Fiona Jones and Josef Macdonald joins Deloitte’s Tax Management Consulting Group

Deloitte has announced two new senior appointments to its tax management consulting group. Fiona Jones joins as an associate partner from BP and Josef Macdonald as a director from Ernst & Young.

Fiona Jones has 14 years’ experience in the energy, chemicals, utilities and manufacturing sectors, specifically in the field of tax front end systems, indirect tax enterprise resource planning (ERP) and tax knowledge and risk management, gained in various roles, including at BP, ICI and United Utilities. Fiona joins Deloitte from BP where she held a number of senior positions including leading its global tax technology network.

Josef Macdonald joins Deloitte from Ernst & Young where he was the global eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) leader. He has 12 years experience in assurance and advisory services, including 10 years gained in initiating, leading and advising on XBRL projects around the world. Josef formed and led the IASB’s XBRL team and XBRL activities (including IFRS taxonomy development groups) from 2003-2007. He is currently a member of numerous XBRL groups, including the XBRL International Steering Committee, the XBRL UK Steering Group and the IASB’s XBRL Advisory Committee.

Alan MacPherson, head of the tax management consulting group at Deloitte, says: “Effective reporting and efficient tax solutions are moving up the agenda as improved governance, increased transparency and risk management become increasingly important for business. This is especially pertinent at the moment with the introduction of mandatory iXBRL e-filing in under five months time and the pressure is on for businesses to decide on their iXBRL approach.

“We’re delighted to welcome Fiona Jones and Josef Macdonald to Deloitte. The expertise they are able to offer clients is a valuable addition as we expand our capability in the field of tax management, further cementing Deloitte’s position as one of the market leaders.”