Experience

Harvey Bowes Financial Services Ltd
• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Creative Property Finance Broker

  • Sep 2022 - Present


PROPERTY BREEZE LTD

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Managing Director of a company specialising in the conversion of residential properties into houses of multiple (Shared) occupation. Property Breeze specialises in sourcing, developing and managing HMOs for the professional tenant market on the South Coast England. Property Breeze's HMOs are purposely designed properties tailored to the modern co-living professional tenant. My role within the organisation is the overall business strategy, investor relations, sourcing of suitable properties and management of the team dealing with refurbs and tenant/property management. Show less



Langmead Herbs

• United Kingdom
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commercial Finance Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Jan 2020

  The Langmead Group operates in Property development, Farming, Energy, and Herbs Within the UK and Spain. I was employed in the Herb division: • Employed to leas a UK team of 2 during a period of transition while the new financial director arrived. Responsible for weekly & monthly reporting and product costings, Capex modelling and Budgeting. • Specific projects assigned to me personally are an SAP migration, SAP Production module implementation and overhaul and vastly improve the transparency of reporting in the Spain business during a time of business turnaround. • Reviewed the Spanish Operation (30 employees) to vastly improve reporting quality and transparency and undertake a strategic review of the business to assess opportunities to turn around business. Following review, the business was closed as opportunities available did not warrant the distraction from the UK business. Show less



STEELMIN LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Chemical Manufacturing

• Director of Finance

  • Apr 2018 - Apr 2019

  Finance Director, Steelmin Ltd, London & Bosnia Steelmin Ltd is a Heavy Metal (Ferro Silicon) producer with a plant in Jajce, Bosnia with a capacity of 30,000 tonnes per annum, financed by private equity. • As Finance Director I was responsible for the presentation of management information to the MD and Board. I led a team of 5 people during the commissioning of the plant. • I am party to, and influenced negotiations with banks and private equity groups in partnering and/or purchasing the business and responsible for presenting the financial pack. • During commissioning I was instrumental in the design and implementation of business processes, reporting and key performance indicators. • Contributed to a £1.5m R&D Tax relief claim pertaining to our work in a technologically uncertain field. Show less



Siemens Wind Power

• China
• Building Materials

• Test Center Controller

  • Apr 2015 - Mar 2017

   Cost Saving Initiative Presentation and Reporting. Present and report R&D cost saving initiatives to senior management.  Activity Based Costing: Develop and implement activity based costing system to benchmark Siemens R&D Testing cost versus the industry and facilitate €40M Investment decisions.  Control and Reporting: Annual budget preparation (€50M), monthly control and reporting of the Test Centre financial performance.  Cost Saving Initiative Presentation and Reporting. Present and report R&D cost saving initiatives to senior management.  Activity Based Costing: Develop and implement activity based costing system to benchmark Siemens R&D Testing cost versus the industry and facilitate €40M Investment decisions.  Control and Reporting: Annual budget preparation (€50M), monthly control and reporting of the Test Centre financial performance.



The Butcher Shop

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Director

  • Jan 2010 - Feb 2015

  Part of strategic team driving The Butcher Shop and 9 other companies in the Food Production/Agricultural Industries with a combined turnover of 25 million USD per annum and 400 employees. Responsible for Finance and HR departments. During tenure turnover trebled and workforce doubled. Key member of team that successfully planned and implemented the turn around plans for 2 companies running retails butcheries within the supermarket chains: PnP & Shoppers Botswana. Month end reporting reduced from 8 to 4 days. Implemented and designed company incentive and pension schemes Key responsibilities included: Day to day management of team of 11 Board reviews of individual companies Strategic and Operational reviews with operational mangers Financing application preparation and facilitation Budgets, forecasts and monthly reporting Facilitating annual audits for seven companies Show less



Amcom (Formerly L7 Solutions)

• Management Accountant

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2009

  I was employed at L7 Solutions on a project to review and improve the entire inventory control process. In it's maiden audit the auditors wrote off 40% of it's inventory holding. Key to this role was the trouble shooting of process failures and then recommend and implement new robust procedures between procurement, accounts and the sales team. Key to this role was engaging the different stakeholders and building relationships. I was employed at L7 Solutions on a project to review and improve the entire inventory control process. In it's maiden audit the auditors wrote off 40% of it's inventory holding. Key to this role was the trouble shooting of process failures and then recommend and implement new robust procedures between procurement, accounts and the sales team. Key to this role was engaging the different stakeholders and building relationships.



Cliffs Natural Resources

• Management Accountant

  • Mar 2009 - Jul 2009

  My project while at Cliffs natural resources was to facilitate the audit of three companies, consolidate their accounts and produce the consolidated financial statements fit for publication on the stock exchange. Other duties included Business case reviews complete with sensitivity analyses and recommendations, Inventory impairment accounting process design and Variance analyses of mining performance. My project while at Cliffs natural resources was to facilitate the audit of three companies, consolidate their accounts and produce the consolidated financial statements fit for publication on the stock exchange. Other duties included Business case reviews complete with sensitivity analyses and recommendations, Inventory impairment accounting process design and Variance analyses of mining performance.



GBS Gold Australia Pty. Ltd.

• Australia
• Mining

• Management Accountant

  • Jan 2008 - Apr 2008

  At GBS Gold I designed an automated excel template to standardise the financial statement production for a group of 13 companies before consolidation compliant with Australian and Canadian statutory requirements. At GBS Gold I designed an automated excel template to standardise the financial statement production for a group of 13 companies before consolidation compliant with Australian and Canadian statutory requirements.



DHL Express UK

• United Kingdom
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Support Functions Analyst

  • Nov 2006 - Sep 2007

  Financial control and support of the IT (£13Mil budget) & HR (£8Mil budget) functions including control of performance versus target, preparation of budget & management reports and project business case development. Financial control and support of the IT (£13Mil budget) & HR (£8Mil budget) functions including control of performance versus target, preparation of budget & management reports and project business case development.

• Capital / Project Analyst

  • Aug 2004 - Mar 2006

  I was responsible for the first pass review of all business cases submitted to finance for approval by each department within the UK. Business cases were tested for robustness using sensitivity analyses. This was a very consultative process with business case owner. Upon recommendation for approval I would be assist in the production of the presentation for board approval/review.

• Assistant Management Accountant

  • Nov 2003 - Jul 2004


DHL European Shared Service Centre
• Balance Sheet Accountant

  • Jul 2001 - Oct 2003