Experience

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  Brighter Green Engineering Limited

  • United Kingdom
  • Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Managing Director

    • Dec 2019 - Present

  • Finance Director

    • Jun 2017 - Dec 2019

    Brighter Green Engineering Limited is an operations and Maintenance contractor specialising in the solar industry with operations in the UK.Oversight of all aspects of financial management and reportingCommercial contracting, pricing and business partneringCompany Director including company secretarial workImplementation of new financial and business systemsEnsuring profitably managed rapid business growth

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  Hospedia Ltd

  • Financial Controller

    • Nov 2015 - Jun 2017

    Hospedia is the world’s leading operator of Point of Care software and services in healthcare, covering 70,000 beds in over 155 sites, delivering Patient Media, Patient Engagement and Clinical Workflow to the bedside. Hospedia is also the UK’s leading provider of Patient Flow Management software to over 20 hospitals.Provide financial and operating information throughout the organisation including statutory and management reporting as well bank and PE reporting.

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  Infonetica Ltd

  • United Kingdom
  • Information Technology & Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • Jul 2012 - Nov 2015

    Infonetica provides a range of practical, proven and professional web-based software solutions for the research industry. Used by major CROs and Pharma companies, national governments and individual hospitals the solutions cover ethics and governance approvals, research management, tissue tracking and online training.Hands-on management including product development, implementation and sales negotiation.

  • Financial Controller

    • Nov 2010 - Jul 2012

    • Responsible for developing financial and HR systems after company purchase.• Improved reporting systems to produce management accounts on the second day after month end.• Developed product line financial analysis to aid pricing decisions.• Extracted financial data from Sage 50 and in-house order system to produce financial reports and aid commercial decision-making.

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  SERVE Afghanistan

  • Finance Director

    • Jun 2004 - Feb 2011

    An overseas development charity, Kabul, Afghanistan.Organisation has 230 staff, a budget of GBP 1.3 million and is focused on charitable work in the fields of preventative health, community development and disability. Responsible for all financial management aspects of the organization. In particular, responsibilities included:· Advising the Executive Director on financial matters, deputizing in his absence, attending Board meetings and chairing Executive Committee meetings.· Developing organisation's accounting and financial control systems.· Supervising preparation of the year-end financial statements and monthly management accounts.· Managing all donor relationships including proposals, reporting and monitoring visits.· Successful preparation and submission of EUR 650k proposal to the European Union.· Supervising and capacity building head office finance team of 3 persons and IT officer.· Implementation of HRM Orange personnel database.· Periodic security coordination including crisis management.

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  Tearfund

  • Senior Management Accountant

    • Jan 2002 - Apr 2004

    · Production of budgeting and planning information including historic trends analysis· Provision of financial information including monthly management accounts and financial reports· Liaison with team leaders and budget holders to assist in understanding financial information· Deputising for the Financial Controller and implementing selected systems improvements· Internal audit of overseas programmes· Use of Sage Enterprise accounting software, in house database software and microsoft excel including pivot tables, macros and query tools· Project management of selection, purchase and implementation of Analyst Financials financial reporting software

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  HEED Bangladesh

  • Finance Director

    • Apr 1999 - Jan 2002

    Seconded by TearfundOrganisation has 600 staff and activities include a handicrafts business (turnover of GBP 0.5 million), microfinance business (total assets of GBP 1.8 million) and charitable work (budget of GBP 0.6million). Responsible for all financial management aspects of the organization. In particular, responsibilities included:· Advising the Executive Director on financial matters and deputizing in his absence· Developing organisation's accounting and management information systems and IT capacity· Supervising preparation of the year end financial statements and management accounts· Corresponding with donor organisations on financial matters and preparing project proposals· Supervising head office finance team of 7 persons.

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  Ernst & Young

  • Audit Supervisor

    • Sep 1994 - Mar 1999

    · Performed audit fieldwork on clients ranging from small charities to small listed companies· Clients included Brands Hatch (motor sports), RCI Europe (timeshare exchanges and travel),; · Supervised small audit teams· Used a variety of automated audit tools as well as standard word processing and spreadsheet software· Experience in using and training others to use computer-based analytical tools

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  Resort Condominiums International Europe

  • Management Accountant

    • Jan 1998 - May 1998

    Seconded by Ernst & Young· Group financial reporting for 15 European timeshare exchange and travel companies including multicurrency consolidation.· Preparation of monthly management accounts in excel including product price and mix analysis.· Use of JD Edwards accounting software.