Experienced professionals

Jonathan: Francis Clark has been going for over 100 years. We’re constantly growing. You know it’s really great to be a part of something big like that.

Tamara: I get to work on a huge variety of clients. Both from large international groups to small family owned businesses. I work with clients across the globe. I’m regularly mixing with people that are not situated in the same country as I am.

Nick: People are encouraged to excel in what they’re good at. If they’ve got a particular ability or a particular interest in one area, those people are encouraged to carry on with that. I’ve had the opportunity to train other members of staff, which is really important to
me. I really enjoy working with some of the junior members of staff. I’ve seen some of those people grow into being senior members of the firm as well.

Jonathan: Francis Clark’s vision is shared ambition. The company is always
checking in on you every few months to see are you hitting the goals that you’re looking to achieve in your career and what ways they can help you, do you want to study courses, what direction do you want to go in?

Tamara: I graduated from university and then I joined the graduate scheme at a Big Four firm. It’s very easy to feel like a small cog in a big wheel. I decided that a change in my career path was what I really wanted and then I joined Francis Clark. I’ve learned a huge amount more and I’ve gained so much more experience. I now am in an opportunity to share my knowledge and experiences that I’ve learned whilst I’ve been here with more junior members of the team. I really feel like it’s helped me in terms of my career prospects.

Nick: Generally there’s a lot of opportunities for people to make friends, develop their career and basically fill their whole life with Francis Clark involvement.

Jonathan: It’s a really friendly working environment. You have the freedom to enjoy your work and express yourself in work so everyone’s out to achieve the same thing and that’s the best work that we can do and we all help each other achieve that.

Nick: The firm really looks after individuals that work there in a variety of ways. There’s wellbeing workshops, there’s the virtual GP service, which I’ve used myself. There’s a charitable foundation if people fall on hard times. So the firm’s kind of got your back in all areas.

Tamara: There’s hybrid working, you can get a good mix of time with your team and also getting your head down and getting things done. In the summer it’s even better. Quite often I would start early, finish early, and then head to the beach on a nice summer’s day. You can’t really beat it.

Jonathan: What advice I would give to someone that’s thinking about joining the firm? I would tell them to definitely, definitely put in their application. The firm looks after all the employees, we get to do fun things, not just work all the time. So I would definitely recommend it to any friends or anybody that I know.