SBP strengthens audit and training team with key appointment

North-east accountancy firm SBP has added to its expert team to strengthen its business services.

SBP Accountants and Business Advisers, which has offices in Aberdeen, Peterhead, Fraserburgh and Banff, has appointed Lyn Hull as an audit and training manager.

The firm, which has more than 30 employees, provides a range of business and accountancy services, including personal and business taxation, as well as VAT, book-keeping and payroll requirements.

Ms Hull, 51, from Stonehaven, qualified as a chartered accountant with a big four accountancy firm and has over 25 years of experience in the finance sector. She joins SBP from her previous position as a finance manager at an oil and gas company.

In her new role, Ms Hull will be responsible for auditing, gaining new audit clients, and providing additional training to her colleagues. By covering all four SBP offices across the North-east, she will ensure a high quality of business services is maintained for SBP and its clients.

Ms Hull said: “I’m looking forward to helping the team continue its growth across all four SBP offices. My workload will be extremely varied and my role will see me working in auditing, as well as helping my fellow colleagues gain additional skills in payroll, VAT and management accounts.”

SBP’s managing partner, John Hannah, said: “I’m thrilled to welcome Lyn to SBP as she has a vast amount of industry and practice accounting experience, which will prove invaluable here at SBP.

“It requires a lot of skill to be an in-house trainer and I believe that Lyn will be able to apply her knowledge and expertise to the role. She will play an important part in the continued growth of the auditing and training side of the business.”

SBP offers a variety of business and accountancy services, including personal and business taxation, as well as a dedicated business services department to cover everything including bookkeeping, VAT and payroll requirements.