Azets to create 100 Northeast jobs

Azets has revealed plans to add 100 staff to its North East workforce as it accelerates growth plans.

The accountancy firm is investing in its mobile-enabled hybrid working environment. The national recruitment drive will create 650 roles in total over the next 12 months.

In the North East, the company has plans to grow within the next five years by increasing revenue three-fold by a combination of organic growth and compatible acquisitions creating about 100 jobs and taking turnover to in excess of £30m.

As part of its growth plans, Azets is making a multimillion-pound investment in a fully digitised, mobile-enabled hybrid working environment, providing its people with more choice and the flexibility to work from anywhere. 

Azets has eight North East offices, in Alnwick, Crook, Durham, Guisborough, Hexham, Seaton Burn, Sunderland and Wynyard.

Regional manager Joanne Regan said: “The workspace is changing rapidly and forever, as is the support needed by our clients. That’s why we’re investing in a hybrid working model and encouraging our people to work from anywhere. 

“Digitisation is key to our investment strategy as clients want top quality advice and rapid access to information at any given time, and staff want the flexibility and freedom to integrate work with their other commitments.”

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However, by doing this it can prove difficult and time-consuming when it comes to keeping track of your home-workers hours and updating their timesheets. Not only this, but the element of trust comes into play. How can you be sure that they are working the full-time hours that they say they are? 

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