Helen Queen

Queen Accountancy

Owner

PETAL Pacific European Timber Agency

Finance Director

More than accounting – financial management that drives your business forward. Queen Accountancy is your one stop shop for all the financial insight you need to grow your profits and stay in control

Did you know that over half a million small businesses closed in 2022? 

Many failed because of poor financial management which meant they couldn’t withstand the impact of COVID and other factors affecting the economy.

One of the problems is your average accountant is too focused on the past. They delve into what happened in the previous tax year to help you remain compliant with HMRC.

But this backward-looking focus can leave you floundering when it comes to what’s happening right now, what might happen next, and how you can change your decision making to secure your business’ future.

That’s where a part-time finance director comes in. Most SMEs don’t need a full-time FD, nor can they afford one, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get the financial management support you need.

Imagine knowing exactly when you might need to get some additional funding to help you over a blip in your cashflow. Or understanding exactly which of your products or services are driving your profit margins. Or where to look for investment opportunities that have the best chance of success.

It’s all very doable when you work with me.

I’m Helen, the Accountancy Queen, but I don’t call myself an accountant because I’m so much more than that. 

My services, aside from the usual tax compliance, payroll, annual accounts, and bookkeeping, include:

•	Budgeting and forecasting
•	Management reporting/Financial Reporting
•       Financial Analysis
•	Funding/grants submissions
•	Business growth advice
•	Invoice/trade finance options
•	Software training/support (Freeagent, Xero, Sage, Sage 200)

As my ideal client, you’ll:

•	Be a proactive, forward thinking business owner 
•	Willing to listen to advice and act on it
•	Have a workforce of up to 50 staff 
•	Run an importing/exporting operation

By working with me, you’ll get:
✅ Deep insight into what’s working in your business and what’s not
✅ A methodical approach to growing your business
✅ A business partner who is focused on your company’s success

If you know your business needs to take a more proactive, dynamic approach to its finances, give me a call and let’s find out whether we’re a good fit for each other.

DM Me
EMAIL: Helen@Queenaccountancy.com 
PHONE: 015394 82007

I do accounting

Stratum Now

Stratum Now is a leading Birmingham-based IT company that is focused on delivering business values through top-tier technology strategies. We specialise in 24/7/365 IT Support, Managed Services, Cloud Solutions, Managed Security, and providing Strategy Advise to businesses of a size of 5 to 500 employees on how to maximise the creative potential of their technology. 

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At Stratum Now, we are backed by almost 20 years' IT experience and have a team of solution & strategy providers who are not only passionate about fixing something that’s broken, but also providing amazingly intelligent solutions that help you reach your business goals without hassle, using modern cloud technologies such as automation Microsoft Office 365 and Azure.

WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU:

♦ We help you reduce and remove problems that have plagued your business and simplify the path to efficient technology to achieve organisational goals. 
♦  We help you analyse and future-proof your technology by keeping your system updated and protected in the event of future disaster.  
♦  We help you run your business operations on autopilot so you can focus on other productive parts of your business.

Unlike many IT companies, we do not call it IT Support - we call it Productivity Support.  For all your consulting, outsourced IT support helpdesk, and project work, Stratum Now is your go-to solution provider. 

Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn. You can also read more about our amazing offers on our website at www.stratumnow.com

Managing Director ● IT Support ● Modern Cloud Technologies ● Consulting ● Security

Kamazoy Virtual IT Department - IT Services & Support, Nationwide

In January 2017 I was appointed to head this exciting and thriving company towards a fantastic future, and it's been a pleasure to watch my team grow alongside our achievement and our aspirations. Having multiplied the company's turnover 2-3 times its original value and introduced a wide range of products and services to new and existing customers, I was sad but also happy to leave as they embarked upon the next stage of their exciting journey!

Managing Director

Business Development Manager

innovit

Managing a team of technical consultants and working with education and commercial customers across the UK I helped to deliver projects involving technical- and personnel-improving changes, allowing organisations to get the most from their workforce and their technology.

