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The Access Group is a UK-headquartered provider of AI-enabled business management software and cloud solutions for small and mid-sized organisations. Founded in 1991 and based in Loughborough, the company develops SaaS products spanning finance, HR, payroll and wider business operations, delivered as integrated software experiences for commercial and non-profit customers.

The company's portfolio serves more than 160,000 small and mid-sized organisations across the UK, Europe, the USA and Asia Pacific. Technical work centres on cloud-delivered business management software, with artificial intelligence applied across the product suite. Engineering and product teams operate in the domains of SaaS, cloud solutions, AI-enabled software and enterprise functions including finance, HR and payroll.

The Access Group employs over 8,500 people worldwide. The company describes its working culture as "Love Work. Love Life. Be You.", which it frames as giving employees the freedom to do more of what matters most to them and fostering an environment where innovation thrives. It attributes its business success to collaborative partnerships, and states that its culture underpins its approach to customer service and employee engagement.

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