community/view/83/how-automation-is-reshaping-ap-ar-roles-across-scotland.aspxWed, 07 Jan 2026 16:21:22 GMT