Meet The Team

Partners

Simon Sanders

simon@sandersgroup.co.uk

020 7317 0050

Position:

Managing Partner

Qualifications:

Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. Associate of The Institute of Tax.

Experience & specialisms:

Simon read accountancy and law at Manchester University and joined BDO Stoy Hayward as a trainee chartered accountant in 1986. He worked in audit and corporate finance and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1989. He started his own accountancy practice in 1991.

Simon is a graduate of The Accountants' Boot Camp, where he built on his experience, knowledge and ability to help clients achieve stable and sustainable business growth.

Directorships:

Simon has previously held non - executive directorships, with Berkeley Morgan Group Pic (quoted on the Plus Market until acquired by Personal Group PLC) and Customer Systems Plc ( formerly quoted on the Plus Market ).

Outside work:

Simon is married to Tara and has two boys and a girl. He supports Spurs and is a big fan of the Boss, Bruce Springsteen.

Ja Gajraj

ja@sandersgroup.co.uk

020 7317 0041

Position:

Partner (Sanders Tax)

Qualifications:

Ja read Mathematics at university. His career in tax started with 10 years as an Inspector of Taxes with H.M. Revenue & Customs, the final three years spent with the Special Compliance office. Following his move to the private sector, Ja became a tax partner at Arthur Andersen. He joined forces with Simon in 2003 and has worked with him since.

Experience & specialisms:

Ja covers all areas of direct tax – his primary areas are dealing with High Net Worth Individuals, planning for non-domiciliaries (including trust arrangements) and tax investigations, particularly where the Special Compliance office are involved.

Outside work:

Ja is married and has three daughters. He is keen on most sport, in particular, cricket and rugby.

Iain McManus

iain@sandersgroup.co.uk

020 7317 0055

Position:

Partner

Qualifications:

Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and Chartered Institute of Taxation.

Iain studied accounting and finance at Kingston University and joined BDO Stoy Hayward as a trainee with Simon in 1986. Iain worked in the general audit department with a secondment to corporate finance section. He left in 1994 to join F W Stephens, an accountancy practice based in the city of London where he became a partner and head of the corporate and commercial department. He left in 2005 to set up his own accountancy practice. In July 2009 he joined forces with Simon.

Experience & specialisms:

Iain has worked with owner managed businesses for over the last twenty years providing accounting, taxation and strategic advice to his clients, although his client base has also included companies which are fully list or listed on the more junior exchanges in the UK.

Outside work:

Iain has a girl and two boys. He tries to exercise regularly in particular mountain biking and enjoys attending live gigs.

Professional Team

Katherine Brown

katherine@sandersgroup.co.uk

 

Position:

Financial Manager

Qualifications:

ACCA part qualified.  BA (Hons) degree in Accounting and Finance

Experience & specialisms:

Worked for small accountancy practice for 18 months after graduating. Katherine is now working towards the ACCA qualification.

Outside work:

When not studying, Katherine enjoys watching romantic films, shopping, reading and spending time with her family and partner.

Aneta Bukowska

aneta@sandersgroup.co.uk

020 7317 0045

Position:

Financial Manager

Qualifications:

A degree in Literature at the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. Aneta is AAT qualified.

Experience & specialisms:

Before moving to UK had worked in a language school in Krakow in a senior management position. Soon after coming to London, while working for an international school decided to focus on accountancy. Joined Sanders in 2006 and since then has specialised in all aspects of management accounting.

Outside work:

When not busy studying, enjoys reading, watching international movies and planning to travel around the world.

Yeeling Chong

yeeling@sandersgroup.co.uk

020 7317 0047

Position:

Financial Manager

Qualifications:

ACCA member, Bachelor Degree in Business (Economics and Finance), Diploma in Operation and Purchasing Management

Experience & specialisms:

Management and statutory accounts preparation and audits of charities, solicitors and general businesses.

Outside work:

Main hobbies include music, reading and travelling.

