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Haroon Ashfaq

Senior Accountant and London Lead

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Natalia Gubarieva

Senior Accountant

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Zarina Akchurina

Senior Accountant

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Yulia Osipova

R&D Tax Specialist

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Nino Mosidze

Account Manager

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Ayna Hasanova

Admin and Finance Assistant

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Juris Locs

IT Systems Manager

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Anna Apenit

Senior Account Manager

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Emiliya Hasanova

Account Manager

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Ivan Ermolov

Account Manager

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Riley Steer

Trainee Accountant

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Roman Burgess

Account Manager

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Dan Curtis-Brown

Content Writer

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Born in Georgia and raised in Azerbaijan, Farid considers himself a citizen of the world. His learning trajectory has been a mix of formal education and intense self-learning, which equipped him with the knowledge and skills to provide the full range of accounting, auditing, and taxation services. Coupled with ambition and sincere desire to help small businesses to succeed, Farid’s professional expertise resulted in the creation of the firm we proudly call Q Accountants.

Alongside having an entrepreneurial mindset and business-oriented vision, Farid takes a number of social issues close to his heart. He considers financial success to be a means to help those in need and is hoping to contribute to addressing the needs of orphans and vulnerable children.

If you wouldn’t be an accountant who would you be?
I love listening to others and as my friends phrase it, I am “too” patient. A psychologist?

What are your hobbies?
I am passionate about music and truly believe that it is one of the greatest inventions of the humanity. I play the piano and the guitar, and I am a member of Singology choir.

What are you passionate about?
Human brain. We’ve entered the 21st century, and there are still so much to learn about it!

Is there a secret talent nobody knows about you?
Yes, there is.

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
Ask me anything about UK taxation and … ice-cream!

What is your favourite vacation spot?
Japan, the whole of it. The best trip ever.

Daniel has been co-director at Q Accountants since June 2018. He is the Head of our office in Sheffield and the main strategist behind the company’s expansion across the UK and beyond, and is a fully qualified ACCA accountant.

Prior to joining Q Accountants Daniel worked in a variety of businesses ranging from £3m turnover SMEs to £9bn multi-national companies.

When away from his desk Dan has his hands full with his 3 children – Ellie, Lola, and Harry. In addition to this, Dan enjoys being a season ticket holder at Sheffield Wednesday.

Dan is passionate about running and raising funds for charity, regularly combining the two by taking part in the Great North Run and other half marathons both in the UK and abroad raising thousands of pounds for charity in the process.

If you wouldn’t be an accountant, who would you be?
I really wanted to be an airline pilot – Top Gun is a great film!

Is there a secret talent you have?
I am an excellent pool player

Who would you most like to swap places with for a day?
My 3 years old son, Harry. I’d love to see the world through a child’s eyes for a day and remember it.

Can you share a fact nobody knows about you?
Not many people know is that many years ago I performed in numerous amateur dramatic performances.

What are you passionate about?
Accountancy and, in particular, Q Accountants. We have a terrific team of passionate, knowledgeable people who all help contribute to an amazing working environment which I am extremely proud to be a part of.

Haroon has an MSc in Accounting and Finance from Anglia Ruskin University – Chelmsford. Being faithful to his chosen path of constant development and self-improvement, Haroon went on to gain full accountancy qualification (ACCA). More than 5 years industry and practice experience and innate love for accounting earned him a Senior Accountant position at Q Accountants. Haroon enjoys a healthy lifestyle and keeping himself fit. Outdoor sports are his favourite pastime, cricket and tennis being the first choice.

If you wouldn’t be an accountant who would you be?
Possibly a sportsman, a Cricketer.

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
Ordering food delivery – I am too lazy to cook!

What is a perfect day for you?
Perfect day is always the one when I managed to finish all the tasks on time and get time for prayer too.

If you had to choose only one dish you’d have to eat till the end of your life, what dish would it be?
Anything lamb-based!

What is a secret talent / fun fact nobody knows about you?
I can come across as quite shy, but I’ve a wild side to me and can be a party animal too!

What’s the coolest thing about being an accountant?
Building up a great relationships with our client and help them to develop the variety of businesses

If you wouldn’t be an accountant, who would you be?
Singer

Where are we likely to find you in your free time?
Spa

Is there a secret talent/fun fact nobody knows about you?
Still secret!

