Accounts and marketing Assistant
James Rickard
James has been with Harland Accountants since December 2021, after graduating from university in 2020 with a degree in Business and Management.
His specialist areas are helping are payroll, bookkeeping, and VAT returns, and he has recently started helping with marketing activity too by creating useful blog content for our clients.
In his spare time, James likes to keep active and enjoys climbing, running, and exploring the Cornish countryside on foot, as well as travelling and reading.
“One of my favourite quotes is from the book, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, ‘And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
Qualifications
BA(Hons) Business and Management
Experience
Accounting industry since 2021
1 year work placement at the University of Bologna, studying Business and Economics
Speciality
Payroll
Bookkeeping
VAT returns
Sectors
Construction
Farming
Retail
Get to know James a little better …
Are you a spender or a saver?
I really enjoy travelling, so I’m normally in a cycle where I save quite scrupulously for a few months before splashing it all on a trip away
How do you like to relax?
Climbing has been my main hobby for the last couple of years, I really enjoy the combination of physical exercise and problem solving, and I find it takes my mind off work after a busy day. Besides that, reading, socialising with friends, and getting down the beach in summer
If money and time was no object, what would you be doing right now?
Booking a flight to Nepal, I really want to go trekking in the Himalayas
Who do you follow on social media?
Family and friends, sportspeople, news outlets
Who is someone you admire or respect?
I read Ranulph Fiennes autobiography as a youngster and found that very inspiring
And finally … how can a client butter-you-up?
A pasty never goes amiss!