Full-Time
Posted on 3/12/2025
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Senior
Bristol, UK
This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days a week on-site.
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Headquarters
Yeovil, United Kingdom
Founded
2006
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Financial experts Old Mill has a new look Board of Directors to steer the company towards future growth and success.The six-strong Board brings a wealth of experience and expertise, and includes newly appointed CEO Mark Neath, and the firm’s new Managing Director Jolyon Stonehouse.Mark has been with Old Mill for 18 years and has 25 years’ experience as a qualified Chartered Accountant. In his role of CEO, he is responsible for the firm’s longer-term culture, people and growth plans, and will lead the company forward, driving its vision and strategic direction. Jolyon, a Chartered Accountant is one of the founders of Old Mill and a previous Managing Partner. The role of MD is new to Old Mill and has been created to enable the CEO to focus on long-term strategy. As MD, Jolyon will be responsible for the running of the firm and the delivery of the current year’s plan. Working with the Executive Management Committee, he will serve as the crucial link between the operating service lines and the Board. The four other members of the new Board are Simon Cole, Paula Hodge, Andrew Vickery and Jonathan Fox. Simon is one of the founders of Old Mill and a highly experienced Chartered Financial Planner. As Chair, he is responsible for risk management and ensuring the company’s strategies align with shareholder interests.Paula, a Chartered Financial Planner, is one of the founders of Old Mill. As Head of Wealth Management, Paula will represent the wealth management business, ensuring its interests and growth strategies are well integrated into the company’s overall plans. Andrew – a Chartered Accountant and head of the Rural service line – will do the same for the accountancy business. Jonathan is the Board’s Non-Executive Adviser. He has a wealth of experience in professional services, and will provide an external viewpoint, leveraging his extensive experience across a broad spectrum of businesses to guide strategic decisions
Following a restructure to enable faster career progression and a growth strategy that has created greater opportunities for staff, financial experts Old Mill have announced two new Partners – both from the firm’s compliance team.Chartered Accountant Jamie Rudge and Duncan Parkes, who is Compliance Director, have both been promoted to Technical Partner.Jamie and Duncan’s promotions bring the total number of Partners to 25, and the number of new Partners since the restructure to seven. Jon Orchard, Julia Banwell, and Stephen Martin were all promoted in December, while David Gage was appointed Head of VAT and Partner in October, and Amanda Browning became the firm’s new Head of Wealth Management and Partner last month. Jamie is a chartered accountant with a background in audit and accounts, and extensive experience in business, accounting and compliance issues. She joined Old Mill in 2016 as an Associate Director and is now the Practice Assurance Principal for the accountancy side of the business, with responsibility for all areas of regulation, standards, compliance and risk. . . Jamie is also Old Mill’s Ethics Principal, ensuring quality and compliance throughout the firm, and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Investigation Committee since 2019 – one of the independent regulatory and disciplinary committees that oversee the ICAEW Professional Standards Department.Speaking about her promotion, Jamie said: “I am excited to join the partner group at what is a very exciting time in both the accountancy profession, and Old Mill’s growth. There’s lots of upcoming change in the accountancy world, and I’m keen to help shape Old Mill’s future and embrace these opportunities.”Duncan joined Old Mill in early 2008 as Compliance Manager and after some time as Head of Compliance, he moved into his current role. He is responsible for all areas of regulation, standards, compliance and risk for the financial planning side of the business and is a member of Old Mill Financial Planning Ltd.’s Board.