This area of the website is where we will be showcasing the feats captured on camera as E-As demonstrate what you can do when you’re always in balance.
Here are the first...
THE GREAT "XSCAPE"
Nick and James – a pair of enthusiastic trainee E-As from Yorkshire –
went to extremes at the Xscape in Castleford. As you can see: insolvency specialist, Nick, went downhill fast...
Nick Harris – "Standing Data"
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| Extremity of situation |
5/10 |
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6/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
4/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
6/10 |
...meanwhile
James, who's a bit of an Individual Savings Account expert, discovered that "Icers"
don't always climb rapidly!
James Ward – “Spread Portfolio”
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| Extremity of situation |
5/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
7/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
-10/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
6/10 |
BORO' BRIDGING LOAN EXTENDED
David Williams of Middlesbrough went to extreme lengths to avoid doing some
proper work for his accountancy exams...
David Williams - "Revising 'swingline loans' for my CIMA exams"
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| Extremity of situation |
8/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
6/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
-10/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
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FIN-ANCIAL ADVISOR
Steve Newton of Harrogate went in search of some "offshore company"
while visiting the Dominican Republic. All looks a bit fishy...!
Steve Newton - "Arm’s length transaction"
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| Extremity of situation |
6/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
8/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
-10/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
7/10 |
COLD CALLING
Richard Anning of Chippenham makes a bid to join the ICY-AEW
Richard Anning - "Leading and lagging"
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| Extremity of situation |
3/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
6/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
6/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
-10/10 |
ADVENTUROUS E-A LEAVES US HANGING
As you can see, Mark Lampard of Harrogate certainly gets about a bit! If he
could only make it down to his local M&S and get some sensible Extreme-Accounting
wear…
Mark Lampard - "Some people will do anything to escape ledgers"
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| Extremity of situation |
7/10 |
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6/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
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| Accounting apparel |
-10/10 |
UPPING THE ANTE
Cost accountant Phil, from Harrogate, made the mistake of asking his boss
for a raise and a desk with a better view...
Phil - "Applying the 'High-Low' method"
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| Extremity of situation |
5/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
6/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
7/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
7/10 |
ALL AT SEA WITH A ROLLING BUDGET
Tim and Liz are a pair of "new wave" E-As from Yorkshire, who have
taken number crunching to a whole different level...
Tim Tribe and Liz Schofield - "Calculating sails tacks"
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| Extremity of situation |
6/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
6/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
7/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
4/10 |
AUDITOR IN AN EXTREMELY "TITE" SPOT
Don't be misled by this picture - as a respectable professional, Mark Lampard
of Harrogate is keen to stress that he is firmly against the practice of "lowballing".
And, as you can see, he is highly successful at shining a light into all sorts
of dark corners...!
Mark Lampard - "Don't let your financial accounts 'cave' in; go data
mining"
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| Extremity of situation |
8/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
8/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
8/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
7/10 |
ROLLING BUDGET
Norrey and Caroline are a pair of E-As who know how to take their budgeting
"to the Max". Here you can see them totting up the cost of a daytrip
to Blackpool - amazingly they're still smiling...!
Norrey & Caroline - "This is what they meant by fast track accounting
isn't it?"
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| Extremity of situation |
4/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
5/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
7/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
7/10 |
APPLIED OVERHEAD
Management Accountant Louise Powell, from Surrey, shows how cross charging
works better when there are strings attached.
Louise - "Transfer pricing without a system crash"
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| Extremity of situation |
7/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
7/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
-10/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
-10/10 |
LINE OF CREDIT
Keet van Zyl, ACMA, is an External Consultant specializing in
Growth & Acquisition Finance, for Investec Private Bank, Cape Town,
in South Africa. He likes to take all the data "on board" before making
his recommendations!
Keet - "Avoiding Sunk Costs"
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| Extremity of situation |
8/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
9/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
9/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
10/10 |
MOUNTIN' WORKLOAD
Colin Robertson, ACMA, is Flavours Finance Manager for Quest
International ( ICI), Naarden, in the Netherlands. As you can see,
Extreme-Accounting has given him a whole new way to cope with the
frustrations of preparing the monthly report pack!
Colin - "Off-piste with the Board Report"
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| Extremity of situation |
7/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
9/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
10/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
10/10 |
A FULL MAGAZINE
This picture from Andy Kelly – somewhere in Baghdad – just goes to
show that wherever you are, Financial Management is always a reliable
source of intelligence for finance professionals!
Andy - "Baghdad Beancounter"
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| Extremity of situation |
8/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
8/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
8/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
10/10 |
DEEP DISCOUNT
Shiona Crichton of the Royal Bank of Scotland clearly knows
how to work under pressure. When it comes to managing investments
she recommends a strategy of diversification!
