Experience

HSDC Havant & South Downs
• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee
• Deputy Principal

  • Jan 2021 - Present

Asater Consultancy Services Limited
• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• Owner

  • Apr 2008 - Present

Swindon College
• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Deputy Principal Resources

  • Jun 2019 - Jan 2021


Bracknell and Wokingham College

• Director of Finance

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2021

  I lead the college on a large part of the business support function, including: - Financial planning, Monitoring and financial reporting - Information Technology, Management and Financial Information Systems - Business development, marketing and admissions, - Facilities, Estates, Capital projects, planned and preventative maintenance programme - Liaising with Government agencies, Corporation members and all other stakeholders I lead the college on a large part of the business support function, including: - Financial planning, Monitoring and financial reporting - Information Technology, Management and Financial Information Systems - Business development, marketing and admissions, - Facilities, Estates, Capital projects, planned and preventative maintenance programme - Liaising with Government agencies, Corporation members and all other stakeholders



Various Local Authority Contracts

• Children's Services Finance Consultant

  • Dec 2009 - Jun 2015

  Over the last few years I've been involved in a wide variety of Schools and Children's Services finance projects for a number of Local Authorities and a Multi Academy Trust. I'm currently working with East Sussex County Council, supporting their Children's Services Management Teams and it's budget process. Prior to that I was at CfBT Multi Academy Trust in Reading supporting them with a number of Academy projects. For most of 2013 I worked for the London Borough of Redbridge as Group Finance Manager for Children's Services. The role included the management of a team of 12 professional finance staff dealing with all aspects of Children’s Services (Education, Social Care and Schools). Gross Expenditure in excess of £350m. The role also included a full review of the authority’s Children’s Trust budget management procedures and overspends. During 2012 and the early part of 2013 I was fully committed to implementing the National Schools Funding reform and High Needs pupil funding changes required by the Department for Education for 3 Local Authorities. Over the last 5 years I've been involved with the following pieces of work • Full Schools Funding Formula Reviews • Writing consultation papers and Schools Forum Reports • Presenting to Headteachers, Governors and Bursars • Analysing changes to the Dedicated Schools Grant • Submission of EFA Schools Budget Proformas in January 2014 and 2013 • Analysing impact of High Needs Funding changes for Pre and Post 16 • Preparation of the 2014/15 Schools Budget • Preparation of the 2014/15 Section 251 statement

• Director of Finance

  • 2015 - 2015

Swindon Borough Council
• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee
• Interim Education Finance Consultant

  • 2014 - 2015


Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Children's Services Finance Consultant

  • 2010 - 2013

• Children's Services Finance Consultant

  • 2010 - 2013


Serco
• France
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Consultant

  • 2012 - 2012


London Borough of Hounslow

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Financial Management Consultant

  • 2008 - 2010

  Summary Led and Managed a team of 11 Accountancy professionals (Permanent and Interim) delivering Revenue and Capital accounting and exchequer services to the Children’s Services and Lifelong Learning Department during a period of significant financial and structural change. Deputising for the Head of Children’s Services Finance Key Successes • Direct financial support to the Director of Children’s Services, other Chief officers and Lead Members • Managing down the significant budget Deficit in 2008/09 and 2009/10 • End to End management of the 2009/10 Budget Process for the Department • Financial support for a programme of savings totalling £6m • Financial support for a complete departmental staff restructuring • Costing and pricing £7m of Traded services to schools. • Implementation of a formalised budget monitoring process for the department for both revenue (£296m gross) and capital (£45m gross). • Closure of Accounts on time for 2007/08 and 2008/09 • Implementation of Agresso Invoice Manager across the department


London Borough of Brent
• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Interim Finance Consultant

  • 2008 - 2008


Wokingham Borough Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Children's Services Finance, Capital and Commissioning

  • 2001 - 2007

  Reporting to the Director of Children’s Services and acting as a key member of the Wokingham’s Children’s Services Leadership Team Dominic has lead on the following areas • Finance – Children’s Services (Education and Social Care) and Schools finance (Schools Forum, school budgets, monitoring and support). Providing high quality financial support and advice to all levels of the Authority and ensuring that the Council’s statutory responsibilities are discharged, including Section 151 responsibilities related to Children’s Services. Gross Budget of £120m, team of 12 staff• Capital and asset management - delivery and management of the Children’s Services capital and asset management programmes. Gross Budget of £20m per annum, team of 2 staff• Commissioning Strategy – Lead a team of staff involved with the development of a Commissioning strategy for Wokingham’s Children’s Services department. Team of 2 StaffSpecific Responsibilities• Budgeting, Monitoring and Closing Children’s Services Accounts (both Schools and Children’s Services)• Lead officer for Dedicated Schools Grant and Other Specific Grants• Lead Officer for Wokingham’s Schools Forum• Section 52 Statement Preparation• Leading on the Risk Management Strategy for the department• Providing an Audit Liaison function• Advising the department on the provision of Value for Money services• Leading on longer term service and financial planning and ensuring that these are aligned and integrated with the corporate plans• Influencing and negotiating with Children’s Trust partners (particularly the PCT). Particular involvement with Section 31 arrangements for CAMHs• Providing a client lead for the Children’s Services Capital Programme, including leading on the departments development and implementation of SLA with the corporate Property Services department• Member of the BSF One School Pathfinder project board• Leading on the development of the Children’s Services Commissioning Strategy

• Head of Children's Service Finance

  • 2001 - 2007

• Head of Children's Service Finance

  • 2001 - 2007


North Somerset Council
• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee
• Accountant

  • 1996 - 1998


Avon County Council

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Accountant

  • 1988 - 1996

• Accountant

  • 1988 - 1996