Pictured above: (l-r) Jon Higginbottom, senior partner Elliot Harris and Peter Jones of Chantrey Vellacott DFK

A leading national accountancy firm has strengthened its East Midlands senior management team with the promotion of two managers. 

Chantrey Vellacott DFK, which has offices in Northampton and Leicester and can trace its roots back to 1788, has appointed Peter Jones as manager of the firm's private client department while Jon Higginbottom is now managing the corporate commercial arm of the business. 

The firm is one of the UK's top 25 accountancy practices and is a member of the top ten international association DFK which is made up of more than 300 offices in almost 100 countries. 

Jones joined Chantrey Vellacott DFK in 2004 after one year working for the Inland Revenue and having carried out his training with the firm, he progressed to become assistant manager before his latest promotion. 

The 30-year-old specialises in all areas of personal taxation dealing extensively with both compliance and advisory in areas including self assessment, capital gains tax and inheritance tax. 

Higginbottom (32) has ten years of experience in both the commercial and not-for-profit sectors and also carried out his training with the firm. 

He works with a variety of clients ranging from manufacturing companies to national charities and has also made the step-up from assistant manager to manager. 

Elliot Harris, senior partner and head of office at Chantrey Vellacott DFK in Northampton and Leicester, said: "Jon and Peter have both consistently impressed since joining the firm and have the essential skills to increase our service offering to clients of all sizes across the region. 

"I'm delighted they have been added to our East Midlands senior management team and look forward to working closely with them both as the company continues to grow."