Shaun’s career in accountancy began at William Wilson before moving to walker Technical Resources as an assistant accountant where Shaun was responsible for monthly balance sheet reconciliations and consolidation of monthly management accounts for the ICR integrity group whilst being a key contact for statutory audits. During his time at Walker Technical Resources, the group (ICR Integrity) was acquired by a Private Equity firm, Graphite Capital, giving Shaun his first exposure to M&A.
Shaun left Walker Technical Resources to join EY’s Assurance Department in 2016 where he managed a diverse client base, including E&P and oil services companies, from large international listed companies to private equity backed. During his time at EY, Shaun qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2019.
In August of 2019, Shaun joined Anderson Anderson Brown as Corporate Finance Assistant Manager where he enjoyed advising a variety of clients across an array of sectors, primarily working on financial due diligence and fundraising support. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Shaun joined Bancon Group as Group Accountant on a fixed term contract. While at Bancon, Shaun was responsible for monthly reporting and consolidation for board review, along with the preparation and consolidation of forecasts. Shaun was also responsible for preparing the consolidated group and subsidiary statutory accounts and was the key point of contact for the Auditors.
Since joining Hutcheon Mearns, Shaun has been a key member of the Advisory team as well as undertaking financial due diligence assignments.
Experience
Over 5 years in practice, including Big 4, 5 years in industry.
Specialist Areas
Consolidated management accounts, analytical review, financial statements, forecasting and budgeting, modelling, financial due diligence, sell side support, and valuations
IT / Systems
Excel, Word and PowerPoint, AX Dynamics, Xerox.