Experience

North East Surrey College of Technology (NESCOT)

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  CFO for NESCOT, a large Further and Higher Education college in Surrey, responsible for Finance and Estates. CFO for NESCOT, a large Further and Higher Education college in Surrey, responsible for Finance and Estates.



Prostate Cancer UK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Resources

  • Jun 2019 - Feb 2022

  After two successful years at Blind Veterans I am excited to join Prostate Cancer UK as Director of Resources, responsible for Finance, HR and IT. After two successful years at Blind Veterans I am excited to join Prostate Cancer UK as Director of Resources, responsible for Finance, HR and IT.



Blind Veterans UK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director Of Resources

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2019

  As Director of Resources I was responsible for Finance, IT, Estates and Transport for Blind Veterans, which is a large charity with Net Assets of £150m and annual costs of over £30m. As Director of Resources I was responsible for Finance, IT, Estates and Transport for Blind Veterans, which is a large charity with Net Assets of £150m and annual costs of over £30m.



The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Finance Director

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2017

  Responsible for Finance and HR for the DofE and key responsibilities included: - ownership of the Income and Expenditure Statement and the Balance Sheet for the DofE, ensuring no surprises and optimal cash management; - heading the Audit and Investment Committee to highlight key issues and actions to give Trustees assurance that risks are known and well managed; - managing and attending all Trustee meetings, ensuring papers are clear and available in advance of the meeting, and that all Finance issues are known, to give Trustees confidence in the management of the Charity; - production and filing of Statutory reports for the Charity; - liaison with external Auditors to ensure annual Accounts are prepared on time and with no control/risks issues; - preparation and presentation of monthly management reporting so that performance issues are clear and understood by the Executive team and required actions are taken; - management of both the annual Budget and Forecast processes - objective review and challenge of all operational activity to ensure costs are bench-marked, income is maximised, and processes are optimised.



Whirlpool Corporation

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Director, EMEA Finance Services

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2014

  AS FD for EMEA Finance Services I was responsible for the Shared Services team in Dublin as well as the team in Delhi. I also led the Finance Transformation for the entire EMEA region. This was a 3 year programme to lead Finance change to streamline all Finance processes and to move R2R, B2C and P2P from countries into shared services. This Finance transformation programme involved working with our chosen partner, KPMG, to deliver the change and I drove the 3 stage process of Strategy, Solution Design and Implementation. This Finance transformation was successfully implemented and resulted in headcount savings of over 25% and cost savings of €10m per year.

• Finance Director North West Europe (UK, Ireland, France and Nordics)

  • Apr 2009 - Sep 2012

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• Finance Director UK & Ireland

  • Jan 2006 - Mar 2009

  Reporting to the UK & Ireland Managing Directors responsibilities include managing the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow for both business (annual sales of over £80m), working closely with the MDs to develop and implement the business strategy, managing the forecasting, planning and reporting, ensuring compliance with Sarbanes Oxley, presenting Quarterly to the European Executive team on all areas of performance, developing the Finance team and building relationships across Europe. In addition I managed the European integation of Maytag (a $5 billion global aquisition).

• UK Finance and Operations Director

  • Jan 2004 - Dec 2005

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WH Smith USA

• Manufacturing

• VP Finance

  • Aug 2001 - Dec 2003

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WHSmith

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reporting Controller

  • Sep 1998 - Jul 2001

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• Commercial Controller

  • Nov 1996 - Sep 1998

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Tesco Stores Ltd

• Capital Planning and Investment Appraisal Manager

  • Sep 1995 - Nov 1996

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• Capital Accountant

  • May 1994 - Aug 1995

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• Retail Accountant

  • May 1992 - Apr 1994

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• Commercial Accountant

  • Oct 1990 - Apr 1992

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