Old Mill takes on a further 10 new recruits to support ambitious growth plans
South West financial experts Old Mill has welcomed 10 new starters this week as part of its ongoing growth plans to double staff numbers to 600 by 2026.
Old Mill has always had a graduate trainee intake each September but following the announcement of the restructure and growth plans, new CEO Kevin Whitmarsh announced that an extra graduate intake each March would be needed to enable Old Mill to meet its ambitious goals.
At the end of 2021, Old Mill welcomed 16 new starters, while this month, a further 10 have joined, bringing the total to 26 in just six months. The March intake includes a number of graduates as well as some more experienced appointments, with new starters at each of Old Mill’s four offices in Yeovil, Wells, Chippenham and Exeter.
Amongst the trainees are Joe Gibbs, who joins from Albert Goodman. Joe, a Nottingham University graduate, will be starting as a trainee accountant in the commercial team, and will be based in the Exeter Office.
Aaron James, Alex Stansfield and Regan Killington will also join as Trainee Accountants in the commercial team, all working from the new Chippenham office. Aaron joins from Bristol University where he recently completed a Masters in Economics, Alex comes from Southampton following his degree in business management, and Regan is a Music and Sound production graduate from the University of Bournemouth.
Josh Murray and Jordan Lake also starting as trainee accountants; both join Old Mill’s Wells office from Exeter University, where Josh studied economics and Jordan completed a Masters in Maths.
The two new client managers are Adam Rudd and Deb Williams, both of whom will join the rural team. Adam, who joins from Dennis & Turnbull Ltd will be based in Chippenham, while Deb will work remotely.
Also joining are Kathleen Cox and Fay Gulwell. Kathleen, who previously worked for the NHS is joining as a bookkeeper at the head office in Yeovil, while Fay will be a new Client Service Coordinator in the rural team in Chippenham.
Kevin Whitmarsh, CEO at Old Mill said: “Our growth plans – which we announced in November – target 15% growth pa with the aim of becoming the fastest growing practice in the region, and to reach that goal, we need to recruit heavily and we are therefore delighted to welcome 10 fantastic new recruits to the team.
“However, while the twice-yearly graduate intakes are a hugely important part of our growth strategy, to meet our ambitious goals, we also operate an open door recruitment policy, meaning that if we see someone good, we get them in.”
The recent restructure – which saw Old Mill move from an LLP to Ltd – makes it easier to create new shareholders, while the ambitious growth plans have enabled Old Mill to introduce excellent incentive programmes for those who help drive growth, all of which the firm hopes will help attract talent.
Emma Coleman, head of recruitment at Old Mill added: “Our new structure and growth strategy has opened up greater opportunities for our people, enabling them to progress quickly and feel well rewarded for the part they play.
“This, combined with our people-centric culture and flexible working policy which enables to create the right work-life balance – means our people also feel happy and valued, all of which is helping us to continue to attract great people and stay on target to reach 600 employees by 2026.”
