Experience

The CFO Centre UK

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Portfolio Chief Finance Officer on behalf of The CFO Centre

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Providing part time CFO services to entrepreneurial and owner managed businesses, typically with a turnover between £1m and £50m, who don't want, don't need, or can't afford a full-time CFO. Providing part time CFO services to entrepreneurial and owner managed businesses, typically with a turnover between £1m and £50m, who don't want, don't need, or can't afford a full-time CFO.



PROMAN UK

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Group Financial Director

  • Oct 2012 - Mar 2022



Turning Point

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Business Partner

  • Oct 2011 - Oct 2012

  I provide budget holders with financial guidance and challenge and constantly strive for a more commercial outlook to drive the departments towards the organisations strategic aims. I work with the budget holders to produce their annual budgets and quarterly re-forecasts challenging the numbers and providing a commentary of the overall sector movements to the Head of Commercial Finance and the CFO. I work with the budget holders to explain and understand their variances to budget / forecast and to provide meaningful MI to the head of Commercial Finance, CFO and Assistant Chief Executives. I Assist Heads of department by quantifying and scenario planning the latest initiatives and providing a steer on the most financially beneficial options. I also try and focus on the non-financial implications of the initiatives such as change & people management whilst upholding the standards of the organisation. Show less



Kellogg Company

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Accountant / FBP

  • Apr 2010 - Oct 2011

  Originally recruited as a project accountant on a finance re-organisation I moved roles to fill a resource shortage as a Finance Business Partner within the Med & Middle East area of the organisation. I assisted the budgetholders in understanding their phasing and the control of their costs. I also undertook project work in profitability analysis of various product lines making reccomendations to the Marketing & Finance managers. I then transitioned to the European Shared Service centre where I was involved in a systems project around the clearup of obsolete Purchase Orders and implementing Controls to prevent future buildup. Show less



Beever and Struthers

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Trainee ACA Accountant

  • Feb 2006 - Apr 2010