Candidate Profile
If you want to see if your character and personality fits the Alanbrookes culture described below, decide how well you might fit in and consider joining us, please read the following 3 sections:
1) Culture.
This describes the way we do things here. Would you feel comfortable with this level of responsibility? Would you handle this way of taking decisions? We are looking for people who can operate at a high level of autonomy, display copious quantities of initiative at the same time as exercising sound judgement when it comes to determining strategy and tactics. Read one of our guiding principles documents to see if you could operate this way.
Alanbrookes Guiding Principles
2) Organisation Chart
We have an incredibly flat organisation chart. We expect all members of the team to handle all aspects of client service and to be involved in every part of running the business. That means we comprise the Partners and then the client managers. Apart from the pivotal role our Practice Manager plays, that’s it.
You do everything; know everything; and are responsible for thinking, dreaming and doing everything possible to serve your client’s best interest. The quid pro quo is you will be restricted to running the affairs of between 15 and 30 clients only. You need to know everything possible about your client and ensure that you are always able to tell them something they don’t already know; do something for them that they haven’t got the time, knowledge or skill to do; and constantly think ahead, keeping tabs on and suggesting valuable ways to improve their business, save tax, create and keep more cash, drive down risk and build value.
3) Qualifications
Academic and professional qualifications are taken as read. What is most important is your breadth of experience, your eagerness to learn, and your organisational and presentational abilities. You need to be able to listen with care and accuracy; probe with sensitivity until you unearth the real and most important issues facing your client, and then persuade with skill and commercially compelling well reasoned arguments. You need to ensure that our client takes timely action. In short this is about attitude. If you were a doctor, this would be described as your bedside manner. Skill and knowledge are par for the course. You need to carry people with you.
If this approach suits you then contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Send him your resumé with a cover letter outlining why this environment would suit you and what you think you could do for our clients and why.
