Real time financial insights, for efficient hospitality
Our online software platform, set-up and run by hospitality finance professionals, brings all your financial and non-financial information together to provide live dashboards to help you improve your performance.
We can provide you with daily flash reports and financial insights to help you with effective decision making in real time.
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French Duncan Hotel Accounting Services is led by Ian Bremner, Hotel Accounting Director.
Ian Bremner
Hotel Accounting Managing Director
i.bremner@frenchduncan.co.uk
0141 221 2984
0141 221 2984
Specialisms include...
Ian qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1984 after training with a Big four firm. Since then he has specialised in the hospitality sector, having obtained direct experience as Finance Director of a Scottish Hotel company before focusing on the provision of hotel accounting services to a variety of clients across the UK.
Ian joined French Duncan in 2016 to develop an innovative accounting service for individual hotels, groups of hotels and hotel management providers. Utilising over 20 years of expertise in the sector Ian provides a tailored service, quickly identifying individual requirements based on the type of business.
Leveraging his expertise in the Hospitality Sector he leads a team that provides cloud based hotel accounting services. Through a one stop shop approach, hotel owners and managers are able to access real time financial information whenever and wherever they want it.
Ian’s experience and dedication to top quality service, enables clients to concentrate on key operational issues, safe in the knowledge that all of their accounting and taxation needs are taken care of.
Giancarlo Porrelli
Hotel Accounting Operations Director
g.porrelli@frenchduncan.co.uk
0141 221 2984
0141 221 2984
Specialisms include...
Giancarlo qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2005 and has significant experience working for a range of companies, from listed multinational to SME, along with accounting practice.
Giancarlo has held a number of senior positions over the years, latterly focusing on operational and commercial strategy in the Media and Hotels sectors.
He joined French Duncan in 2018 as Operations Director of the Hotel Accounting business.
Ian Pascall
Hotel Accounting Technical Director
i.pascall@frenchduncan.co.uk
0141 221 2984
0141 221 2984
Specialisms include...
After completing his ICAS training with a mid-tier Edinburgh accountancy firm in 2005, Ian went on to work in the assurance department of a Big 4 firm in the Cayman Islands for two years. Staying in the Cayman Islands, he went on become a captive account manager for a further ten years before joining French Duncan in January 2017.
Ian brings with him significant experience in providing high quality services to a range of clients, and prides himself on having excellent communication skills. As French Duncan’s manager within the Outsourced Service Department he will ensure all French Duncan’s clients are able to access and manage their accounting services through various cloud accounting platforms. He will offer assistance and expertise to ensure they can maximise the benefits of cloud-based systems and technologies.
Iain Walker
Partner & Head of Corporate Advisory
i.walker@frenchduncan.co.uk
0141 221 2984
0141 221 2984
Specialisms include...
As well as being a qualified Chartered Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator, Iain has over 10 years of experience in the corporate finance profession – both in the UK and overseas.
Iain moved to Bermuda in 2009 where he worked in the corporate finance and valuations department of KPMG before taking on a role as corporate finance and strategy manager at London listed insurance company Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. He has also worked for other major professional services companies, including PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte.
Iain joined French Duncan in 2016 as a key member of the corporate advisory team. He specialises in advising on acquisitions, sale mandates, valuations, due diligence, fund raising and business planning.
Iain was promoted to Partner in April 2019, and made Head of Corporate Advisory in November 2020.
Barry Laurie
Partner
b.laurie@frenchduncan.co.uk
0131 225 6366
0131 225 6366
Specialisms include...
Throughout his extensive career, Barry has worked for HMRC, Arthur Andersen, Coopers and Lybrand and McCabes. He has been a Tax Partner with French Duncan since its merger with McCabes in 2008.
Barry has a wealth of experience in all aspects of tax matters, from corporate to personal and has a particular specialism in maximising capital allowances for clients. Whilst Barry can advise any business on its tax matters, he has particular expertise in the hospitality and property sectors.
He can also advise on tax incentives for investment.
Barry prides himself on taking the initiative to understand his clients’ needs to deliver results.
He enjoys building strong relationships with his clients and continually seeks opportunities which he believes will be to their benefit.