Corporate Governance

Neil Parsons

Director – Head of Financial Reporting Advisory and Company Law

Neil joined MHA MacIntyre Hudson on 6 April 2020 as the Director and Head of Financial Reporting Advisory and Company Law and is responsible for client facing financial reporting project work and company law matters related to all forms of company reporting. Neil helps clients of all sizes (including large listed companies) cut through the complexities of financial reporting so as to provide technically and commercially solutions which are understandable. His solutions are delivered through simple advice, training, detailed project implementation or via expert written reports.

In a technical capacity Neil also works alongside the technical department advising on the financial reporting of Public Interest Entities and AIM listed companies. Further, Neil works closely with Baker Tilly International on matters relevant to the application of IFRS. Neil participates in various external working groups including ICAEW Company Law Panel of Experts and the ICAEW/ICAS Distributable Reserves Working Group. Neil has written guidance and articles on many topics including lease accounting, supplier payment practices and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on financial reporting and company law. Neil has a degree in Mathematical Physics obtained at University of Manchester (UMIST) and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Cara Miller

Partner

Cara is a qualified accountant with over 20 years experience and a Gold Medal winner for the ACCA Examinations achieving the highest exam results in the world for the professional stage exams.

Cara has a corporate portfolio providing compliance services to a broad range of owner managed businesses and groups which span across many sectors including retail, construction and motor.

In addition to her corporate client portfolio, Cara specialises in working with the Not for Profit sector including local and national Charities, Independent Schools, Academies and community interest companies, supplying audit, assurance, governance and taxation advisory services to local and national organisations.

Audit is meant to be so much more than a number crunching exercise and Cara strives to ensure that the audit process is adding value through a risk-based approach with open communication and feedback.

Cara’s client base extends across East Anglia, where she has a strong reputation for providing excellent hands on service to local businesses and charities. She was crowned the East Anglian Daily Times - Young Business Person of the Year in 2013.