Oxford: Whitley Stimpson welcomes Nigel Benton

Whitley Stimpson, one of the largest independent accountancy practice and business advisers in the area, announces the appointment of Nigel Benton who joins the company’s Witney office.

Benton, who has moved from Grant Thornton in Oxford, joins the firm as senior manager assisting clients to meet their regulatory and compliance business accountancy requirements. He will be working with owner managed businesses and larger management led businesses across Oxfordshire and the south.

Laura Adkins, director in charge of the Witney office explains: ”We are really pleased to have Nigel on board who has spent the last four years working for a top ten accounting firm advising large international companies and smaller high growth technology businesses. Nigel’s decade of accountancy experience has earnt him a strong reputation for establishing excellent client relationships, so he is a perfect fit for our team.”

Benton says: “I am delighted to be working with a great team of people, my first impressions have been excellent!  The firm has encapsulated the professionalism of a large regional firm with a friendly local feel where the people really are adding value to their clients.” 

Whitley Stimpson was named as one of the top 10 accountancy employers in the country by the industry’s influential magazine Accountancy Age.  This year’s prestigious Accountancy Age 50+50 survey ranked the firm as one of the country’s top accountancy firms for the fourth year running.