Q4 2020

www.wealthandfinance-news.com 8 Wealth & Finance International - Q4 2020 Forging Forwards in Financial Tech Support Craig Harris and Gareth Broekmann came together in 2014 to co-found Charles Square, with Barry Cohen joining in 2017. Their extensive knowledge of the finance sector and their internal values, culture and ethos have been the driving force behind Charles Square’s growth and grab of the market share. Together the three entrepreneurs have been able to provide the finance sector with a level of service, knowledge and expertise that they struggled to find at other Managed Service Provider’s whilst working in-the finance sector for the past 20 years. Now in its 6th year, the firm has been named the “Best Specialist Financial IT Support Provider – London”, so we take a look at what the firm has to offer to have earned that title. Since its establishment, Charles Square has been resolutely focused on providing their clients with the experience and knowledge of an in-house IT team with the financial benefits of an outsourced provider. Both Craig and Gareth initially specialised in providing outsourced CTO services and curating appropriate vendors to successfully implement solutions for financial organisations. Having turned their hand to stretching out IT budgets and making them work, the pair adapted Charles Square into a CTO consultancy that provided specialist IT support pertaining to, but not limited to, security, compliance, governance, and budgeting. With the addition of Barry Cohen in 2017, Charles Square re-focussed their offering around their four core pillars made up of FMIT IT Services, Hybrid Cloud, Consultancy, and IT Procurement. With dedicated and professional staff available globally 24x7x365, the firm is at the very zenith of what the industry has to offer to financial services companies. With over two decades each in the financial sector, the directors of Charles Square are easily the best people to be leading it into an era of growth and excitement. The directors are fully focused on the needs and requirements of their clients, having had the opportunity and experience to see the situation from both sides. Outside of the directors, the remainder of the Charles Square team is made up of IT consultants specialising in all manner of disciplines. These range from IT business strategy and IT business finance, to hardware and software procurement, IT support, networking, management, operations, security, and business continuity planning. That team is spread out all over the world, as Charles Square has grown from a team of two, to a global company offering cloud, support, and distribution services, delivering solutions that set a high bar on reliability, security, and customer service, all under the firm’s brand umbrella. No matter where a client is in the world, CSq focuses on comprehensively and effectively serving the business needs of their clients by aligning IT and business goals. Utilising technology is nothing new to a business, but Charles Square help make sure that technology works for the business’ growth in achieving its full potential. As well as the wealth of professionals who make up the team at Charles Square listed above, there is also the dedicated IT Procurement and Distribution team. This specialised team enable CSq to provide a true end-to-end service from procurement to installation of IT hardware, software licenses, and warranty. With the benefit of pre-sale and post-sale support from experienced internal teams and external partner vendors, Charles Square has truly forged a reputation for itself as the perfect IT partner for so many different reasons. Ultimately, the world has changed and the needs and requirements of technology, IT and security has changed to meet these new demands. Charles Square are always working with the latest technologies to improve the way their clients work and live. Ensuring their clients way of working adapts to their changing environment and the security, governance and compliance required to ensure they continue to be regulated in this tough climate. Focusing on integrating various financial businesses all over the world as it becomes more and more accessible to them. Nov19198 Charles Square is at the very forefront of technological innovation, and is sure to keep achieving success as it helps its clients do exactly the same thing. Company: Charles Square Contact: Craig Harris Website: www.csq.global