topic Re: I'm looking for an accountant in South Yorkshire. in Seller Central

topic Re: I'm looking for an accountant in South Yorkshire. in Seller Central https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Seller-Central/I-m-looking-for-an-accountant-in-South-Yorkshire/m-p/7971639#M764669 Sorry I can't help you with a recommendation, but may I offer a tip for when you do find one (or ideally several to compare before choosing)? For years now certain types of firm, like accountants/solicitors, have changed how they deal with enquiries that might lead to new business. Previously you could usually speak by phone or in person on your initial enquiry with the person who'd take your case such as a Partner. These days it's more usually a 'Chinese army' style of approach, as in who you speak to might be no further up than a Partner's assistant or the receptionist - don't get me wrong, some firms really train up their receptionists who often do other jobs not just answer the phone. So your case would be taken on by the team, or by a team if more than one team. Each stage is progressed either by allotment (person A always does a particular task, person B another, they don't interchange) or by whoever's available at the time (person A or person B). Your liaison might be a junior staff member who takes a message so you must always wait to be called back. It tends to mean clients feel they have no relationship with one important person (say, Partner) at the firm, and feel left uninformed, left unable to deal quickly with queries and feeling the system's procrustean 'one size fits all',  but hey this conveyor-belt style helps the companies! Processes have become more streamlined, in favour of companies that is. It's not accountancy but to use procedures most people know about: in the old days conveyancing 'exchange of contracts' and 'completion' would occur as suited all parties as much as poss. Exchange days varied, ditto completion days. Nowadays, usually all exchanges are done, say, on Mondays, and all completions on Fridays. (Depending, can be a nuisance as buyers/sellers might have only a few days to pack and hire removals. People tend to prefer moving house on a Friday, to give themselves a weekend at the start i.e. days they don't have to take off work, but that's inconvenient if a particular firm of solicitors always completes on Wednesdays.) So just bear in mind, accountants won't necessarily work to your preferred timetable, but the very small firms might just might (e.g. one person). Hope that helps you in choosing? If not, sorry to waste your time. Good luck. As the old joke goes: there's no taste for accounting 🙂  Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:18:02 GMT insidethe93 2025-12-13T11:18:02Z