About
Professional Summary
Abel currently works as part of the Accurates team within the Rating department where the general aim is to identify Business Rates discrepancies and anomalies. As a compliance and audit manager, Abel has worked on various rates audit and rating cases.
Abel graduated from Aston University with a degree in Business Management and Public Policy.
Accomplishments
Achieving recoveries of over £140,000 within two months of receiving an audit instruction from a national gym chain.
Ran an audit of one the largest operators of pubs and restaurants in the country; resulting in savings of £500,000.
Providing leads within 2017 that resulted in savings in excess of £700,000.
Education
Aston Business School - B.Sc Business Management and Public Policy
Memberships & Involvements
IRRV (Tech)
Clients
Fujitsu,Tesco,The Co-Operative, SIG, Mapeley, TUI, Mitchells＆Butlers, Vodafone, Wilko Retail
Services
Skills
Service Lines
My Team
My Team
I have over 20 years’ experience in the Rating industry and head up the Accurates team at Colliers International.
I started my career at Wolverhampton City Council in 1999 within the Revenues Department. I joined Colliers International in 2007 as a Rating Compliance & Audit Manager and was ultimately promoted to Head of Accurates in 2020. I am a diploma member of the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV).
Philip joined the rating team at Colliers CRE in December 2004. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (FIRRV) and has approximately 20 years experience local government experience of the management and collection of local taxation charges. Philip is a former examiner for the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (Level 3 Certificate in Local Taxation - Non-Domestic Rating Law) and a former External Quality Assurance Officer for the IRRV's Level III Diploma in Local Taxation.