Expert outsourced accounting services for pharmaceutical companies, with Vanilla Accounting.

Our team of experienced Chartered Accountants provide a range of financial support and accountancy services for SMEs in the pharmaceutical industry, helping you stay compliant and in control of your finances.

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Our services: how we can help you

  • Outsourced accountancy and bookkeeping: Streamline your financial and accounting processes by entrusting our team to manage your reporting and bookkeeping functions for you, saving you the expense and responsibility of employing a team in-house.
  • Payroll: we offer a scalable outsourced payroll service for all pharmaceutical SMEs, guaranteeing compliance while saving you money and time paying your employees.
  • Business growth consulting: unlock your business’s full potential with personalised strategic guidance designed to encourage sustainable growth and maximise the value of your business.
  • Virtual Finance Director (VFD): our scalable VFD service gives you high level financial expertise and insights to enhance your financial decision-making, like having access to an experienced finance director on demand.
  • Tax advice: navigate the pharmaceutical industry’s tax regulations with confidence, optimising your tax position and helping you do business with confidence.
  • Management accounting: access detailed financial analyses and reports tailored to increase your operational effectiveness and profitability.

Why work with Vanilla Accounting?

With UK pharmaceutical businesses facing various regulatory and accounting challenges, it’s beneficial to work with a Chartered Accountancy partner with the industry experience to help you navigate a complex financial planning and reporting landscape.

Recent increases in demand, regulatory changes, skill shortages, and supply chain issues have all had a massive impact on the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector.

Our team can help you with all aspects of bookkeeping, accounting, and tax compliance, as well as planning your R&D costs and currency fluctuations, for accurate financial management and better strategic decision-making.

Benefits of working with us:

  • Transparent prices– our fees are fixed over a 12-month period to give you budget predictability and transparency.
  • Unlimited meetings and calls– our fees include unlimited meetings and calls with your accountant by phone, Zoom, Teams, or face-to-face, giving you a choice of how to communicate with us.
  • Adaptable hybrid accountancy service– our approach to accounting is tailored to the needs of your business and industry, integrating face-to-face and phone-based accounting with cutting-edge cloud accounting for maximum flexibility and effectiveness.
  • Tax assessment and evaluation– take advantage of our tax efficiency analysis to improve your financial performance and optimise your tax liabilities.

How Our Business Growth Consultants Can Eradicate Your Organisation’s Pain Points

Our business growth consultants play a crucial role in eradicating SMEs’ common pain points by providing valuable insights, strategies, and expertise that can help them to thrive, even in challenging economic circumstances.

Support Your Business To Grow

Business growth consultants are designed to help SMEs to achieve sustainable growth. Our experienced consultants will:

  Analyse the current state of your business using a detailed gap analysis.

  Identify areas for improvement to enhance your business’s efficiency and productivity.

  Develop tailored growth strategies that are ambitious yet achievable.


By leveraging the expertise of our business growth consultants, your SME can overcome some of the most common obstacles, optimise its operations, and unlock growth potential.

Find out more

Get in touch with Vanilla Accounting today to find out more about our affordably priced outsourced accounting, advisory services, and bookkeeping services for SME businesses and professionals in the creative industry. With an in-depth understanding of the needs and challenges faced by the creative sector, we can help you optimise your expenditure and tax liabilities, and make growth decisions based on sound financial data.

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Benefits for you:

  • No hidden costs: our fees are fixed for 12 months, with no hidden expenses.
  • Comprehensive support: benefit from unlimited calls and meetings included in your package, giving you assistance and peace of mind whenever you need it.
  • Personalised service: the Vanilla approach to accounting blends traditional face-to-face accounting with modern cloud-based accounting methods, creating a flexible and personalised service to meet your business needs.
  • Tax efficiency analysis: we provide a comprehensive tax efficiency analysis to help you optimise your resources and build the foundations for financial success.
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Find out more

Please get in touch with one of our experienced team of Chartered Accountants to find out more about accounting in the pharmaceutical industry and how we can support your business. Click here to send us a message, or feel free to call us directly on 0115 647 4506.

We Are Vanilla Accounting

Professionals who work wonders

What do you call someone who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing? You are right, an accountant. Well, it’s an old joke and perhaps, it isn’t entirely untrue. Accountants have a reputation for being boring and cynical. We want to change this perception.

We are Chartered Accountants who create value. Our clients have learnt that we are not emotionless automatons who crunch numbers and talk about amortisation, budgeting and cash flows.

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Phill Edwards
Phill Edwards
Managing Director

Phil Edwards, a Chartered Accountant, founded Vanilla Accounting in 2010.

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Helen Geohegan
Accounts Assistant

Helen Geohegan is a key member of the Vanilla Accounting team and has recently returned to work after raising a family.

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Caroline Lewis has worked in the finance sector for over four years, during which time she has focused on bookkeeping and payroll.

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Kelly Davies
Client Manager

Kelly Davies has a passion for bookkeeping and has become an AAT-qualified bookkeeper.

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Rachel Wade
Senior Client Manager

Her commitment to attention to detail, allows her to establish strong client relationships.

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Jenna Wood
Accounts Assistant

Jenna Wood brings a wealth of customer service experience to the organisation and is focused on pursuing her AAT qualification. 

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Rachael Cobb ACA
Client Services Director

Qualified to ACA and ATT standards, Rachael Cobb commenced her career as a school leaver at a local firm of accountants. 

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Beth Edwards
Office Manager

With an interesting and varied career history that spans many roles, Beth Edwards leverages her extensive skillset and experience as the Office Manager at Vanilla Accounting. Dedicated to creating a positive and enjoyable workplace environment for staff and clients.

Phill Edwards
Phill Edwards
Managing Director

Phil Edwards, a Chartered Accountant, founded Vanilla Accounting in 2010.

Helen Geohegan
Helen Geohegan
Accounts Assistant

Helen Geogeghan is a key member of the Vanilla Accounting team and has recently returned to work after raising a family.

Caroline Lewis
Caroline Lewis
Bookkeeper

Caroline Lewis has worked in the finance sector for over four years, during which time she has focused on bookkeeping and payroll.

Kelly Davies
Kelly Davies
Client Manager

Kelly Davies has a passion for bookkeeping and has become an AAT-qualified bookkeeper.

Rachel Wade
Rachel Wade
Client Manager

Her commitment to attention to detail, allows her to establish strong client relationships.

Jenna Wood
Jenna Wood
Accounts Assistant

Jenna Wood brings a wealth of customer service experience to the organisation and is focused on pursuing her AAT qualification. 

Rachael Cobb ACA
Rachael Cobb ACA
Client Services Director

Qualified to ACA and ATT standards, Rachael Cobb commenced her career as a school leaver at a local firm of accountants.

Beth Edwards
Beth Edwards
Office Manager

With an interesting and varied career history that spans many roles, Beth Edwards leverages her extensive skillset and experience as the Office Manager at Vanilla Accounting. Dedicated to creating a positive and enjoyable workplace environment for staff and clients.

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