Chief Financial Officer

• Aug 2021 - Present

CFO

• Jan 2021 - Present

Providing services to organisations striving to realise the full potential of their finance function, operating systems or management information. Taking strain from business principals by managing and delivering elements of business plans. Providing services to organisations striving to realise the full potential of their finance function, operating systems or management information. Taking strain from business principals by managing and delivering elements of business plans.

Finance & Operations Manager

• Jun 2017 - Oct 2020

Business review with local and US executive. Budget and forecast derivation, monitoring of critical success factors. Design of key business metrics and dashboard reporting. Review of proposals and in-progress projects against commercial and performance criteria. Interface with DXC legal team to ensure appropriate commercial construct consistent with deliverables and project risk factors. Ownership of key business improvement initiatives including contingent workforce optimisation, workforce structure, cost and pricing mechanisms. Implementation of opportunity-to-cash operating platform interfacing sales, consultant scheduling, project management and financials.

CFO - UXC Consulting

• Jun 2010 - Jun 2017

Member of an executive team undertaking the consolidation of seven distinct business units into a single operating entity. Spearheaded transition to common accounting platform, operating process and commercial standards. Liaison with UXC legal team to ensure appropriate commercial construct in accordance with various financial models (SaaS, phased project, outsourced etc.)Lead due diligence and integration of acquired businesses.Oversaw business review and governance framework achieving best in class results against business KPIs.

FP&A Manager Business Solutions Group

• Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

Reporting to the CEO, the role focussed on partnering with the senior management of 16 business units in the business solutions group in preparation of management reporting material and evaluation of business KPIs in an intense growth phase. Responsibility for co-ordination of budgeting, forecasting and decision support as well as variance and sensitivity analysis to assess risk and opportunity. Consultative role in strategic plans and success roadmaps.Significant business integration, acquisition and divestment activity.

Assoc. Dir. M&A.

• Jan 2007 - Jun 2009

Lead due diligence process and assessment of more than 25 target companies against acquisition criteria culminating in 11 transactions.Integration planning in consort with business unit senior management ongoing involvement in business reviews and execution of benefit realisation.

CFO

• 2004 - 2007

Reconfigured accounting system and processes to increase efficiencies and deliver uplift in business KPIs. Introduced balanced scorecard broadening the scope of business review beyond financials to include HR, Sales and Delivery dimensions focusing on staff development & retention, customer margins and project success criteria. Reconfigured accounting system and processes to increase efficiencies and deliver uplift in business KPIs. Introduced balanced scorecard broadening the scope of business review beyond financials to include HR, Sales and Delivery dimensions focusing on staff development & retention, customer margins and project success criteria.

FP&A Manager, Europe

• Jan 2002 - Sep 2004

Partnered with senior management in each of 10 European centres in order to compile strategic plans and determine critical success factors. Collaboration on business review documentation and presentation to Board. Set up reporting and BI platforms to focus on business KPIs and continual improvement. Partnered with senior management in each of 10 European centres in order to compile strategic plans and determine critical success factors. Collaboration on business review documentation and presentation to Board. Set up reporting and BI platforms to focus on business KPIs and continual improvement.

Financial Controller

• Jan 2000 - Apr 2003