Neil Johnston

Partner

Expert in corporate audit and financial reporting.

Neil is an audit partner based in Bristol, working with privately owned businesses, SMEs, and growing groups across the UK and internationally. He delivers clear, practical advice across both external audit and financial reporting, supporting clients through change, growth, and increasingly complex compliance requirements.

Before joining Albert Goodman, Neil worked for a Big 4 firm and has held finance director roles on secondment, giving him a unique perspective from both sides of the table. This blend of audit and commercial experience means he understands the realities of finance leadership - and focuses on solutions that are both technically robust and operationally workable.

Neil has extensive expertise in UK GAAP, US GAAP and IFRS.

He supports clients through complex transactions, often acting as a sounding board to finance teams dealing with changing structures or international expansion.

Neil leads audit innovation and technology enablement for the firm. He drives adoption of tools and methodology to enhance audit quality, automate processes and give clearer insights to both clients and audit teams.

He works across sectors including technology, media, manufacturing, wholesale and engineering, and healthcare, and plays a central role in shaping the firm’s AI strategy.

Whether simplifying a technical accounting challenge, designing a smarter audit, or helping a finance team prepare for growth, Neil is known for being clear, collaborative, and commercially focused.

Neil's Expertise

  • GAAP conversions and adoption of new standards
  • Revenue recognition and long-term contracts
  • Group consolidations and reorganisations
  • Business combinations and acquisition accounting
  • Preparing for audit under first-time group or statutory requirements

Specialisms

Healthcare

For our healthcare clients, the pressure to evolve and streamline never goes away. You need to meet ever-changing regulations and navigate increasingly complex financial compliance. At the same time,
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SME

Growing SMEs. Growing our region’s economy.
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Services

Audits

An annual audit can deliver significant benefits for your company, such as: compliance with legal or borrowing requirements;a rigorous financial health check; orthe development of an assured financial
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