Meet The Team

Eric Bowen

Eric founded Grampian Accounting back in 1999. With over 35 years as an accountant in practice Eric manages the business including reviewing all of the accounts personally, allowing him to gain the best understanding of the clients’ businesses. Outside of the office Eric is an avid fisher and takes any opportunity he can to go and enjoy the outdoors.

Val Bowen

Val joined Eric in 2010, following 30 years in the subsea industry as Financial Controller. Her responsibilities include client liaison along with the preparation of accounts. Outside the office she enjoys family time and travelling.

Glenn Bowen

Glenn joined Grampian Accounting in 2010 during University while studying Aerospace Systems Engineering. After leaving University Glenn joined the team full time and has never looked back! Glenn covers all prospect meetings and loves meeting with new clients to get an understanding of how them and their business operates. In his spare time Glenn enjoys playing hockey and board games.

Phill Bowen

Phill has been part of the Grampian Accounting team since 2014. Phill’s main responsibilities include running all payroll and PAYE in the office. Phill is also certified in Xero payroll and QuickBooks cloud packages. Outside of the office Phill enjoys game shooting, Warhammer and Sports.

Jen Bowen

Jen Bowen started with Grampian Accounting back in 2011 while studying at university. Despite her degree being English Language and Linguistics she found herself enjoying the challenge of a more numerical and problem solving career. She achieved chartered accountant status with ACCA in 2018 and still enjoys a varied workload at GA including accounts, taxation, fiscal planning and VAT. Outside of the office she enjoys playing boardgames, going to the gym, and her role as a brownie leader.

Grant Strachan

Grant has worked with Grampian Accounting since 2002 following his graduation in Accountancy from Stirling University. He is a part qualified ACCA member and his main responsibilities are that of Accounts and Tax Manager, which includes preparation of accounts and taxation services. Grant can also assist with Payroll, VAT and Bookkeeping services. Outside of the office he is a keen golfer and enjoy travelling to many different places.

Amanda Carter

Ammanda graduated from Robert Gordons University in 2014 with a BA (hons) in Accounting and Finance. She then went on to study her ACCA accountancy qualification and became a fully qualified chartered accountant in 2017. Within the office her role is to prepare and finalise Annual Accounts, Tax returns and VAT returns along with providing advise to clients on all aspects of their business. Outwith work she enjoys spending time with family, socialising with friends and travelling.

Ffion Anderson

Ffion joined Grampian Accounting in 2021. She has 8 years experience within accountancy practice and gained her ACCA qualification in 2018. Ffion’s main responsibilities are within the bookkeeping team, undertaking management accounts preparation and carrying out cloud software training. Outside of work, Ffion enjoys walks with her dogs and spending time with family and friends.

Agnes Low

Agnes joined the Grampian Accounting team in 2011, with over 30 years’ of experience in the subsea accounting sector, managing company financial records. Her main responsibilities include the management of contractor limited companies, cashbook processing and lodging VAT returns. Outside the office Agnes enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

Frances Parfitt

Frances joined the Grampian Accounting team in 2007. Her main responsibilities include ensuring all Company Secretarial requirements are met, formation and set up of all new companies and the efficient day to day running of the office administration and reception. Outside the office Frances enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

Vickie Locke

Vickie joined Grampian Accounting in 2018 straight after leaving school. She began as an administrative assistant but have since branched into a variety of book keeping tasks. Her main responsibilities include weekly up keep of company books, mainly working within Quick Books and also Xero software. Vickie also undertakes a number of administrative tasks day to day.

Emily Patton

Amy Mcpherson

Amy is a qualified bookkeeper with AAT since 2017 and working towards achieving MAAT status. Outside the office she is busy looking after an active toddler, going to classes, spending time outdoors and going for walks with her dog. She is also a member of a running club and enjoys cooking, going out for meals and spending time with family and friends.