Meet The Team
Directors
Sharon Brayne
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FCCA CTA
Sharon is an honours graduate in Applied Accounting and qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 2009. She is also a qualified Chartered Tax Advisor having completed her CTA exams in 2012.
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She prides herself on approaching all tax matters with the same level of professionalism and infectious enthusiasm irrespective of the size or complexity of the matter concerned.
Xero advisor certified
Paul Williams
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FCA
Paul is an honours graduate in Accounting and Finance and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2007.
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Paul is a keen cricketer and golfer. His claim to fame is that he opened the batting at Lords in the 2008 Village Cup final and was on the winning side!
Emma Gabb
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FCA
Emma joined the team in 2018 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2004.
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In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her two children.
Audit and Accounts Team
Anna White
ACA
Anna first joined the team in 2017 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2021. Fast forward to 2023 and she is now Accounts Manager of our Keswick office.
In her spare time she is an avid sports fan, most notably tennis, and can often be found out in the fells with her beloved Springer Spaniel.
Xero advisor certified
Georgina Hurst
ACA
Georgina joined the team in 2019 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2023. She assists clients with their management accounts, VAT Returns and annual accounts.
When Georgina’s not working on accounts she enjoys being outdoors, walking or running and loves to travel with her family.
Xero advisor certified
Robert Wood
Trainee
Robert joined the team in 2021 as an ACA Trainee. He enjoys helping clients with their bookkeeping, VAT returns, and accounts.
In his spare time, Robert enjoys playing a bit of competitive tennis.
Xero advisor certified
Bhanu Kirubakaran
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FCCA
Bhanu joined the team in 2018.
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In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her two children.
Tax and Company Secretarial Team
Dominic Wingfield
ACA ATT
Dominic completed his ACA qualification in 2023. He assists corporate clients with their incorporations, share reorganisations and annual confirmation statements. He also prepares personal tax returns and VAT returns.
Xero advisor certified
Payroll Team
Trish
Trish is responsible for the BWB payroll team. She is AAT qualified and has over 20 years of experience in payroll, 15 years of which was spent at a top 100 accountancy practice. When Trish is not working on payrolls she enjoys reading and swimming.
Steph
Steph has been keenly interested in payroll since leaving school, she has over 9 years of experience dealing with every aspect of the payroll world. Outside of her work Steph enjoys spending time with her family and loves a good Jeffrey Archer novel.
Jo
Jo assists the BWB payroll team on a part time basis, helping clients with their auto enrolment obligations.
Interested in joining the team?
If you think you have the skills and talent to join our friendly and supportive environment and become a valued member of our Team please send your CV to info@bwbca.com.
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For our apprentice roles , there is every chance that you will be fully qualified in less than five years, much earlier than if you were to study at university. You will have the same opportunities available to you as any other graduate would with the added advantage of no student debt. Our apprentice programme will give you on the job experience whilst you study for a recognised qualification.
For the first time, in 2019, we were able to offer a short-term placement position to a university student. We were delighted to be able to work with Kingston University on this, We we would like to continue to offer such a post to a university student on an annual basis. We would consider a placement for a length of 6, 9 or 12 months. If you are interested in applying or would like to find out more, please send your CV to info@bwbca.com with a covering letter detailing why you would like to apply for the placement.
We are always looking to help employees have a great time inside and outside of work. Whether that's a trip to Harry Potter World, a spa afternoon, pizza, or decorating the office, we're always looking for new ways for the whole team to have fun together.
