Experience

Vysus Group

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Sep 2021 - Present



Claxton Engineering Services Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 100 - 200 Employee

• CFO

  • Aug 2019 - Sep 2021



Proserv

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Vice President Global Finance - Field Technology Services

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

• Vice President - Subsea Operations

  • Nov 2017 - Sep 2018

  Lead the Birchmoss Subsea Services Business ensuring high quality, safe and consistently high performing delivery to the customer base. Development and presentation of business plans including new business opportunities, capital investment, R&D and resource requirements to ensure the continuing profitability, productivity and growth of the organisation. Liaise and cooperate with the other global Subsea Services Businesses for sharing of equipment, resource, ideas and people that best benefit our customers and the Proserv business as a whole.Manage all operational functions to provide a high standard or service provision, including coordination between Projects, Field Services, Workshop, Engineering, Support Functions and Clients.Drive delivery of high quality, competitive tender responses and new business capture ensuring full understanding and sign off of requirements, deliverables, risks and liabilities of the scope of work as defined and awarded by the Client.Support Business Development by attending Client Meetings and Workshops as well as delivering forecast and budget information for the facility.Drive investment decisions and make recommendations as required in plant, tooling and people (replacement vs repair and maintenance) to deliver maximum efficiency from the facility.Ensure work processes and quality standards employed by reporting teams are consistent with both Company and Customer requirements including QHSE and Ethics policies and standards.Manage operations to ensure service efficiency, optimum quality, service, safety and cost effective management of resources.Ensure the business is “right sized” in terms of employees and available capacity to ensure continued delivery of profitable and safe operations. This has involved some difficult decisions with regards to headcount.Manage and provide direction to reporting teams ensuring all are aware of Company, business unit, team and personal goals and objectives. Show less

• Vice President Finance - UK & Europe

  • Jun 2016 - Nov 2017

  Responsible for overall UK finance function, covering 5 sites and working closely with UK President on overall UK strategy.Working closely with each site’s GM on business performance, forecasting process and budgeting.Working with site’s GMs on cost savings with regards to real estate and personnelResponsible for reducing rooftops and identifying opportunities for cross utilisation to reduce overall UK costOversaw project to reduce UK’s inventory by 25%Overall responsibility for UK P&L and Balance sheet and ensuring that all recs are correct and backed upEnsure correct accounting processes are in place at each site, with focus on correct POC accounting mechanism in Great Yarmouth facilityInvolved with rolling out the global ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics) to UK sites and then further refining to move Scottish sites onto one ledger. Show less

• Group Business Planning Manager

  • Mar 2015 - May 2016

• Finance Manager

  • Apr 2013 - Mar 2015



Heathrow

• United Kingdom
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Finance - Aberdeen International Airport

  • Sep 2011 - Mar 2013



GE

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Field Services & EUK Services Finance Manager

  • Sep 2007 - Sep 2011

  P&L finance leader for the Global Field Services & EUK Services business. Provide direct finance and commercial support to Global Field Services VP & EUK Services VP. Managed multi-faceted team across 3 locations in the UK.Finance lead in planning a new facility in Montrose with the EUK Services leader as part of a $6.0MM investment with full analysis of future returns and cash flow. Worked with the management to undertake the restructuring project. Award received from the COO for this project Director of 4 UK entities who operate globally. Bank approver and cheque signatory for all UK registered entitiesManage forecast and budgeting process for the business and compiling the details for the weekly business reviews with operational team.Part of the wider ERP implementation team for Oracle system with regular HQ workouts Show less

• North Africa and Caspian Financial Controller

  • Dec 2006 - Sep 2007

• Caspian Financial Controller

  • Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

• Aftermarket Business Analyst

  • Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

• Management Accountant

  • Jun 2004 - Dec 2005



Weatherford

• Ireland
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reporting Accountant

  • 2002 - 2004