Director - Finance; Commercial; FP&A

• Oct 2015 - Present

• Overseeing and managing the core finance tasks including management accounting, accounts payable, billings, collections and payroll. • Improvement of Company processes, monthly reporting and internal controls, facilitating more useful management information and improved operational effectiveness. • Primary contact during due diligence concerning sale of Company by PE backed owners to U.S multinational. • Created real £ savings through management of audit, insurance, tax, property and banking relationships. • Creation of pricing matrix as a tool for tenders and commercials to better help understand the relationship between discount offered and chargeable time. • Management of team of 13 direct and indirect reports throughout time of business change. • Balance Sheet and cash flow forecasting during periods of refinancing and divestment resulting in successful outcomes for the business. • Responsible for financial due diligence during sale of operating division of the Company. • Responsible for the year-end financial close and statutory audit. • Provide effective and commercially focused management reporting packs together with insightful commentary. • Provide constructive challenge to departments during the annual budget process. • Support to the CEO in the commercial development of the business, acting as commercial manager for a business unit, including feedback on profitability, recoverability, rate card and tenders. • Production of client pricing database to ensure consistency in our commercials during pricing and tendering. • Ensure all statutory and tax filings are made when due. Show less

Management Information & Investor Relations

• Jul 2012 - Oct 2015

• Provision of consolidated management information, budgets and forecasts.• Monitor the portfolio of businesses to ensure effective execution of acquisition and disposal strategy.• Partner with financial advisory firms to value the Group’s businesses.• Review Group Sum-of-the-Parts valuation and market capitalisation.• Provision of accurate financial data for share price sensitive Interim Management Statements & Trading Updates. • Delivery of commentary and analysis on movements against forecast and budget.• Consolidate Group M&A pipeline with focus on available acquisition headroom and key ratios.• Provision of timely, relevant and accurate financial data for executive team.• Partnered with head of IR to establish milestone reporting for each business within the Group.• Meeting with sell-side and buy-side analysts and investors.• Collaborate with executive team to gain upgrade to Company credit rating.• Ensure the varied requests of different stakeholders are met in a timely manner. Show less

Group Financial Accountant

• May 2007 - Jul 2012

• Multi-currency Group financial consolidation.• Preparation of interim and year end annual report and accounts.• Delivery of management information, budgets and forecasts, including Board level commentary.• Provided commercial accounting support to the Group’s operating companies.• Established and maintained internal controls, serve as a liaison to external auditors.• Gained extensive operational and business experience.

Audit Senior

• Aug 2005 - May 2007

Audit Trainee

• Aug 2002 - Aug 2005