- Leads client-facing teams in ForrestBrown’s R&D tax practice.
- Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) qualified.
- More than 15 years’ experience in tax and trained at a Big Four firm.
Tom Jones ATT
Director
Our people
ForrestBrown’s team gives clients access to unrivalled breadth and depth of technical expertise across a range of innovation incentives.
Our team is 100-strong and comprises chartered tax advisers, chartered accountants, lawyers, sector specialists, former HMRC inspectors and quality assurance experts.
- Leadership
- Tax practice
- Sector specialists
- FB Consulting
- Business growth
- Client and business support
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Angela Banerjee ATT
Associate Director
- More than a decade of experience with Big Four and specialist R&D firms.
- Expert in UK Patent Box, working with businesses to commercialise IP.
- Dedicated support to Scottish businesses.
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Katy Long CTA CA
Director
- Qualified chartered tax adviser and chartered accountant.
- Experienced working with portfolio of large companies.
- Expert in R&D tax policy and legislation.
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Peter Reynolds ATT (Fellow) ICIOB
Partner - Capital Allowances
- Leads ForrestBrown’s support for clients relating to capital allowances.
- Over 20 years’ experience working with businesses on asset taxation issues.
- Background in project management in the construction sector.
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Orla Allan ACA CTA
Senior Tax Manager
- Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA) and qualified accountant (ACA).
- Background in personal taxation for high net worth individuals.
- Trained at a Big Four firm.
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Mark Andrew
Senior Tax Specialist and Former-HMRC Inspector
- More than four decades of tax experience.
- Provides strategic advice through our advisory and enquiry support services.
- Specialist in R&D tax since 2006.
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Helen Warren CTA
Senior Tax Manager
- Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA).
- Background as a corporate tax adviser.
- Trained and gained ATT qualification with regional accounting firm.
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Gemma Brown CTA
Senior Tax Manager
- Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA).
- Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) qualified.
- University of Wales primary studies graduate and former teacher.
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Emily Carden ACA CTA
Senior Tax Manager
- ACA and CTA qualified.
- University of Bristol economics and management graduate.
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Joanne Chance CTA CA
Senior Tax Manager
- Qualified chartered accountant and ICAS tax professional.
- Seven years' experience at a Big Four accounting firm.
- Studied geography at the University of Bristol.
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Daniel Kyle CTA
Senior Tax Manager
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Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA).
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Degree in Business from Glasgow Caledonian University.
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Previous Big Four and mid-tier corporate tax experience.
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Isaac Greenbury ATT
Senior Tax Manager
- Association of Taxation Technicians qualified (ATT).
- Studying towards chartered tax adviser qualification (CTA).
- Undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Physical Geography and Geoscience at UCL.
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Adam Palmer CTA
Senior Tax Manager
- Qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA).
- Background in personal taxation for high-net-worth individuals.
- Trained and gained qualifications with top accountancy firm.
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Zoe Rose ACA
Senior Tax Manager
- ACA qualified.
- Gained accounting experience with leading facilities management company.
- Degree in accounting and finance.
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Lois Gidley CA
Tax Manager
- Qualified chartered accountant.
- First-class honours degree in accounting and finance.
- International Big Four experience.
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Dalvir Birdee CTA
Tax Manager
- ATT and CTA qualified.
- Degree in Physics from University of Warwick.
- Formerly with a Big Four accounting firm.
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Rebecca Smyth ATT
Tax Manager
- Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) qualified.
- Formerly with a Big Four accounting firm.
- Cardiff University economics graduate.
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Kieron Llewellyn ATT
Tax Manager
- Association of Taxation Technicians qualified (ATT).
- Studying towards chartered tax adviser qualification (CTA).
- Provides a range of specialist R&D tax advisory services to our clients.
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Mairi Benham CA
Tax Manager
- Experience at a Big Four accountancy firm.
- First class degree in accountancy from the University of Glasgow.
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Jim Heading ACA/CTA
Tax Manager
- ACA and CTA qualified.
- Experience in management accounting for the NHS.
- Background in aeronautical engineering.
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Laura Eastman CTA
Tax Manager
- Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualified.
- Background in financial recruitment.
- University of Southampton maths and economics graduate.
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Yassmine Zarhane MBA
Tax Manager
- MBA holder from the International University in Geneva.
