Michael has joined the Gosforth-based firm’s team of client services managers, and is responsible for helping the business owners within and outside the North East with whom RMT works to identify the commercial strategies they need to implement to meet their business and personal objectives.
He has moved after more than 12 years with regional accountancy practice Harlands, and was attracted to RMT by the opportunities it offered to utilise his skills through developing direct, face-to-face relationships with clients.
Michael says: “I’d come across RMT many times during my career, and had presumed they would operate to the standard model that most accountancy firms adopt, but when I came in to talk to them, I found their vision, working environment and prospects a great deal more ambitious than I had anticipated.
“Building personal relationships with clients and helping them identify ways in which they can get their businesses working for them, rather than the other way around, is the best part of what I do, and fits perfectly with the skillset I’ve developed over the last 17 years.
“There’s an increasing demand on advisory firms to ensure they’re helping growing client businesses take advantage of every opportunity, and having access to a comprehensive range of advice and services under the RMT banner makes it far easier for us to take this joined-up approach.
“RMT provides a dynamic environment in which there are a lot of opportunities to help clients and further develop my own range of skills and knowledge, and it’s exciting for me to see all the prospects that now lie ahead.”
RMT provides the full range of financial and business advisory services through its accountancy, specialist tax, medical and healthcare, corporate finance and recovery & insolvency teams, and works with firms of all sizes both within and outside the North East.
Mike Pott, managing director at RMT, adds: “Michael has an impressive track record and reputation within the industry, and we’re very pleased to be able to strengthen our client services team through his appointment.
“Business owners want to be confident that their advisors are always being proactive when it comes to assessing what the next step should be, and RMT has been structured to ensure this sort of information, advice and guidance on every business and finance topic is easily available to them.”
For further information on RMT Accountants & Business Advisors, please visit www.r-m-t.co.uk