Experience

The CFO Centre UK

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Portfolio Part-Time Finance Director

  • Dec 2016 - Present

  South East I'm a part-time Finance Director for the FD Centre, the world's number 1 provider of senior, high calibre part-time Finance Directors. Our business model means that growing businesses can take on a top quality finance director for a fraction of what it would cost to appoint one on a full-time basis. Our goal is to help busy MDs and CEOs free up time to grow their businesses while we take on the management of the finance function. The business was started in the UK back in 2001 and… Show more I'm a part-time Finance Director for the FD Centre, the world's number 1 provider of senior, high calibre part-time Finance Directors. Our business model means that growing businesses can take on a top quality finance director for a fraction of what it would cost to appoint one on a full-time basis. Our goal is to help busy MDs and CEOs free up time to grow their businesses while we take on the management of the finance function. The business was started in the UK back in 2001 and each year more and more business owners are choosing a part-time Finance Director over the full-time alternative. By way of an overview, we can help businesses: 1. Manage cashflow 2. Improve profit 3. Tighten up internal controls 4. Create reporting infrastructure to improve visibility 5. Plan for an exit 6. Manage risk 7. (Re)design the business plan and create an implementation timetable 8. Find investment/funding 9. Become compliant 10. Maximise tax efficiency 11. Advise on outsourcing 12. Manage the relationship with the bank What makes us different is: 1. The quality of our Finance Directors (only 1 out of every 100 applicants is accepted by the FD Centre). 2. Each FD Centre FD is part of a local collaborative team of high calibre FDs which means that all of our clients benefit from decades of experience and a rich and diverse combination of skills. 3. The FD Centre has national and international reach meaning that clients looking to expand both domestically and internationally can leverage our reach and global infrastructure. 4. The FD Centre has a vast network of partners and suppliers which means that our clients get to leverage our relationships for example with funders and banks and reduce the headaches associated with choosing outsourced providers for software installations and other high value purchases. Show less



Spirent Communications

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group VP Finance (Group Financial Controller)

  • Sep 2007 - Jun 2016

  Crawley, UK

• CFO

  • Aug 2002 - Sep 2007

  Rockville, MD, USA

• Group Commercial Finance Manager

  • Jul 2000 - Aug 2002

  Crawley, UK



Invensys Eurotherm

• Netherlands
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Divisional CFO

  • Jan 1998 - Dec 1999

  Billerica, MA, USA



Eurotherm

• United Kingdom
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Deputy Finance Director

  • Nov 1995 - Jan 1998

  Worthing, UK

• Financial Controller

  • Jan 1995 - Nov 1995

  Worthing, UK

• Group Treasurer

  • Nov 1992 - Jan 1995

  Horsham, UK



Quest Duthoit Chartered Accountants

• Audit Manager

  • Mar 1991 - Nov 1992

  Worthing, UK



Parkers Chartered Accountants

• Audit Senior

  • Sep 1987 - Mar 1991

  Hove, UK