Involvement with government bodies and third sector organisations was common, and Innovit also worked closely with the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust to deliver real value inside secondary schools who were looking to rapidly enhance IT infrastructure, systems and support teams.

During my time I worked with over 30 schools and delivered in excess of 100 projects involving virtualisation, storage platforms, wireless networking, personnel training, formation of job interviewing panels, team restructuring and personal mentoring.

Senior Consultant

Converged Solutions

This up-and-coming firm recruited me specifically to lead their team of engineers to delivering support and technical services to customers such as Pitney Bowes, Royal Mail, Bailey Teswaine, Barclays and Misco. I developed products and services such as internal documentation systems which drastically cut time-to-resolution and allowed our team to expand with little additional effort.

With one specific project whereby the configuration of over 200 Cisco routers was required, I developed automation software which took input from a spreadsheet and developed configuration files that my team were then able to pipe into the devices, rather than the configuration-by-hand method that had been initiall tabled. This cut configuration time from 5 minutes (and a 1 in 10 configuration error) to just 30 seconds including unboxing.

Network & Technical Support Manager

LYNDON SCHOOL HUMANITIES COLLEGE TRUST

When I joined Lyndon School they were making their first foray into network-connected PCs in the school. With just 45 computers in two classrooms, I joined as a term-time ICT technician and, over the course of my employment, upgraded their entire infrastructure from Windows NT to Windows 2000, merged the admin & curriculum networks (the second school in Solihull to do so), implemented site-wide wireless networking with RADIUS protection ahead of the government's Laptops For Teachers initiative, and transformed the school into a thriving digital environment.

I also developed initiatives to give the teaching staff more confidence in the classroom by delivering and assisting with training in using new equipment, supplying tools that facilitated classroom management (changing student passwords, adding of student printing credits, and so on).

I mentored and assisted with the development of a member of the team who was new to an IT career, having worked in a factory for a substantial portion of his life, and mentored him to improving his personal skills as well as technical ability.

By the end of my tenure I had been promoted to Network Manager, and when I was headhunted to join a thriving networking & infrastructure firm the school had over 600 workstations, 150 laptops, and edge to edge building coverage of a solid wired and wireless infrastructure - and my team's headcount never went above three (including me!) during this time.

Network Manager

Solihull College

As a recreational course lecturer you are an authoritative source of knowledge for people who want to have fun and improve their lives by furthering their knowledge. During my time I taught large classes and abilities of people to use computers, shop online, use eBay, download music, send email and remain safe while using the Internet. I met a lot of fantastic people during the courses and have remained friends with many of them.

Adult Education Lecturer

Would you like to increase productivity for your business?

Are you interested in increasing security and resilience within your business for operational excellence?

Do you wish you could enhance your profitability through simple, state-of-the-art technology strategies?

I am here to work with you!

As a senior IT leader with a history of excellence in accelerating business growth through emerging technologies, I help small- and medium-sized businesses to see technology as a profit-making opportunity, by leveraging its power to harness their business security, operations, data management, resilience, security, and much more.

With a strong passion for breaking business barriers through efficient and disruptive technologies, I recently launched a new company, Stratum Now — a leading, Birmingham-based IT firm that specialises in Cloud, Managed Services, Security, and providing IT Strategy Advice to businesses of a size of 5 to 500 employees on how to maximize the creative potential of their technology. 

I show companies how to leverage my vast expertise in modern cloud technologies such as Office 365 and Azure and have helped revolutionise over a hundred businesses in the UK so far. Working with me, you will boost productivity, efficiency and business performance. With my clear focus on providing targeted and sensible solutions, I always deliver easy, low-cost solutions and have a rapidly-expanding portfolio of world-class IT solutions to run, manage, and transform your business.

Prior to launching Stratum Now, I have successfully managed several projects with phenomenal results for some of the UK's largest businesses, including ASDA and HSBC, and I am well-prepared to help you do the same. 

For more inquiries on how we can collaboratively translate your business ideas and goals into reality through smart technologies, connect with me on LinkedIn or visit our website: www.stratumnow.com

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