Shiona - "Liquid assets audit"
| Criteria |
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| Extremity of situation |
9/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
10/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
10/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
-10/10 |
A TOP-FLIGHT E-A
Lisa Christoffersen lectures in Finance & Management at West
Nottinghamshire College. As you can see she’s very keen on "blue sky
thinking"!
Lisa - "Now I have the Pilot Papers, it should all be downhill from here!"
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Criteria
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| Extremity of situation |
10/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption |
8/10 |
| Amount of accounting content |
8/10 |
| Accounting apparel |
10/10 |
HIGH LEVEL FINANCIAL ANALYSIS "ON THE FLY"
Oxfordshire corporate governance and finance guru - Jeremy Roche - was delighted when his Travel Organizer told him he was booked on a flight where using electronic equipment in the cabin definitely wouldn't be a problem!
For more pictures of Jeremy's wingwalking adventure click here
Jeremy - "That'll teach me not to 'wing it' on our travel budget"
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| Extremity of situation | 9/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption | 8/10 |
| Amount of accounting content | 10/10 |
| Accounting apparel | 10/10 |
NEW WAVE EAs STAY WELL BALANCED
Check out this pair of radical Cornish AATs - Nick Block and Sophie Hellyer. They're clearly so experienced at "surfing the nett" that they've adopted a paperless office! Tubular Dudes!!
Sophie and Nick - "Surfified Accountants"
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| Extremity of situation | 7/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption | 7/10 |
| Amount of accounting content | 8/10 |
| Accounting apparel | 7/10 |
...Adrian also took the opportunity to have lunch with an important client. Sushi anyone?
THE POLISH ACCOUNTANT
CIMA accountant Wincent Kordula, has now completed his mammoth journey into the unexploited tax havens of the North Pole! And, at fiscal year-end! Way to go Wincent.
Wincent Kordula – "Calculating the Cost of Frozen Assets"
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| Extremity of situation | 10/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption | 7/10 |
| Amount of accounting content | 4/10 |
| Accounting apparel | 3/10 |
IN THE RED
ACMA qualified accountant and Honorary Treasurer of the British Sub-Aqua Club, Adrian Hall, took the plunge recently during a trip to the Red Sea. He decided that on reflection he didn't fancy his chances of a successful flotation, particularly as the potential investors seemed a little fishy!!
Adrian – "Ever noticed there are always hangers on at audit meetings?"
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| Extremity of situation | 7/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption | 9/10 |
| Amount of accounting content | 9/10 |
| Accounting apparel | 10/10 |
DANGLING DEBIT DAREDEVIL
Never mind a "Dangling Debit" - we think traineE-A Nick Harris deserves considerable Dangling Credit. This charity abseil down the 400ft tower of Guy's Hospital has raised around £1500 for Cancer Research UK's Bobby Moore appeal. Well done Nick!!
Nick – "Getting the drop on our growing suspense account"
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| Extremity of situation | 8/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption | 8/10 |
| Amount of accounting content | 8/10 |
| Accounting apparel | 10/10 |
THE RED BULL FLUGTAG LONDON 2008
A team of E-As - Marc, Sarah, Dan and James - took on this year's Red Bull adorned with giant calculators, bowlers and umbrellas. They had the best performance scores from the celebrity judges with their routine to the Flying Lizards 'Money'. Their assets depreciated pretty badly and now lie in the Flugtag graveyard. RIP. Marc is the one launching himself from The Risk Calculator with umbrella aloft. Find more pics and video on the Flugtag page of this site.
Marc, Sarah, Dan and James – "Depreciating Assets"
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| Extremity of situation | 10/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption | 10/10 |
| Amount of accounting content | 10/10 |
| Accounting apparel | 10/10 |
SCUBA DO...
"...where are you?!" In this case, just off the reef of Roatan in Honduras. Paul Fletcher clearly likes to combine his scuba diving with a little light research, whilst doing depreciation calculations in his head. Hope the tie wasn't "dry clean only", though!
Paul Fletcher ACMA – "Doing some CPD on sinking funds"
| Criteria | Score |
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| Extremity of situation | 8/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption | 9/10 |
| Amount of accounting content | 9/10 |
| Accounting apparel | 9/10 |
THE TURF ACCOUNTANT
When it comes to galloping interest, London-based management consultant, Mike Lurcock, always goes after a hurdle rate of return...
Mike Lurcock – "Investigating the upsides and downsides of hedge fun-ds"
| Criteria | Score |
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| Extremity of situation | 7/10 |
| Quality/relevance of caption | 9/10 |
| Amount of accounting content | 8/10 |
| Accounting apparel | 9/10 |
Send us photographs of you or your colleagues going to extremes and you could join the ranks of accountants who've snapped!