Gillian Corcoran, who joined Bradford chartered accountants Watson Buckle five years ago as a graduate trainee, has been promoted to the new post of audit manager.

Her appointment is part of a planned expansion of the department as the firm continues to recruit trainees.

She said: “Ever since I joined the firm I’ve always been particularly interested in audit and have concentrated on building my experience in this area, so I’m very pleased that I’ve been given the opportunity to lead the team.

“We are now taking on more trainees and it is important that we have someone in place to ensure their training needs in the audit department are being taken care of and that we offer a consistent service to our clients at all time.”