Finance Director

• Jan 2015 - Present

I am a member of the College’s Senior Management Team, with responsibility for all College financial matters, Estates, Catering, IT, Payroll, Procurement, Legal and Insurance. I attend and present at Governing Board meetings, and have full responsibility for all key financial stakeholder relationships. I am a member of the College’s Senior Management Team, with responsibility for all College financial matters, Estates, Catering, IT, Payroll, Procurement, Legal and Insurance. I attend and present at Governing Board meetings, and have full responsibility for all key financial stakeholder relationships.

Director

• Jul 2010 - Present

OxTreeGen creates new woodlands in the UK to assist companies and individuals mitigate their carbon footprintWe have a range of consumer products - tree dedication gift packs, greetings and gift cards - that sell both online and via high street Retail.We offer businesses a range of services to help them reduce their carbon footprint, plant trees in the UK, and promote their green credentials to their existing and potential customer base.Our Fones for Forests campaign where we plant a tree for every old mobile phone we receive is open to everyone - schools, businesses, organisations and individuals.We are also commercial partners with Help For Heroes, NHS Forest and Against Breast Cancer - creating legacy woodlands for the supporters of these charities to enjoy.

Tax and Financial Operations Controller

• Jun 2012 - Dec 2014

Housing & Care 21 provide affordable housing and care to the over 55's, with turnover of circa £200m per annum, and 7500 staff throughout the UK.Since June 2014 I have had responsibility for all financial operations and transaction processing within the company, reporting into the Head of Finance and Treasury. I lead circa 55 staff in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Care Billing, Payroll, Property Income, Taxation and Insurance. Key tasks are to relocate the Property Income team from Cirencester and the Accounts Payable team from Beaconsfield into the new shared services office in Birmingham by the end of 2014.Previously I managed the Property Income Team based in Cirencester where our key focus was to reduce tenant rent arrears (reduced current tenant arrears from £2.8m to £1.4m in just over 1 year), and ensure that new tenants adhere to their tenancy agreement.

Finance Director

• Jun 2005 - Nov 2008

Overall responsibility for all finance and operations Overall responsibility for all finance and operations

Finance Director

• 2000 - 2005

Overall responsibility for all finance and operations. Overall responsibility for all finance and operations.

Financial Controller

• Jan 2000 - Jun 2000

Various

• Sep 1989 - Dec 1999

Various progressive financial management roles in several business units, culminating in Financial Controller at UniqueAir - a mobile phone service provider and distributor sold to Vodafone in 1999 Various progressive financial management roles in several business units, culminating in Financial Controller at UniqueAir - a mobile phone service provider and distributor sold to Vodafone in 1999