BOWEN ACCOUNTANTS - Key Persons
Debbie began her career in accountancy in 1989 with Midlands based firm Cooper-Parry where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant and became an assistant manager.
From there, she moved to two national firms where she worked as a senior audit manager and progressed to partner designate and also as a senior business development manager.
Debbie has experience of clients from a variety of business sectors with different structures and sizes. More recently her work has focused on family run, owner managed businesses as well as small charities and church accounts. Debbie joined us in April 2008.
Outside of work, Debbie enjoys relaxing with family and friends, keeping fit and is a keen Volkswagen Beetle enthusiast.
James began working as an accountant after leaving college, learning on the job as an apprentice rather than going to university.
After working for a small firm of accountants in Basingstoke for seven years and obtaining his ACCA qualification, James and his partner decided to make a move to Wiltshire where he joined the team at Bowen & Partners in August 2018. He enjoys working with the large variety of clients at the firm, as well as with the rest of the team.
Outside of work James' interests include travelling as much as time and funds will allow, and taking part in a variety of outdoors activities.
Penny is Rod's wife. She is a qualified airline pilot with degrees in chemistry and psychology.
Penny took a break from aviation in 2003 and joined the firm to help Rod grow the business. Penny has since returned to aviation as a simulator instructor and a consultant in Human Factors which she delivers on behalf of Bowen & Partners.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director Toby Miles FCA - Director Debbie Ryall FCA - Director Penny Bowen BA James Miller ACCA Francis Stevens AAT, ATT Jack Hallett Tash Wood
Rod undertook his accountancy training with, and subsequently became a partner in Gordon Wood, Scott & Partners.
Bowen & Partners is the trading name of Bowen Accountants Ltd. Registered in England & Wales No. 06895043
Toby commenced working in the accountancy profession in 1998.
He trained initially as an accounting technician and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2005. He moved to Bowen & Partners in 2007 having previously worked as an audit senior for a national accountancy firm. Throughout his time in the profession, Toby has gained a wide variety of knowledge and experience of clients ranging from small owner managed companies to multi-million pound turnover groups.
Toby now specialises in business services, focusing mainly on owner managed companies. He enjoys dealing with the excellent range of clients at Bowen & Partners and being able to develop good working relationships with them. He believes that offering a friendly and efficient service to clients is a priority.
In his spare time Toby enjoys spending time with his family, travelling and is an avid golfer.