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This article first appeared in the East Midlands Business Link

Astute Recruitment has been named “East Midlands Business of the Year” at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Chartered Accountant of the Year Awards 2016.

The prestigious awards ceremony took place at Nottinghamshire’s Eastwood Hall on 3^rdMarch.

Astute Recruitment is an accountancy recruitment agency operating across the East Midlands which offers bespoke recruitment solutions to its clients.

Mary Maguire, director at Astute Recruitment, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded this accolade by the ICAEW, our whole team works hard to ensure that we provide a fantastic service to all of our clients, who are looking for bespoke recruitment support across the accountancy sector.

“Astute Recruitment has continued to grow and we are so proud of all we have achieved since 2009, when we first set up. We work closely with SMEs and large accountancies to offer the very best advice and service we can and we are proud to have been recognised for this.”

Astute Recruitment’s two owners Sarah Stevenson and Mary Maguire set up the business in 2009 at the height of recession after facing redundancy. Six years later, Astute now boasts two offices, a growing reputation and an increasing number of clients.

Through educating, advising and genuinely partnering SME business owners, Astute Recruitment’s team advise business owners on practice in HR, business and financial performance.

Maguire added: “This award marks a true milestone for us and is a testament to our whole team. We not only work to benefit the business community through our services, but also through supporting charities based in the Midlands too.”

Astute Recruitment has secured over 1000 jobs for local businesses.

The consultancy currently recruits permanent and temporary accountancy staff in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Mary Maguire summarises what 2015 has meant for the business and comments on the power of your brand.

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Astute Recruitment has started the year by launching a brand new website alongside a complete re-brand of their business. The website was previewed by friends of the business at the end of last year, during a celebration evening of Astute Recruitment’s success over the past six years at the Derbyshire County Cricket Club.

The new website and brand aim to showcase the bespoke services Astute Recruitment offer, and highlight testimonials from leading businesses including: Weleda, 3AAA, Smith Cooper and Botham Accountancy.

Mary Maguire managing director at Astute Recruitment said: “Sarah Stevenson and I launched Astute at the end of 2009 in the height of the recession after facing redundancy. It was tough initially – as people who had always had a guaranteed salary each month, to go from that to the uncertainty of relying on cash flow to pay ourselves and our staff caused a few sleepless nights! However we are really proud of the fact that six years on we remain 100 per cent owners of our business and have not diluted our ownership.”

“Many long-standing clients were delighted to use us again and we were also able to capture new businesses who have not used us previously,” she continued. “The definition of Astute is the ability to accurately assess situations and I think that’s a great description of what we do every day!”

Last year Astute director, Sarah Stevenson, secured the Entrepreneur of the Year accolade at the Derbyshire Times Business Awards 2015, a prestigious event attended by over 200 professionals from the region. 2015 also saw Astute being shortlisted for a number of awards, including Sarah receiving the SME Business Director of the Year in the Small Business category at the Institute of Directors (IoD) East Midlands Director of the Year Awards 2015.

Simon Gray, the firm’s non-executive director said: “Both Sarah and Mary have worked hard to make Astute stand out from its competitors. They understand the requirements of SMEs. Through the rebrand they are communicating a different message to the market, and their journey is something I’m very proud to be a part of.”

Article originally published in The Global Recruiter

Here at Astute Recruitment we are not afraid to show our mistakes. I’m sure you have seen our corporate videos on our website and we’re not afraid to show our human side. So we have included our outtakes from our corporate videos for your amusement.

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2015 has been a busy year for awards , and what better end to the year then our Managing Director Sarah Stevenson receiving the Entrepreneur Of The Year award by the Derbyshire Times.

Continue reading “Derbyshire Times Business Awards”

We would like to thank everyone that came to support our re brand launch party and help us celebrate a fantastic 12 months. It was amazing to see so many of you, and your positive input into our new image. We look forward to working with you all in the future !

James Williams, senior qualified recruiter and ex PGA Tour professional golf caddie took 3 of our clients to the Chambers Golf day and proudly came a respectable 3rd out of 21 teams! Thank you Adam Richardson & Stuart Oliver – The Aspin Group and David Brett – Plastic Omnium for making the day so enjoyable. Astute will be holding a series of exclusive golf days next year. Dates to be announced soon !

Sarah and her husband drove a 19 year old £250 Astra ( Vera ) across Europe and back over 6 days to raise money for MacMillan. ” It was an interesting experience especially driving through the Alps along the Furker Pass one of the most dangerous roads in Europe in my flip flops ( forgot to put sensible driving footwear on ) and no breaks ! ”

Were looking forward to taking ” Vera ” out again next summer and raising more money for charity

Exciting news!! Sarah Stevenson our MD has had an exciting
few days!! She has been shortlisted as a finalist for Director Of The Year
Awards by the Institute of Directors so we have booked a table at the awards!! Continue reading “Director Of The Year Awards by the Institute of Directors”

Article in the Derbyshire Times about a charity rally using a £250 car.

Please raise awareness for this amazing charity Monte Carlo or Bust – 2015 For Macmillan Cancer Support and give a little.

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