Experience

K3

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Group Corporate Finance Director

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Group-wide Corporate Finance support role for a leading global supplier of integrated business systems to retailers, manufacturers and distributors. Group-wide Corporate Finance support role for a leading global supplier of integrated business systems to retailers, manufacturers and distributors.



Malvern Panalytical Pharmaceuticals

• United Kingdom
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Finance Director

  • Oct 2018 - Dec 2020

  Finance Director for all Concept Life Sciences services, an ambitious CRO business backed by Spectis plc in this fast developing market sector. Finance Director for all Concept Life Sciences services, an ambitious CRO business backed by Spectis plc in this fast developing market sector.



Cape plc

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Oct 2016 - Oct 2018

  Responsibility post legacy company migration for all UK ledgers, credit control, risk management, payrolls and employee expenses in a £354m annual revenue business stream. Focus on efficiency, development of internal controls and compliance, strong governance, unification of policies and procedures across all companies and systems. Project-based responsibility for key UK projects as required by senior leadership team.

• • Jul 2013 - Oct 2016

  Support across a £296m annual revenue UK business stream to UK FD, UK Exec team and Group including consolidated financial management and reporting, integrity of results, appropriate internal controls and compliance, strong governance, oversee the largest UK ledger teams, acquisition due diligence, and tax and treasury compliance. Also specific projects as required to investigate and resolve issues of high value, risk or priority for the senior leadership team.

• • Nov 2010 - Jun 2013

  Divisional Financial Controller role reporting to UK FD, directly responsible for financial management of £159m annual revenue stream, and supporting UK FD with financial management of wider UK business (annual revenue £321m). This was a key role to embed the newly decentralised UK Finance function while also managing the largest of those new regional teams based in Warrington.



Worldwide travel

• Career break

  • Sep 2009 - Nov 2010



Sage UK

• Manchester & Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

• Head of Finance - Accountants Division

  • Jan 2008 - Sep 2009

  Senior commercial finance role for £27m revenue division. Reporting to divisional MD, supporting financial and non-financial decisions around business growth, product and market strategy to drive the business forward. Also key link for UK FC/FD with division to support planning and decision making and protect business models at both divisional and UK level. Senior commercial finance role for £27m revenue division. Reporting to divisional MD, supporting financial and non-financial decisions around business growth, product and market strategy to drive the business forward. Also key link for UK FC/FD with division to support planning and decision making and protect business models at both divisional and UK level.



Haden Building Management (Balfour Beatty Group)

• Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Divisional Management Accountant & Contract Accountant

  • Sep 2004 - Dec 2007

  Traditional divisional MA role reporting to divisional FC/FD, responsible for daily management of Finance function for £78m revenue division. Then moved into commercial finance role to support £20m revenue growth sector of PFI business for operational experience, reporting to sector Director and Operations Accountant. Traditional divisional MA role reporting to divisional FC/FD, responsible for daily management of Finance function for £78m revenue division. Then moved into commercial finance role to support £20m revenue growth sector of PFI business for operational experience, reporting to sector Director and Operations Accountant.