Meet our dedicated team
We are small, agile, and committed to achieving the highest standards both in terms of the advice we offer and the customer service we deliver every day.
We invest heavily in technology to ensure optimum efficiency, and we work hard to build long-term partnerships with our customers. This leads to extremely high levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, the only measure by which we judge ourselves.
Because of this, you can be assured that choosing Approved Accounting will deliver long term benefits for you and your business.
Jon Green
Director
Jon’s focus is on building long lasting, successful customer relationships and ensuring everyone we work with receives the best accounting services and business advice possible. From startups to multi-million pound companies, Jon provides invaluable commercial, accounting and tax guidance to businesses and owners, helping you succeed. Jon is a Fellow of the ICAEW and the ACCA.
MATTHEW GAIR
Director
Matt’s positive, can-do attitude combined with his experience in the software industry give him the ability to implement online accounting systems in both large and small businesses. He has a keen focus on giving you the best information available and a service to match. Matt is a member of ICAEW.
Marcus Tout
Insolvency Practitioner
Marcus specialises in Members’ Voluntary Liquidations (“MVLs”). In 2019 Marcus became a licensed Insolvency Practitioner. With a passion for delivering exceptional client service, Marcus was eager to start up a firm of Insolvency Practitioners that focused solely on providing MVLs to small companies. With the support of long-term friend Jon Green and his business partner Matthew Gair, Approved Recovery Limited was born. You can find out more about his services and offering at Approved Recovery.
ALEX BUCKMASTER
Accountant
Alex joined us in 2016, having spent 10 years with Barclays Bank, working up to branch manager during that time. He is now well established as a key member of our team. Alex’s time in retail banking has given him an excellent level of customer service training and awareness of the need to maintain extremely high standards. Coupled with that, his helpful nature, attention to detail and problem-solving talents mean our clients love the service he gives them, and we are proud to call him one of our own.
Aaron Samworth
Accountant
Aaron arrived with Approved Accounting in mid 2017, having graduated from Portsmouth University with a 1st in Economics, and is now training with us to become a Chartered Accountant. He has developed extremely quickly in the relatively short time he has been with us. His inquiring mind and ability to understand concepts quickly have made him a pivotal member of our team, and we think he has a very bright future with us.
Aarie Raza
Trainee Chartered Accountant
Aarie joined our team in September 2019 having graduated from Portsmouth University with two degrees, in Pharmacology and a first in Accounting with Finance. Aarie will also be training with us as a Chartered Accountant in order to further strengthen our team.
Our shared philosophy
We all share a similar philosophy about the way to do business, with several key values:
- Service, service, service
- Promptness and efficiency
- Investment in the latest technology and working practices
- Delivering on our promises, and exceeding expectations consistently
We believe that if we maintain these fundamentals in everything we do, our business will continue to be successful, and our customers will continue to love what we do for them!
