A long-term commitment by Torgersens Chartered Accountants to the support and development of young members of its team, has paid dividends as Daniel Ferry qualifies as a chartered accountant and Amy Henshaw gains part-qualified status.
Daniel and Amy are based at the firm’s new Sunderland office, at Avalon House by the River Wear, which is looking to make three key additional appointments to its team.
23-year-old, Daniel, from Castletown, joined the growing accountancy firm, with offices in Sunderland, Jarrow and Gosforth, at 16, as a Business Services Trainee, rising to Business Services Executive and now, on qualifying, he is promoted to Assistant Audit and Accounts Manager.
Daniel, who went to Castle View school, Sunderland, works on a wide range of clients including charities, SMEs, partnerships and housing cooperatives.
Amy, 24, who is from Sunderland, studied sports nutrition at Sheffield Hallam university. She worked part-time in an admin role for Torgersens whilst studying for her degree. Amy joined the firm full time as a Business Services Trainee in 2022. She has achieved part-qualified status and is studying for three further exams in the next six months.
Daniel and Amy’s success comes at a time of growth for the firm, which employs over 30 staff across its three offices and which recently relocated its Sunderland office to a spacious, open plan site at Avalon House.
Daniel, said: “As a very young person joining the firm, I did not know how my career would progress but it has been a wonderful journey with positive milestones throughout. Coming straight from school meant I had to adapt to the office structure and procedures but throughout the seven years I have been encouraged and supported every step of the way by the partners and staff.”
Amy, said: “Congratulations to Daniel on gaining chartered accountant status. It takes a lot of hard work but by achieving part-qualified status I know that I am a big step nearer to following Daniel and to progressing my career to the next level.”
Alison Henshaw, partner, Torgersens, said: “Naturally, the desire and commitment to undertake what has been a substantial learning and professional development programme, has to come from within the individual and Daniel and Amy have demonstrated the attitude and resilience needed to push forward. We had no hesitation investing in their futures and we are all immensely proud they have done so well.
“This is an exciting time for the firm with the move to fantastic, new premises, in Sunderland and with three high quality jobs immediately on offer at this office. We are building a strong, cohesive team across our three offices with staff that support and encourage each other. This is a great time to join the firm and we are looking forward to greeting new team members in the very near future.”
The jobs on offer at the Sunderland office are; an Audit and Accounts Senior, an Assistant Audit and Accounts Manager and a Personal Tax Senior. For further information on the roles available go to www.torgersens.com/ careers/jobs