If you had to choose only one dish you’d have to eat till the end of your life, what dish would it be?
Thai food

What is a perfect day for you?
Day out surrounding with happy family and friends

What is the most exciting moment of your life?
That was the day of my birth as I brought the light to our world

Who would you most likely swap places with for a day and why?
Queen – Just to have an unique experience but only for a day

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
Going fast

What is your favourite vacation spot?
Mountains and a beach

Zarina was born and raised in Tashkent, the largest city in Central Asia. She has an MA in Business Administration from Cardiff University. At Q Accountants Zarina manages accounts of more than 30 clients, focussing on payroll calculations, VAT returns, and bookkeeping. In her free time Zarina is most likely to be found playing piano or singing. Also, she can cook the most delicious Uzbek plov in the world!

If you wouldn’t be an accountant who would you be?
I would be a lawyer.

What is a secret talent / fun fact nobody knows about you?
I don’t know how to swim.

Who would you most like to swap places with for a day and why?
I would love to trade places for a day with a blogger to experience their life, what it’s like to deal with a huge number of followers, and just view the world from their point of view.

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
Nice flashy cars.

What is your favourite vacation spot?
Maldives

Yulia was born and raised in Moscow, Russia, where she earned a degree in Economics. Before joining Q Accountants, Yulia worked in several banks and development companies. She is passionate about being an R&D tax return specialist and considers her profession a fantastic opportunity to help clients return money into their businesses.

If you wouldn’t be R&D Tax Specialist, who would you be?
Interior Designer

Where will we more likely find you at your free time?
Cosied up on a sofa watching TV series

If you had to choose only one dish you’d have to eat till the end of your life, what dish would it be?
Please don’t judge me, but I will trade anything for a pot of black caviar.

What is a perfect day for you?
Exploring outstanding nature, old towns, and small shops with authentic food and decorative stuff.

What is your favourite vacation spot?
A beautiful beach that is perfect for snorkelling.

What’s the coolest thing about being an accountant?
The problem solving and getting to help new businesses to grow

If you wouldn’t be an accountant, who would you be?
An English teacher or an actress.

Where are we likely to find you in your free time?
In nature or visiting museums and historical sites.

Is there a secret talent/fun fact nobody knows about you?
I can stick spoons and forks on my palms

If you had to choose only one dish you’d have to eat till the end of your life, what dish would it be?
Khachapuri

What is a perfect day for you?
Spending time with my friends and family.

What is the most exciting moment of your life?
Birth of my son

Who would you most likely swap places with for a day and why?
With Freddy Mercury. I would like to perform on the stage and create the energy in the crowd like he used to do.

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
Listening to Backstreet Boys and sweets.

What is your favourite vacation spot?
France

Where are we likely to find you in your free time?
Home

Is there a secret talent/fun fact nobody knows about you?
No

If you had to choose only one dish you’d have to eat till the end of your life, what dish would it be?
Sushi

What is a perfect day for you?
Day with family and friends

What is the most exciting moment of your life?
The day my son was born

Who would you most likely swap places with for a day and why?
No one

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
Luxury cars

What is your favourite vacation spot?
Maldives

Juris is the main problem-solver of our company. He provides all day-to-day IT support necessary to ensure that we can deliver accounting services to our clients. His daily work routine includes, but is not limited to, building web platforms, integrating various technology solutions used by the company, and developing software for our new projects.

On the rare occasion when he is not working, he is most likely to be found solving puzzles, breaking codes, playing urban games, going out with friends, dancing tango with his wife, or riding motorbikes.

What’s the coolest thing about being an IT specialist?
Chance to meet new challenges and find new solutions on a regular basis. Never a dull day.

If you wouldn’t be an IT specialist who would you be?
I would definitely try to become an actuary, the only profession that can compete with accounting in terms of excitement ?

What is the most exciting moment of your life?
It would have to be my first motorbike ride.

If you had to choose only one dish you’d have to eat till the end of your life, what dish would it be?
Chilled beet soup, for sure.

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
I’m shamelessly guiltless about any of my pleasures.

What’s the coolest thing about being an accountant?
There’s really no ceiling on how high you can go…and you tend to progress quickly.

If you wouldn’t be an accountant, who would you be?
An architect

Where are we most likely to find you in your free time?
Hiking in The Lake District.

Is there a secret talent/fun fact nobody knows about you?
I am ambidextrous.

If you had to choose one dish to eat until the end of your life, what dish would it be?
Strawberries with clotted cream and fried bacon for dessert.

What is a perfect day for you?
Saturday

What is the most exciting moment of your life?
Tomorrow

Who would you most likely swap places with for a day and why?
With my cat – but forever, not just for a day. He lives the most purrrfect life possible!

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
White Lindor chocolate

What is your favourite vacation spot?
Outer Hebrides … but don’t tell anyone or else it’ll get spoiled!

What’s the coolest thing about being an accountant?
To help make other people’s businesses take off.

If you wouldn’t be an accountant, who would you be?
I really wanted to be a dancer!

