Experience

Collaborative Academies Trust

• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Oct 2012 - Present

  I lead on all aspects of finance for the Trust Responsible to the CEO and directly to the Trust Board I am the Principle finance officer for the Trust and my role includes: Preparation of Trust ARR/Financial Statements/Liaising with the EFA/Pensions audit etc Implementing PSF Financials in all schools I support nine schools, five in Somerset, one in Essex and three in Northampton I lead on all aspects of finance for the Trust Responsible to the CEO and directly to the Trust Board I am the Principle finance officer for the Trust and my role includes: Preparation of Trust ARR/Financial Statements/Liaising with the EFA/Pensions audit etc Implementing PSF Financials in all schools I support nine schools, five in Somerset, one in Essex and three in Northampton



EdisonLearning Limited

• Head of Finance and Corporate Services

  • Jun 2012 - Present

  Leading on finance with support from internal resource, responsible to the Managing director.Overseeing the finance support to the sales and delivery teams.

• Finance Manager

  • May 2005 - May 2012

  All aspects of corporate finance. I brought back in-house the finance function that had been outsourced including wages/finance and reporting monthly in the UK in sterling and the US in dollars.Audit and statutory accounts completion.Supporting company strategy around the establishment of a joint venture in Abu Dhabi with Taaleem including joint venture finances and supporting the role out of the a project with ADEC.Financial information to support the bid proposals and free school proposals with the DfE and other providers.Governor at Lyons Hall Primary School



Eastern Data Processing Limited

• Essex

• Finance Manager

  • 2004 - May 2005

  Corporate finance for a UK IT company with a £12 million turnover and an Irish subsidiary. Responsible to the board Corporate finance for a UK IT company with a £12 million turnover and an Irish subsidiary. Responsible to the board



Joanne Olley Chartered Accountants

• Essex

• Freelance Accountant

  • 2000 - 2004

  Contract work for a variety of different Chartered Accountants. Audit and Statutory Accounts preparation for corporate and charitable companies. Contract work for a variety of different Chartered Accountants. Audit and Statutory Accounts preparation for corporate and charitable companies.



Conway Fielden Gough Chartered Accountants

• Audit Senior

  • 1999 - 2000

  Audit/ Accounts and Tax work for corporate client base. Audit/ Accounts and Tax work for corporate client base.



Jarvis and Co Chartered Accountants

• Gidea Park, Romford, Essex.

• Office Manager

  • Dec 1993 - Jun 1999

  Managing the office and providing accounting/audit and tax services for sole practitioner. Experience included charities and solicitors accounts. Managing the office and providing accounting/audit and tax services for sole practitioner. Experience included charities and solicitors accounts.



Bird Luckin

• Chelmsford, United Kingdom

• Training Chartered Accountant

  • Sep 1989 - Sep 1993

  Qualified as a Chartered Accountant- specialising in small corporate accounts/tax and audit. Qualified as a Chartered Accountant- specialising in small corporate accounts/tax and audit.