Whatever level of financial and accounting support you need for your business, charity or organisation, our expert team here at Parallax Consultancy can help.
Who we are
Established in 2008, Parallax helps organisations navigate their way through the legal financial maze.
Finance can be a huge cause of anxiety when setting up or managing a business. It’s always been our goal to help reduce those stresses so that you can focus on doing the work that you love. Money matters, but it shouldn’t be a struggle to manage.
Where we differentiate ourselves from other accountancy firms is through our commitment to empowering business managers – supporting them in becoming more confident and autonomous in their businesses financial management.
Our job satisfaction comes, not only from balancing books and knowing we have helped a company comply with their financial responsibilities, but witnessing the transformation in our clients. By giving managers the tools and confidence to fully understand and take hold of budget control, we see them progress from a state of uncertainty and fear to one of understanding and self-assurance.
Who we work with
Our client base has included or includes:
Welsh Government, CIPFA, Health and Care Organisations, Medical professionals, Funeral services Homeless Charities, Churches of various denominations, comedians, musicians and their agents, construction industry workers and trades people, consultants, bars and restaurants, hospitality, tourism and holiday companies, schools and education services.
Passion
Meet Our Director
Lesley Kay – BSc (Hons) MPA FCPFA
Founder and Director
Not everyone has evidence of their childhood inability with numbers. Lesley has fond memories of this picture being taken and is extremely proud of her educational achievements in later life. Lesley would love to catch up with the other girls on the picture – can you help?
I really enjoy helping others to understand finance, to the extent where they happily engage with it. I have established Parallax Consultancy Ltd to promote such understanding, whether that is from a business perspective helping company or charity CEOs and directors with their corporate responsibilities.
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Lesley Kay
BSc (Hons) MPA FCPFA
Founder and Director
There is nothing I enjoy more than sharing information and witnessing the moments people start to understand the significance of finance on their lives, or in the workplace. Finance is daunting for some but, as with anything of its nature, confidence is important to conquer it.
I have worked for a number of companies across various organisational types, on both an employed or consultancy basis. Consequently, as a long-established and respected professional, I have a wealth of experience in this area.
My commitment to developing people stems from my own background and taking all my studies as a mature student. This means I genuinely understand what it can feel like to work through what seems to be a fog with finance. I truly appreciate why people struggle and I enjoy supporting them through it. As a result of my own background, I ensure that our colleagues are rigorously trained to the highest standards and benefit from on-going continuous professional development and support.
Charity sector
I’ve supported charities throughout my life and believe they are invaluable to communities. I always enjoy making a difference with and through them. Having been a treasurer for various charities I understand the importance of fundraising. At a time when so many charities are strapped for cash, it’s essential to maximise income and use of funds. This is where my experience and guidance can play a key role in saving you money.
Credit Unions
Credit unions combine my interest in the third sector together with my financial knowledge and experience. I use this knowledge to promote partnership working and I am currently working with various community groups to help stimulate positive financial habits. My colleagues all contribute to their own savings through payroll deductions and I assist and encourage other organisations to do the same. I passionately believe that everyone should be a member of a credit union, either for their own financial needs, or as part of their personal social responsibility, by facilitating affordable and responsible lending within their community.
The challenges faced when working with credit unions rather than charities are different, due largely to the rigorous rules and regulations that come with financial institution status.
Public sector
Having trained in accountancy to work in all types of public sector organisations, I have a real eye for how to make a difference here – there are many links and similarities amid different branches of the public sector and knowing how to deal with these, as well as understanding the differences, helps me save organisations a considerable amount of time and money.
Our Team
We have a number of other staff who are varied in their qualification levels and experience from apprentices to qualified MAAT members and part and fully qualified accountants from different accountancy bodies.
We are often looking to grow our team so if you think you might fit in, then feel free to contact us with your cv.
