Scott majored in Accounting and Business Administration at Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand. In 1998 after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant and working for 5 years within Business Services and Taxation for a Chartered Accountancy firm, he decided it was time to head to London. On arrival he joined 1st Contact in its early days, completing annual accounts for contractors. After a number of placements managing a baggage relocation company and 1st Contact Visas he was appointed as Group Financial Controller in 2003. In 2008 he was appointed to the Board and became Managing Director of the Accounting Division. In 2010 following the merger with a number of smaller Accountancy Practices to form Sable Accounting, he became Managing Director of Sable Accounting heading a team of over 30 Accountants and Assistants specializing in SMEs and Contractors.