Meet Team PKF SCS: Managing Director, Chris Smith

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It’s time to meet Chris Smith, Managing Director, who is celebrating 10 years at PKF Smith Cooper Systems!

Here at PKF SCS, we value each and every employee, and we are proud that we have so many long-standing colleagues.

Congratulations on 10 years – here’s to many more!


How did you come to join PKF SCS?

I was running the Sage division for another large Business Partner and tried to headhunt Richard Brewster to join us. When I spoke to Rich, I thought his story was better than mine, so the script was flipped and the rest is history!

How has the company changed in your time?

The main thing is obviously the scale. When I started, I think there were 8 staff and 85 Sage 200 sites. Now there are 61 staff and 550 Sage 200 sites. I also think the culture was very much “accountants doing Sage”. We changed that by breaking the business out and creating a culture of our own, which still underpins everything we do today.

What has been your favourite moment so far?

There have been many, from awards, big customer wins and acquisitions to nights out and events. The biggest game changer was the acquisition of Uniq in 2017. My proudest moment has to be when we were named Sage’s Customer Success Partner of the Year in 2023. But, my favourite moments are always seeing us in the mix at the top of the Sage league tables.

Who is your favourite colleague and why? 

That’s a bit like asking a parent who their favourite kid is! I think I’ll have to cop out and say Richard Brewster, purely because I know if I ask him to help in any customer situation, be it pre-sales, implementation or a problem site, I know he’s going to nail it.

What’s the best thing about being at PKF SCS? 

The fact that we never stand still. There is always new initiatives, clients, staff and ideas to crack on with. Also, I love that our customers are so varied which means we don’t work in any one vertical. But generally speaking, it’s just a good laugh which makes going to work a pleasure, not a chore.

What are you most looking forward to in the next 5 years? 

I think it’s genuinely a really exciting time to be a Sage Business Partner, and I’m looking forward to seeing the company evolve in line with the various new product developments for Sage 200 and Sage Intacct. I’m also looking forward to meeting new colleagues, achieving further milestones on our growth plan and celebrating them with the team.


That is all for this time around, thank you very much for reading and a huge thank you to Chris for sparing the time to answer our questions!



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