- More than seven years' experience in management consulting.
- Ex-United Nations staff in Geneva.
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Grace Kunzler
Tax Manager
- Background in audit
- Big Four accounting experience
- Accounting and finance degree from Durham University
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Kelly Smith MSc
Assistant Project Manager
- Complex claim management.
- MSc in international business management.
- Background in marketing with digital agencies.
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Matthew Fry CTA
Assistant Tax Manager
- Supports the R&D claim process for our clients.
- Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualified.
- First class degree in BSc Accounting and Finance.
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Emma Cohen ACA
Tax Consultant
- Degree in accounting and finance from the University of Bath.
- Experience at a Big Four accountancy firm.
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Julian Ford
Tax Consultant
- Studying towards a joint CTA/ACA qualification.
- Master’s degree from Birkbeck, University of London.
- University of Bristol electrical engineering graduate.
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Serena d'Arcy ATT
Tax Consultant
- Supports the R&D claim process for our clients.
- Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) qualified.
- Graduate of the University of York.
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Lewis Bennett
Tax Consultant
- Supports the R&D claim process for our clients.
- Working towards ATT qualification.
- Bioengineering graduate from the University of Sheffield.
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Matt Gould ATT
Tax Consultant
- Works with a broad range of clients.
- Master's degree in Mathematics from University of Bristol.
- Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) qualified.
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Richard Barron
Research Consultant
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MSci in Natural Sciences and a PhD in Translational Quantum Technology from the University of Birmingham.
- Translates clients’ scientifically and technologically complex projects to HMRC in case studies and enquiry responses.
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Callum Griffin MSci
Research Consultant
- First class Master’s degree in Chemistry.
- Previous experience in automotive engineering.
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Camilla King
Research Consultant
- Degrees in Biomedical Science and Healthcare Technology.
- Helps to articulate scientific and technical R&D projects through case studies.
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Freya Massie ATT
Tax Consultant
- Degree in economics from the University of Bristol.
- Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) qualified.
- Supports the R&D claim process for our clients.
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Holly Washington ATT
Tax Consultant
- Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) qualified.
- Studied chemistry at the University of Bristol.
- Formerly worked as a secondary school teacher in the United Arab Emirates.
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Emma Southam
Tax Consultant
- Works with a broad range of clients.
- Degree in Mathematics.
- Working towards ATT/CTA qualification.
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Jeril Laiju
Tax Consultant
- Studying towards ACA qualification.
- Degree in accounting and finance from the University of the West of England.
- Supporting Babbasa Our City 2030 initiative.
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James Frost ATT
Tax Consultant
- Association of Tax Technicians (ATT) qualified.
- Degree in Economics and Mathematics from University of Bristol.
- Supports the R&D claim process for our clients.
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Krishan Gupta
Tax Associate
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BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Bath.
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Completed a year-long placement at Bosch Thermotechnology in Purchasing.
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Studying for ATT qualification.
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Zhi Lee
Research Associate
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First Class Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Warwick.
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Experience working in an industrial laboratory for a specialty chemicals company.
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Hannah Law
Tax Associate
- Master's in Financial Investigations.
- Working towards ACA qualification.
- Provides strategic advice to help clients access R&D incentive.
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Eleesha Munasinghe
Tax Associate
- Economics and finance graduate.
- Working towards ATT qualification.
- Supports the R&D claim process for our clients.
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Sviatoslav Kuvichinskii
Tax Associate
- Master's in chemical engineering from the University of Bath.
- Supports the R&D claim process for our clients.
- Working towards ATT qualification.
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Aidan Banerjee
Tax Associate
- Master's in Accountancy and Finance.
- Working towards ATT qualification.
- Supports the R&D claim process for our clients.
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Rhina Houinato
Research Associate
- Skilled at conveying complex concepts
- BSc in Biotechnology and enterprise
- Scientific background
Want to work for us?
We’re ForrestBrown, and we were ranked in The Sunday Times best small companies to work for in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Regionally, we were ranked number one across all companies to work for in the South West in 2018. Everyone at ForrestBrown is valued for who they are as well as what they can do.
We all share a common purpose: to help innovative businesses grow. If you’re thinking “where next?”, we’d love to hear from you.