Throughout 2021 as part of our commitment to helping businesses FI will be running various events to keep you up to date and informed of the best solutions to make your lives hopefully a little easier.  These forums are a place to share thoughts, as well as to discuss the changes we are all having to make in these unusual times.  Click here for info.

As part of our commitment to helping businesses and students FI will be running various events to keep you up to date and informed of the best solutions to make your lives hopefully a little easier.  Click here for more info.

First Intuition are recruiting for a new tutor in Cambridge.

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Gareth is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has been involved in professional accountancy training for over 25 years. He has spent more than a decade and a half setting up and running successful accountancy training colleges and has enjoyed helping thousands of students start their careers in finance. Gareth has taught many prizewinners and was awarded UK Accountancy Lecturer of the Year in 2011. Gareth is a member of ICAEW Council and ICAEW Education and Training Board, and also chairs the Skills Group of the membership organisation Cambridge Ahead.

Stuart qualified with a local practice firm before he started teaching accountancy students over a decade ago and has twice been nominated as Lecturer of the year. He set up First Intuition in Cambridge in 2009. Stuart teaches Financial Reporting, Auditing, Risk Management and Law.

Amy joined First Intuition in 2015, having trained as an accountant several years before and subsequently working at the International Accounting Standards Board. Since joining First Intuition, Amy has had many roles, including a tutor and as Apprenticeship Director, rolling out apprenticeship programmes in the East of England. Now Amy’s role as Managing Director, she oversees the many aspects of our organisation.

Ben worked in practice at Price Bailey LLP before joining First Intuition Cambridge in January 2013. He has several years’ experience in practice and he teaches Financial Accounting , Financial Reporting, Auditing and Law.

Harriet joined the First Intuition team in August 2021, having over 10 years of customer service experience. Harriet works with the Student Operations Support team for Cambridge, Peterborough, Ipswich and Norwich.

Alex worked in practice at HSA & Co before joining First Intuition Cambridge in June 2013. Alex teaches Management Accounting and Performance Management

Sophie qualified as a Chartered Accountant in East Anglia, working in practice. Sophie has experience of preparing company, management and medical partnership accounts. She has also spent time working in audit and medical divisions. Sophie teaches a variety of papers with a focus on Financial Reporting, Taxation and Management Accounting.

Christina is a qualified chartered accountant and gained her ICAEW qualification whilst working within audit for one of the big 4 in Cambridge. During which she worked with lots of smaller clients around the East Anglian region and gained insights into their businesses. Christina has always enjoyed developing others talent so decided she would combine that with her enthusiasm for financial reporting and accounting,  and joined FI as a tutor.

Ali joined First Intuition in 2014. She worked as a tutor for several years before becoming the AAT Production Manager. In her current role, Ali is responsible for the development of written and online AAT materials to be used in both our classroom and distance-learning programmes.

Aaron is ICAEW (ACA) qualified, earning his qualification at Deloitte where he specialised internal audit and the education sector. After Deloitte, he worked in the education sector for nearly 3 years before joining First Intuition in January 2021.  Aaron teaches a wide range of more wordy subjects with a particular interest in audit and assurance.

Carol qualified as a Chartered Accountant in a medium sized practice. She worked as a Tax and Financial Accountant in the railway industry for ten years where she also qualified as a Chartered Tax Adviser. She started teaching accounting in 2009 part time and loved it so much that eventually she had to give up the day job just to teach! Carol teaches Financial Reporting, Taxation and Management Accounting.

Jon joined First Intuition in May 2019 initially as a Skills & Development Coach within the Apprenticeship Team, following seven years working in Education. In September 2021, Jon made the transition to becoming a Skills Tutor, delivering the Impact Skills Programme (ISP) throughout all centres in East Anglia. Jon now oversees the management & delivery of the ISP in his new role as ISP Lead.

Emma joined First Intuition in August 2023, bringing with her a number of years’ experience in HR. She has previously worked in an number of different sectors, including the education sector and as a HR Consultant, and joins First Intuition as our HR Manager.

Tim has been one of the most significant figures on the East Anglian training scene for over 30 years. He spent 27 of those years directly responsible for delivering student education and client care in the Eastern region at another training provider before moving into a national role that took him away from the student, employer and colleague relationships that he loves. Tim is excited that his move to First Intuition will allow him to return to the local environment that has always been ‘home’ for him. Tim was President of the East Anglian Society of Chartered Accountants in 2009/10 and continues to take an active role in the society as City Head for Norwich and the locality.

Bianca joined First Intuition in March 2020 with over 13 years’ experience in customer services and administration. She worked in our Customer Services team before joining our Client relationship team in August 2021. Bianca works closely with clients across Norfolk & Suffolk maintaining excellent working relationships.

Caitlin joined first intuition in September 2020 and first started her role as a Skills and Development coach, working alongside students to ensure they’re progressing in their studies. In November 2022, she joined the Client relationship team. Allowing her to see another side to the business and work more closely with our clients in Cambridge & Peterborough, ensuring relationships are built and kept strong.

