28 BUSINESS WOMEN SCOTLAND profiles
Clear about
the figures
Susan Wilson has always had a clear head when it comes to figures – a whizz
with numbers, say many of her associates. She has a flair for detailed analysis of
complex business accountancy plus legal and tax issues, examining profit and loss,
highlighting forensically exactly where the money is going in a business.
A
nd Susan is widely experienced
in recording a company’s sales
and purchase transactions, grant
funding issues, payment of bills and
all-important payroll duties.
While not all her work has been
plain sailing – it never is in the world
of business and finances – the East Lothian managing
director has rarely been as troubled as she was when
she decided to set up Lothian Accountancy and
Bookkeeping Services Ltd (LABS) in July this year.
She had been trading effectively as Lothian
Bookkeeping Services for a couple of years but her
desire to expand into the accountancy sector, to move
to larger premises and to provide training for those
looking to pursue a career in the financial sector was
taking hold. “I was trying to calculate and work out
various issues and my head was scrambled at first,”
said Susan. “After years of balancing other people’s
books, I was struggling to work out a way forward
for me through the new accountancy business I
was determined to establish. But, after a good few
deep breaths, an unhealthy amount of coffee, some
sleepless nights, a lot of sage advice from professional
associates and even some long-standing clients on the
book