Juliana Conci Mitchell

juliana@sandersgroup.co.uk

0207 317 0043

Position:

Financial Manager

Qualifications:

BA Hons in International Business (2:1), AAT Certificate Level 3 in Accounting.

Experience & specialisms:

Worked at a design agency for 2 years before joining Sanders. Juliana is currently working towards her ACCA qualification.

Outside work:

Likes to try new experiences and enjoys Theatre, live music, gardening, circus training, climbing and dancing. Also enjoys spending time with her husband and pets.

Laxmi Jilka

laxmi@sandersgroup.co.uk

020 7317 0044

Position:

Financial Manager

Qualifications:

BSc (Hons) Medical Biochemistry, an ACCA affiliate.

Experience & specialisms:

Bookkeeping and management accounting

Outside work:

Enjoys portrait painting, running and music.

Keiko Kawazoe

keiko@sandersgroup.co.uk

020 7317 0046

Position:

Financial Manager

Qualifications:

ACCA part qualified, is studying for her final paper. CAT qualified and has a BA (Hons) degree in Humanities.

Experience & specialisms:

Previously worked for a media company for six years. Other experience includes work in charity, IT and the telecom industry, providing bookkeeping, management accounts and forecasting. She has also assisted with statutory accounts and voluntary liquidation processes.

Outside work:

She is enthusiastic about watching performing arts, especially dance and opera productions.

Cing Kim

kim@sandersgroup.co.uk

020 7317 0052

Position:

Financial Manager

Qualifications:

ACCA member, B.Sc (Hons) Applied Accounting

Experience & specialisms:

Preparing management accounts, statutory accounts, corporation tax returns and performing audits of businesses in a wide range of industries such as media, architecture, property and energy.

Outside work:

Likes to read and travel and enjoy volunteering for good causes.

Irina McGovern

irina@sandersgroup.co.uk

020 7317 0049

Position:

Financial Manager

Qualifications:

BA - Computer sciences, BA (Hons) - English Philology, an ACCA affiliate.

Experience & specialisms:

Irina started work as an accountant in Moscow. Since arriving in the UK in 2006 She has worked part time for a few small companies assisting with their accounts before starting at Sanders in 2007. Irina is now in the final stages of her studies for ACCA and has enjoyed 100% first time passes.

Outside work:

Irina is a language enthusiast, currently studying French. She enjoys reading, visiting museums, exhibitions and the occasional play. She loves exploring the city and taking long walks around London every weekend.

Eunice Ohene-Nyako

eunice@sandersgroup.co.uk

020 7317 0040

Position:

Financial Administrator

Qualifications:

Sage Line 50, RSA certificates in Shorthand and Typing, European Computer Driving Licence

Experience & specialisms:

Loyal - joined in 1987 and knows the business pretty well.

Outside work:

Mum of two girls. Main hobbies include reading, listening to music, cooking, football and motor racing fan.

Sherry Pollard

sherry@sandersgroup.co.uk

020 7317 0047

Position:

Financial Manager

Qualifications:

Part qualified with AAT to technician level and currently working towards the ACCA qualification.

Experience & specialisms:

Before coming to Sanders had spent 5 years as a bookkeeper for a small financial services business.

Outside work:

Enjoys painting, reading, live music and spending time with her young son

Yang Yu

yang@sandersgroup.co.uk

020 7317 0054

Position:

Financial Manager/Auditor

Qualifications:

ACCA, MA in Finance, Accounting and Management, BSc in Statistics

Experience & specialisms:

External audits, statutory accounts, corporation tax and forecasts.

Outside work:

Loves to play football, basketball, snooker, bowling, badminton, poker etc. Enjoys travelling. Oh, and loves food.

Administrative Team

Sally Davenport

 

 

Position:

Office Administrator

Qualifications:

BA Hons in History (2:1) from Newcastle University.

Outside work:

Sally moved to London in August 2011. She enjoys reading, listening to live music, playing the guitar and shopping.

 

 


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