Old Mill promotes six tax specialists amid plans to hire 20 more

Old Mill has announced it has promoted a fifth of its 30 strong tax team as part of its ‘recruit, retain and promote’ strategy, which it said is set to put it on course to become the “fastest growing practice in the South West”.

In November, Old Mill announced a restructure to facilitate its plans to grow by 15%pa over the next five years and double staff numbers by 2026.

It added that as well as creating a simpler model to support growth, the restructure also enables quicker staff progression, and in this latest round of promotions, the tax team has promoted Marketa Pasova to Tax senior manager, Steve Ford and Joe Campbell-Orde to Tax seniors, Callum Anderson to Tax assistant manager, and Dan Wilton and Aisha Perrott to Tax managers.

While the company-wide growth strategy is to double the size of the business within five years, the firm said it has already increased its tax team from 20 to 30 in just eight months, while income from tax services alone is up 20%.

Old Mill said this performance means it is going to have to accelerate recruitment “significantly” – to at least 50 by 2026 – to support the “fast-growing’ area of the business.

David Maslen, director of Tax said: “I am so proud of the team and what they have achieved this year, and these promotions are testament to how much we value the fantastic work they have done.

“But if we are to continue on this trajectory, we are going to need more people. There are a number of specific roles that need filling – we need VAT, Corporation Tax, and Private Client Tax specialists at all levels – but we also have an open-door recruitment policy, so we are keen to hear from anyone looking to take the next – or first – step in their tax career.”

He added: “There are generally just not enough people that specialise in tax, so in most businesses, the ones that do have to meet the immediate business need, and never get to explore the areas that they are most interested in. At Old Mill we do things differently – we actively recruit within tax, so we have a bigger team than our competitors, which enables us to support people to go into the area they are most passionate about.

“As a result, we have been able to create a number of expert teams within the wider tax team – including specialists in Stamp Duty and Research and Development – which not only keeps staff happy and motivated, but enables us to offer a much more tailored service to our clients.”