Where are we most likely to find you in your free time?
Fitness and swimming

Is there a secret talent/fun fact nobody knows about you?
Dancing

If you had to choose one dish to eat until the end of your life, what dish would it be?
Vegetable salad

What is a perfect day for you?
My birthday!

What is the most exciting moment of your life?
The day that my kids were born.

Who would you most likely swap places with for a day and why?
Jennifer Lopez. To feel what it would be like in her shoes.

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
Travelling

What is your favourite vacation spot?
An all-inclusive beach holiday

What’s the coolest thing about being an accountant?
Keeping everything in order is probably what I get the most enjoyment and satisfaction from.
Educating others and helping them to organise their things makes me happy on a daily basis.

If you wouldn’t be an accountant, who would you be?
I would become a property developer and investor.

Where are we most likely to find you in your free time?
At home reading or sorting things out.

Is there a secret talent/fun fact nobody knows about you?
Unfortunately, no.

If you had to choose one dish to eat until the end of your life, what dish would it be?
Olivier salad with brown bread

What is a perfect day for you?
When at the end of it, I can say that I am one step closer to my goals.

What is the most exciting moment of your life?
The birth of my child

Who would you most likely swap places with for a day and why?
I’m pretty happy where I am now, so I wouldn’t.

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
I cannot control myself on the dance floor!

What is your favourite vacation spot?
Turkey, Istanbul

What’s the coolest thing about being an accountant?
The satisfaction of seeing the numbers line up. Also, spreadsheets!

If you wouldn’t be an accountant, who would you be?
Probably a research assistant or doing something engineering related.

Where are we most likely to find you in your free time?
Meeting up with friends in cafés and playing some board games.

Is there a secret talent/fun fact nobody knows about you?
I’m quite good at facts and figures regarding countries and cities.

If you had to choose one dish to eat until the end of your life, what dish would it be?
Thai green curry

What is a perfect day for you?
Meeting up with friends and not having to plan the whole thing.

What is the most exciting moment of your life?
Flying to and staying in Singapore for a holiday.

Who would you most likely swap places with for a day and why?
A weather presenter, since it seems really cool and storms can be quite exciting to follow.

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
Ordering a takeaway when I really don’t feel bothered to cook.

What is your favourite vacation spot?
Sentosa Island in Singapore

What’s the coolest thing about being an accountant?
Helping people grow their businesses.

If you wouldn’t be an accountant, who would you be?
I like helping people so maybe teaching.

Where are we most likely to find you in your free time?
At the gym or at the pub. It’s all about balance.

Is there a secret talent/fun fact nobody knows about you?
I wish I had one.

If you had to choose one dish to eat until the end of your life, what dish would it be?
Curry

What is a perfect day for you?
Watching the footy at the pub with my mates, followed by some good grub.

What is the most exciting moment of your life?
Glastonbury Festival

Who would you most likely swap places with for a day and why?
DJ Carl Cox – flying across the world on my private jet and playing awesome music to thousands of people would be amazing!

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
Playing PS5 when I should be revising.

What is your favourite vacation spot?
Ibiza

What’s the coolest thing about being an accountant?
The creative freedom. The flexible schedule is a close second!

If you wouldn’t be an accountant, who would you be?
Maybe a journalist? (I like to think) writing is my forte.

Where are we most likely to find you in your free time?
At home. Or at a sports centre.

Is there a secret talent/fun fact nobody knows about you?
I’m a dab hand at Pokémon. Battling fictional creatures against one another is a very serious business.

If you had to choose one dish to eat until the end of your life, what dish would it be?
Spaghetti and meatballs. Provided that pasta sauce counts as a vegetable, I’ve got all the main food groups covered.

What is a perfect day for you?
Lots of free time, a nice takeaway and wins for my two favourite sports teams (Ipswich Town and the Detroit Pistons). Unfortunately, the stars very rarely align!

What is the most exciting moment of your life?
The time I ziplined over a forest. Absolutely exhilarating, though nagging fears about a possible cable snap were never too far away!

Who would you most likely swap places with for a day and why?
Nobody. It sounds really fun to swap with someone super-rich, but the readjustment period would be a total nightmare.

What is your biggest guilty pleasure?
Coronation Street. Compulsive viewing, even if I’m a little outside the target demographic.

What is your favourite vacation spot?
There’s three I just can’t choose between. Sorry!

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Meet our dedicated team

Farid Gasanov

Daniel Batham

Haroon Ashfaq

Natalia Gubarieva

Zarina Akchurina

Yulia Osipova

Nino Mosidze

Ayna Hasanova

Juris Locs

Anna Apenit

Emiliya Hasanova

Ivan Ermolov

Riley Steer

Roman Burgess

Dan Curtis-Brown

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