Arnold Clark has reached the final of the Scottish Accountancy Awards 2013

Alan Howieson nominated for Training Manager of the Year at annual awards

Best of luck to Alan and the team in the Scottish Accountancy Awards

Alan Howieson, a long-standing member of the accounts division of the Arnold Clark Group, has been shortlisted as a finalist of the Scottish Accountancy Awards for ‘Training Manager of the Year’.

On leaving university, Alan gained his Chartered Accountancy qualification with a mid-tier accounting firm in Glasgow. From there he went on to work for one of the ‘Big 4’ accounting firms, where he gained a diverse range of experience and training.

On commencing his career within the Arnold Clark Group, Alan developed a training programme with the help of the training team that has become integral to the success and growth of the accounts department at Arnold Clark.

Over time, the Arnold Clark Accounts Academy has evolved and has been an ACCA 'Platinum Approved Employer' for the last four years. The team have formulated a structured training programme that is beneficial to the continued development of graduates within the Arnold Clark Group.

Some of the key components the graduates will benefit from are the following:

Training at one of our state-of-the-art training facilities in Glasgow, Edinburgh and the West Midlands
Training by experienced and enthusiastic trainers
Based at one of our branches situated throughout the UK
Formal appraisal procedure
Career development discussions
Regular mentoring meetings
Competitive earning potential
Support whilst studying and completing professional exams
Career progression within the Arnold Clark Group

Alan commented, “I’m honoured to have been nominated for the Scottish Accountancy Award for Training Manager of the Year. This award of recognition should be shared amongst the team of people that have helped to develop the Arnold Clark Accounts Academy.

We hope that being nominated for this award helps us to continue to attract the best graduates in the country

We hope that being nominated for this award helps us to continue to attract the best graduates in the country wishing to pursue a career as a professionally qualified accountant.”

In a short space of time, Alan and the team have finely tuned a training programme from which the Accounts Division are reaping the rewards.

Best of luck to Alan and the team!

You can view the other finalists here, or click below to find out more about our Accounts Academy.

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