Our Team
Our diverse team provides specialist, in-depth, experience in a wide range of integrated advice across: accounting, systems, finance, payroll, tax and personal finance.
J Stuart Thomson MA ACA MCT ATT Certs CII(MP&ER)
Managing Director Qualifications Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland). Associate Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales). MCT – Member of Association of Corporate Treasurers. ATT – Association of Tax Technicians. Certs CII (MP & ER) – Qualified mortgage advisor and equity release advisor. Qualified Probate advisor. Background Stuart has
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Edmund Cartwright
Audit and Assurance Director Edmund advises many of our high tech, manufacturing, healthcare, biomedical and not-for-profit clients. Qualifications: ACCA Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. MAAT Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians. Experience Edmund joined the senior management team in 2020. He has 8 years of audit experience of: Subsidiaries of major household brands such
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Karim Jivraj
Senior Manager Karim has over 30 years of experience in the accountancy profession. His role at Johnsons is primarily to manage the accounting, audit and tax requirements our larger corporate clients. This includes public companies and Groups (some international). He advises clients on significant regulatory and accounting changes. He has advised companies on financial, business,
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Jaspreet Singh
Senior Manager Qualification ACCA Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Experience Jaspreet joined us in 2015, having previously worked for a medium sized charity with 6 branches where he headed the accounts department. He brought his accounting and analytical skills into Johnsons and within no time he proved his mettle to succeed and be part of
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Linda Johnson (ICAI)
Qualifications Distinction with a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce First class Bharathiar University (India). Associate member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Masters in Business Administration from Bharathiar University (India). Soon to qualify in the UK as ACCA under the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Linda has 10 years of financial experience working with:
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Owen Murfitt PFS
Financial Advisor Qualifications Personal Financial Specialist Experience Owen joined Johnsons in 2019 bringing over 30 years of financial service experience to the team. He is a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute and the Personal Finance society and holds a Diploma in Financial Planning. Over the course of his career has worked for most of
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Manish Shah
Tax Manager Qualifications: I passed all my internal tax examinations whilst employed as a Revenue Officer and Revenue Executive for the Inland Revenue. 45 years experience. Experience Manish started his career working for HM Revenue & Customs and after 13 years with them moved to private practice where he works to minimise clients’ tax bills.
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Ian Dodge
Senior Tax Manager Experience Ian leads our tax compliance and tax advisory services. He has over 20 years’ experience in both personal and business tax matters. His former employers include: BDO, Haines Watts and HMRC. Working for both public service and private practice has given him the experience to help our clients to navigate the
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David Cartwright
Systems Developer Qualifications B.Sc Management and Finance – Leicester University Experience David is our Systems Developer and has many years experience using reporting tools such as Power BI, Domo and Tableu. He helps our clients automate their processes and designs new systems for them. He also uses the power suite within Microsoft 365 to build
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Jon Oviasu
Bookkeeper Qualifications Xero Certified Advisor. Xero Payroll Advisor. Quickbooks Online Certified Pro Advisor. Experience Jon joined Johnsons in 2021 bringing expertise in client account management, client onboarding, account analysis and reporting. He has worked with clients across IT, Public Relations, Hospitality and Education. Jon prides himself on streamlining accounting processes. He previously worked within a
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Monika Sierotowicz
Trainee ACCA Accountant/Audit Associate: Qualifications 1stClass BA Accountancy and Finance. Part qualified ACCA. Work Experience 2 years of experience in Johnsons Chartered Accountants. Role at Johnsons Accountant/Audit Associate: preparation of financial reports, ensuring compliance with tax regulation. Completing audit workpapers by documenting audit tests and findings. Upskilling clients with accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks,
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Isabella Marchetti
Job Manager Qualifications: Degree in Business and Economics. Experience After graduating from the University of Perugia (Italy) she completed a 3 year internship with an accountant and tax consulting practice. She then started working in the family business as the principal accountant. She manages our bookkeeping group, helping customers and resolving their problems with VAT
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Lidia Omniski
Reception, Admin and Payroll Support Interests out of work: travel, walking, reading, keeping fit. Years of experience: 30 years working in offices, 15 years with Johnsons. Role in Johnsons: reception work, admin work and support for payroll department. She works mainly on helping a single account. Achievements: Ensuring: Supplies for the office are up to
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Maya Seymour
Administrator Maya has graduated in business management. Joining Johnsons in 2020, Maya brings a variety of management, marketing and interpersonal skills . Maya also brings with her a variety of skills from previous careers in teaching and translation for companies of all sizes. Maya is fluent in three languages, enabling her to liaise and communicate
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Adriana Rusu
Trainee Bookkeeper Adriana previously worked in a number of administrative roles in various sectors such as retail, charity, and human resources. She joined Johnsons in 2018 as a bookkeeper and is responsible for bookkeeping services, VAT returns, assisting in the preparation of year-end accounts and providing support to the other members of the team. She
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Harry Doyle MA BA
Systems Assistant Qualifications Master’s degree in Ancient History and Classics from University of Manchester. Undergraduate Degree in Ancient History and History from University of Leicester. Experience Harry joined Johnsons in 2020 to assist the software development team bringing computing knowledge and adaptability to the team. Graduating from the University of Leicester in 2019 he continued
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Matt Ellis
System Developer Matthew joined Johnsons in 2020. He is currently studying Geography at the University of Sheffield and is working at Johnsons during his placement year. He brings a range of experience from his previous work as a case worker in both criminal and public law where he worked on cases of all sizes in
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Amie Denning
Qualifications FCCA. MAAT. Experience Amie has been with the firm for 16 years now. Starting off in a junior role, over the course of her time with the firm, her role has developed and she has progressed to become a client manager. She works in the accounts department, where her work focuses on: Preparation and
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Diana Horgan MAAT
Diana has over 30 years of experience working in the financial sector, the majority of which has been spent in accountancy practice. She has held her AAT qualification since 1990 and has a wealth of knowledge of preparing accounts for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies in many diverse sectors as well as taking care
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Karen Stone
Client Partner Qualifications Fellow Chartered Certified Accountants. Member Association of Accounting Technicians. Experience Every business has its own unique needs and Karen has extensive experience in dealing with those which are owner managed. Covering many sectors and activities, whether construction to farming or consultancy to hairdressing, Karen supports her clients providing accounting, tax and advisory
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Katie Hobson FMAAT ATT
Experience Katie joined the firm in 2017 and is our business manager and she has over 25 years of experience working within accountancy practices. Her main role within the business is to organise and manage internal procedures. In addition to this Katie is responsible for many of the administration functions including scheduling of work flow,
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Peter Briant
Chartered Tax Advisor – Tax Manager Qualification: Chartered Tax Advisor Experience Peter joined the firm from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) where he was an Inspector of Taxes. Prior to his time with HMRC Peter worked for accountancy practices in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. The journey to work through the Chilterns is the most spectacular of
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