Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd is an innovative company that strives to be first choice for contractor accountancy services. Working for Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd is different to working elsewhere. We strive for perfection in everything we do. Excellence is our goal. We understand that everything we do affects our clients and so Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd is committed to its staff’s continued personal development. Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd is an exciting place to work, and we believe every individual makes a difference.
John Payne set up Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd in 1998. John has vast knowledge of the particular requirements of IT Contractors. Before setting up Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd, John had extensive commercial experience working in many Blue Chip companies in the Financial Sector and Industry.
John’s knowledge and experience has spearheaded the company which has grown from strength to strength since 1998. With drive and determination John leads Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd and all Managers and staff to provide an exceedingly high standard of service.
Louise Payne is responsible for the smooth running of Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd. Louise began running the Backoffice department when Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd first took off in 1998 and as the firm has grown, Louise is now utilised fully in the day to day running of the company.
Louise ensures that people recruited by Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd are of the highest calibre and are well suited to deal with the day to day needs of the clients. Louise is fully involved with all aspects of the company.
Long before Lee became Sales and Marketing Manager for Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd, you would have seen him on a motorbike, turning and waving to friends as he nearly falls off and hits the car in front of him. Nowadays, you’re more likely to hear Lee discussing football and weight training at the gym (a much safer option), as he keeps his feet firmly on the ground! Lee has tallied up over ten years experience in Sales Management and initially set up the entire sales department at Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd, as well as its procedures, databases and manuals. He is a self-confessed natural sales person and has been an essential component in the growth and development of Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd as a whole, so it’s probably in the interest of both parties that he leaves the bike riding to someone else!
Luke joined Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd immediately after his A Levels. He discovered that his aptitude for working with numbers and interest in business would serve him well in the industry. Since working for Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd, Luke has worked his way around most departments, starting as Backoffice Manager and leading through to his current position as Finance Manager.
After completing his A levels, Tom pursued a professional career in golf but soon realised he may have been overambitious! He joined Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd in October 2006 as office junior, and was soon promoted to Invoicing Manager. He spent two years managing the invoicing and payments processes as well as working closely with the Book keepers and Payroll department, gaining valuable insight into all aspects of the company. This knowledge prepared Tom for the role of the Business Change Manager that he currently holds today.
Tom’s role is to target areas of improvement and ensure positive modifications are implemented in order to provide a better and more efficient service. Evidently, he now channels his ambitions through Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd and saves the golf for weekends!
Preeya had already decided that she wanted to become an accountant by the age of seventeen, so made it her mission to become successful! After completing her A levels, Preeya began working for Ernst & Young, gaining on-the-job experience as well as studying towards her Accounting Technicians qualification.
Not satisfied with just one impressive qualification, Preeya later gained an ACCA qualification and went on to become a Finance Manager and then a Finance Director at different companies. Preeya joined Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd as accounts production manager but is now our operations manager. She is in charge of the Back Office, Payroll, Bookkeeping and the Accounts Production managers ensuring they all operate efficiently and interact with each other accordingly. Preeya is an honest, trustworthy and reliable member of Management Team.
Before joining Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd, Chris worked for a top ten accountancy firm from the age of eighteen as a Tax Trainee. Six years later Chris joined as Personal Tax Manager, and has since developed his department, implementing the infrastructure for processing and completing tax returns for our clients.
Now with over ten year’s personal tax experience under his belt, he also advises clients on how to maximise their income along with completing other statutory forms throughout the tax year cycle.
Maya is the Backoffice Manager and her job is to provide a support system for all other departments. Maya is passionate about the work she does and has completed a BSc in accounting and is currently studying towards ACCA.
A self-confessed gym addict, Maya’s healthy eating and lifestyle is yet to rub off on most of us! But she undoubtedly brings huge amounts of enthusiasm to the Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd team.
Felicity is a positive and bubbly member of Management Team, who loves travelling and learning new skills. She spent six months living in New Zealand before deciding to return to join Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd as Office Junior, working hard to become Bookkeeping Manager. Her new job title is VAT Credit Control manager and she is responsible for overseeing the raising and collection of VAT only invoices, as well as smoothing the gap between when the first invoices are raised and when the Vat certificate is received for our clients. She utilises her superior technical knowledge in the area of VAT.
Felicity intended to take part in the Help for Heroes D Day Bike Ride in 2009 but decided to get married instead! However despite settling down, she continues to gain more qualifications as she is currently studying CIMA and brings creativity and dedication to the Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd team.
Del joined Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd as a sales consultant, but soon realised his strengths lay in face to face communications. Del began visiting agencies and building relationships to generate business and was soon promoted to Business Development Manager.
Del’s personality perfectly suits his position at Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd and the excellent relations built between us and other companies is evidence of his suitability to the role of Business Development Manager.
Prior to joining Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd, Galvin worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland for six years in customer services. Three of those years were spent as Team Manager and involved dealing with customer enquiries and complaints.
As Escalations Manager, Galvin’s role is to ensure any complaint or query received at Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd is dealt with in a professional and efficient manner. He then analyses client feedback and in turn monitors the standard of our service, ensuring improvements are made where necessary
Eric is a keen runner and boasts a marathon time of 2 hours 26 minutes, having represented Mauritius in World half marathons and cross country championships. Eric comes from a background of Finance Management, holds an ACCA qualification and joins Churchill Knight & Associates Ltd as Bookkeeping Manager; dealing with VAT returns, Flat rate scheme, and general bookkeeping queries on a daily basis.
With proven dedication and motivation, we are confident that Eric will apply the same determination to his role as Bookkeeping Manager as he does to his marathon training. And with a best time of 2 hours 26 minutes, it is clear that Eric gets results!
Paul Brannan has been working in accountancy since the age of eighteen and has had many years experience of working both in industry and practice. He studied initially for the AAT qualification and then later for the CIMA qualification.
Paul joined Churchill Knight in 2010 as Accounts Production Manager overseeing the production of clients’ statutory accounts.
Away from Churchill Knight he is into football, although he only watches as now his playing days are unfortunately behind him.