Simon Edrich

Simon Edrich BA (Cantab), MA (SEM), ACA, CTA is an accountant, tax consultant, finance professional and entrepreneur with more than 30 years’ experience.
After studying engineering at Cambridge University, he joined Arthur Andersen and worked on audits and privatisations in Italy, Turkey, Russia and other countries.
Simon left Arthur Andersen to study for a master’s degree in Energy Economics at the Scuola Enrico Mattei in Milan. He then moved to Kleinwort Benson’s Corporate Finance Team, where he worked on high profile transactions including Eurobond issuance and London and New York Stock Exchange listings for large, rapidly growing companies.
Simon left Corporate Finance to become a financial analyst. In this role, he held directorial positions at CitiGroup and other blue-chip banks and was voted 2nd Rising Star (all sectors) by Extel.
Simon has been involved in various entrepreneurial ventures. He left banking full time in 2010 to set up AccountsCo, a UK Chartered Accountancy and Chartered Tax Advisory practice. His firm specialises in helping non-UK clients set up businesses in the UK.
Simon lives in North London with his Italian partner and their two delightful girls.
Simon (and AccountsCo) can be contacted at
simone@accountsco.com