Olly joined First Intuition in August 2019 with over ten years of experience developing and leading apprenticeship programmes in a variety of sectors including Leadership & Management, Supply Chain & Logistics and Engineering & Manufacturing. He oversees our apprenticeship provision across the region, often delivering skills workshops covering a variety of subjects and is our Ofsted nominee.

Emily joined First Intuition in January 2019, bringing with her a number of years’ experience in Administration. Emily works as part of our

Apprenticeship Administration team, overseeing the onboarding process for all apprenticeship enrolments and will be one of your main contacts.

Amy joined First Intuition in January 2021. She previously worked in recruitment and medical secretarial roles for a number of years, before joining the apprenticeships team as an Apprenticeship Administrator.

Janine joined the First Intuition team as a Skills and Development Coach in September 2021. Janine has over 10 years’ experience working in the apprenticeship industry. Janine now works as our Apprentice Enrolment and Compliance Administrator.

Lottie joined First Intuition in September 2016 working in customer service. Lottie has since moved into the Apprenticeship department and is now our Skills & Development Coach Manager.

Sarah joined the team in January 2020. Having previously worked as a PA and in customer services for several years, Sarah joins the Apprenticeship team as a Skills & Development Coach.

Jos qualified and worked as a teacher in a grammar school for several years. He then spent two years in the commercial sector, including a year working with a food and beverage company in New Zealand, before joining First Intuition Cambridge as a Skills and Development Coach in October 2018.

Lisa Mitchell is an EPA Skills & Development Coach at FI Cambridge who works with apprentices at levels 3, 4 and 7 who are approaching the end of their course to prepare them for their End Point Assessment (EPA). This involves helping learners construct their portfolio/project report, then once completed, assessing and reviewing their work to ensure it demonstrates the necessary standards of skills and behaviours.  I also help students prepare for the one-to-one interview required to complete their EPA.

Hatty is one of our Skills and Development Coaches within the Apprenticeship team at First Intuition. Her role is to help guide and support students as they progress through their apprenticeship programme.

Emma joined First Intuition in August 2021. Previously from a marketing background in academic publishing and higher education, Emma is an experienced teacher with a passion for English and writing. As a Skills & Development Coach, Emma’s role is to help guide and support students as they progress through their apprenticeship programme. As part of her role, she manages the assessment process for apprentices completing Functional Skills in English and maths and is also a Designated Safeguarding Officer.

Claire joined First Intuition in January 2022 having had experience in academia, project management and customer relations. Claire has joined the Apprenticeship Coaching and Enrolment team as a Skills and Development Coach.

Jessica joined First Intuition in August 2021 after several years working in hospitality and customer service. Jessica joined the Apprenticeship team as a Skills and Development Coach.

Michael joined First Intuition in January 2020 after working in practice for a number of years – he originally joined as a tutor, before moving over to the Apprenticeship team where he now focuses on supporting Level 7 learners as they navigate the End Point Assessment process.

Rachel joined First Intuition in April 2022 with over seven years of experience in a variety of educational settings, including obtaining a Masters with Distinction in Education from the University of Exeter. With a cross disciplinary plethora of skills and knowledge, Rachel joins the Skills and Development team.

Sophie joined the First Intuition team in July 2023. With experience in many varying forms of customer service and unique support for individuals, she is now one of our Skills and Development Coaches within the Apprenticeship department. Her role is to help guide and support students as they progress through their apprenticeship programme.

Elena joined FI in August 2023 as a skills coach. Before working at FI, Elena was a customer service team leader for an IT company and worked in onboarding and training. Prior to that, she trained as a secondary school humanities teacher in Manchester.

Amy joined First Intuition in January 2010 as a Customer Service Executive. She has since moved into the marketing department as our Marketing Manager.

Chloë re-joined First Intuition in January 2021 after previously working in the administration team in 2017-2018. Following two years working at a PR agency, Chloë now works in the marketing department. Day-to-day she handles marketing, events, PR and other communications.

Lauren joined First Intuition in March 2020, working in our customer service department. She previously worked for the University of Cambridge while studying for her A-levels. Lauren now works as a Marketing Assistant Apprentice.

Tracey had 10 years of experience in both practice and industry prior to becoming a tutor in 2008. Tracey is currently our Finance Director.

Katie joined First Intuition in October 2018 and is our Apprentice Accountant. She is currently studying towards her Level 4 AAT qualification. Katie deals with day to day finance and quarterly reporting. She also assists the team with apprenticeship finance and statutory accounts.

Crystal has experience working in both practice and industry prior to starting teaching over 10 years ago. Crystal teaches Management Accounting, Strategy and Financial Accounting as well looking after our AAT students.

With a wealth of experience in accountancy, Louisa specialises in teaching Digital Finance Essentials and Data Analytics in Finance – the perfect combination of skills for the modern financial world. Louisa’s background includes training as an auditor at Mazars LLP in London, where she later honed her expertise in forensic accounting. Since relocating to Cambridge over a decade ago, Louisa became a trainer in accounting qualifications and post-qualification courses. She is also a trustee and treasurer for a local homeless charity. Prior to training as an accountant, she obtained a MSc in Artificial Intelligence.