National accountancy and business advisory firm MHA, the UK member firm of Baker Tilly International, expand their ambitious growth plans with further partner appointments within their London office’s audit and tax offerings.
Julie Long joins the National Assurance Specialist Advisory (NASA) team as a technical partner following nearly two decades in audit with one of the Big Four and a decade in audit inspection with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and will focus on audit quality enhancements.
On her appointment Julie said: “I have built up a deep knowledge of audit regulation and quality and have a passion for continually improving it.
“In the last six years following the FRC, I was a partner leading a top 10 firm’s internal quality inspection programmes for audit and assurance and more latterly was focused on the development and improvement of systems of quality management across their global network.
“I now look forward to supporting MHA’s ambitions with regards to their quality improvement journey.”
Joining Julie as partners within the London office are Will Johnstone and Steve Tebbutt who have both been promoted from director to partner, within the firm’s tax team.
Since joining MHA in 2017, Will has looked after the UK tax affairs of high-net-worth individuals and wealthy families, with a particular focus on the UK side of cross-border tax issues.
Meanwhile Steve, who joined MHA in 2007, has been promoted to tax and human capital advisory partner and will focus on helping Owner Managed Businesses with issues such as exit planning, Employee Ownership Trusts, equity plans, demergers, acquisitions and remuneration planning.
James Kipping, tax partner at MHA’s London and Milton Keynes offices, said: “When we say that we are a people first firm here at MHA, the promotions of Steve and Will and the appointment of Julie are evidence of this.
“We pride ourselves on achieving the right balance of both internal promotions and external appointments at the firm.
“Julie brings with her a wealth of experience from her over two decades in audit and audit quality, whilst Will and Steve have been instrumental to the recent growth of the firm’s tax practice.
“Their long-standing careers here at MHA bring not only a wealth of expertise but also a strong understanding of the culture that we strive to achieve at MHA, that they can pass on to further generations here at the firm.
“I wish them all the very best of luck and am excited to see what they will bring within their new roles.”
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