Ashley Miller joins Grant Thornton as corporate finance partner in Melbourne

Accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton has recruited Ashley Miller as a partner in its corporate finance division in Melbourne, bringing more than two decades of Big Four experience.

Ashley Miller crosses after a recent independent period in a variety of finance leadership roles at multiple companies, including Culture Amp, before which he spent more than two decades between KPMG and Deloitte, the latter as a partner.

Now, Miller brings his three decades worth of professional experience to Grant Thornton, where he will specialise in transaction advisory services as a partner in the accounting and consulting firm’s corporate finance division out of Melbourne.

“I’m eager to dive into advising clients on transactions across a range of industries,” Miller stated. “I enjoy helping guide them through the process, using my skills and experience to add value and work through challenges across all stages of the cycle. I aim to give clients confidence when undertaking activities during what tends to be a demanding process.”

Miller first joined KPMG's transactions services team in 1996 upon completion of a commerce degree at Monash University, following up his twelve years at the Big Four firm with another twelve at Deloitte, where he worked as a corporate finance partner with a focus on the agriculture, consumer products, healthcare, and transport sectors among others.

Since then, he has served as CFO for fintech start-up Moula, deputy CFO for healthcare provider Healthscope, and in a number of interim senior finance and independent consultancy roles and for a variety of companies in Australia and abroad, including as acting vice president for finance at employee experience platform Culture Amp.

“With the unique blend of industry and transaction expertise, Ashley takes a different perspective when advising clients,” stated national corporate finance leader Holly Stiles. “His experience leading large-scale transactions, being a business-side strategic advisor, finance leader and CFO, will be valuable when guiding clients on their strategic business decisions.”

Grant Thornton earlier this year brought in fellow former Big Four partner Mark Allsop (Deloitte and PwC) as a senior management consulting advisor, while soon the firm will welcome its first new Australian chief executive in a decade, with Said Jahani set to take over from Greg Keith from July.