Grant Thornton Strengthens Employer Solutions Team with Six Hires
Grant Thornton UK has made six senior appointments to the award-winning Employer Solutions team.
The team has experienced double digit growth year on year for the last five years as demand in the market place for a more personalised approach in the delivery of their Employer Solutions services continues to grow.
Sharon Gilkes, James Hemphill, Kal Niijar, Shaun Young, Tom RIchards and Richard Webb all join Grant Thornton from the ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms.
Clive Fathers, Tax Partner and Head of Employer Solutions team said: “I am delighted to have found so many outstanding people to join the team. The continuing growth of the Employer Solutions team is credit to the award-winning work the 80-strong team do.
“The continuing uncertain economic climate is acting as a catalyst for employers to challenge whether they are receiving the best value for money from their current service providers and whether they are really listening to them and understanding their needs.
“Our goal is to double the size of the business within five years, so we will continue our search for additional talent to help us achieve our targets” concludes Fathers.
Following 15 years at PwC, Sharon Gilkes will lead the Birmingham-based Employment Taxes team. Sharon has a proven track record of developing solutions tailored to the needs of clients. James Hemphill, will also be based in Birmingham and joins the team as a senior manager. James joins from Deloitte.
Kal Nijjar, also previously of Deloitte, will lead the Expatriate Tax service stream in the Beds, Bucks & Herts market place.
Shaun Young will be based in the East Midlands and will provide additional resource for the Employment Taxes team. Sean joins after a short spell with BTG and, prior to that, Ernst & Young.
Tom Richards joins the London Expatriate Tax service stream from PwC, where he will focus on developing Grant Thornton’s offering in to the financial services sector.
In addition, Richard Webb joins the Reading office from Ernst & Young to lead the Employment Taxes team across the Thames Valley.