BHP boosts team with director appointment

Accountancy firm BHP has bolstered its pensions, audit and assurance team with the appointment of audit director Claire Millington.

Millington brings to BHP over 14 years of audit experience with big four and mid-tier firms. She will be utilising her specialist pension expertise to assist a client base of over 70 and will be based in BHP’s Cleckheaton office.

According to the firm, Millington, who is originally from Bolton, is a Pensions Research Accountants Group (PRAG) member and a member of the South Yorkshire Pensions Group (SYPG).

Millington said: “I am very much looking forward to working with the audit team and concentrating on BHP’s pension services. BHP is a growing firm with a fabulous team of people and I am focused on expanding our pension assurance services to clients and developing our team.

“As a firm, BHP has a fantastic client base and are very much focused on using their strong personal relationships to help provide outstanding levels of service and ensuring that they help their clients prosper and grow. I can see good opportunities in the market place right now and I really wanted to be a part of that with BHP.”

Howard Ringrose, partner and head of pensions assurance at BHP, said: “Claire is a key appointment for us in an expanding specialist team and brings a wealth of experience to the firm.

“The Cleckheaton office will really benefit from her passion and enthusiasm and we know that she will enhance our pensions assurance provision across the board.”