With our business continually growing, this month we welcomed the following new starters across the group:
| Name | Location | Job Role |
| Tobi Abolarin | Stratford | Audit Semi Senior |
| Kirin Yeung | Colchester | Accounts/Tax Trainee |
| Busola Odude | Stratford | Assistant Accounts Manager |
| Thi Vu | Stratford | Account Semi Senior |
| Maddy Rahman | Chelmsford | Account Semi Senior |
| Josh Wilby | Colchester | Trainee Accountant |
| Balraj Sura | Stratford | Mixed Tax Assistant Manager |
| Lucy Galley | Stratford | Accounts Semi Senior |
If you see them around the business, please join me in welcoming them to LB!
Work Anniversaries
The following work anniversaries were celebrated this month…
| First name | Surname | Job title | Length of service |
| Chris | Annis | Partner | 19 Years |
| Richard | Lane | Partner | 12 Years |
| Abbie | Bennett | Semi Senior Accountant | 12 Years |
| Aswathy | Varma | Senior Accountant | 6 Years |
| Farah | Gabr | Tax Senior | 4 Years |
| Oliver | Sharman | Accounts Senior | 3 Years |
| Nichole | Ama | Accountant | 2 Years |
| Max | Day | Tax Trainee | 2 Years |
| Jessica | Kelf | Accountant | 2 Years |
| Tom | Butterworth | Senior Tax Manager | 2 Years |
| Rohail | Ahmed | Accountant | 1 Year |
| Matthew | Barnett | Corporate Finance Executive | 1 Year |
Exams
We’re delighted to share that Billy Hicks and Luke Green (Trainee Accountants at Chelmsford) have passed their ‘Drafting and Interpreting Financial Statements’ exam this month with excellent scores! Well done both, keep going ?
Don’t forget if you would like to share you exam success, please email internal.hr@lbgroupltd.com
Recruitment
If you would like to review what vacancies we currently have available please click here Careers at LB Group – Accountancy and Tax Jobs with Us. | LB Group (lbgroupltd.com)and perhaps you could be in with a chance of earning some extra money by referring a suitable candidate! Likewise, if you would like to apply for any roles advertised, please let HR know.
Annual Leave
We are quickly approaching the summer season and it appears there are still employees with high levels of annual leave to take. This has been discussed with local Managers who will be in contact with you all regarding this (if not already done so). A reminder of this will be going out on the LB Loop as a separate post on the 6th June. All employees should be booking their annual leave on Retain AND Breathe please.
Breathe
Please can we ask all employees to review their personal information on Breathe to ensure the data we have is correct. You can make any changes to your profile and these will come through to HR to approve.
Content for the Intranet
We are always happy to receive suggestions for content on the LB Loop.
If you have taken part in raising money for charity, or perhaps you would like to share your knowledge on a particular subject that you’re interested in outside of work, we want to know.
Trainees: The importance of completing JAF’s
Completing JAF’s should be something we are all used to by now. These are essential in assessing the quality of the work you are producing and is part of good practice. These are important and should be a priority in assessing your own performance please.
Trainees: Your commitment to your studies