Experience

Henry Street Garden Centre

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Present



Hall Hunter Partnership

• United Kingdom
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • May 2019 - Jan 2020

• Commercial Finance Manager

  • Nov 2017 - Jan 2020

  - Commercially focused role in the finance team of the UK/Europe's leading soft fruit business- Soley responsible for all sales reporting to senior stakeholders and wider business for a £60m+ turnover business- Conducted large project investment appraisals with over £3m initial investment for short and long term timelines along with managing the grant applications from the RPA - Active role in the budgeting process and working with Farm managers to understand variance/cost control in their businesses- Implemented a bespoke forecasting and reporting system for the business looking at both short and long term views and bringing forecast accuracy- Use of live business reporting system Qlik to present valuable information to all business users- Responsible for a wide range of tasks during month end accounts preparation; both Profit and Loss and balance sheet focussed- Progessed through structured graduate scheme to gain experience in the fields and going on various agronomic courses while also spending time processing invoices, managing VAT returns and accruals/prepayments.

• Business Analyst

  • Jan 2017 - Oct 2017

  - Commercially focused role in the finance team of the UK/Europe's leading soft fruit business- Soley responsible for all sales reporting to senior stakeholders and wider business for a £60m+ turnover business- Conducted large project investment appraisals with over £3m initial investment for short and long term timelines along with managing the grant applications from the RPA - Active role in the budgeting process and working with Farm managers to understand variance/cost control in their businesses- Implemented a bespoke forecasting and reporting system for the business looking at both short and long term views and bringing forecast accuracy- Use of live business reporting system Qlik to present valuable information to all business users- Responsible for a wide range of tasks during month end accounts preparation; both Profit and Loss and balance sheet focussed- Progessed through structured graduate scheme to gain experience in the fields and going on various agronomic courses while also spending time processing invoices, managing VAT returns and accruals/prepayments.

• Accounts assistant

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2016

• Graduate grower

  • May 2015 - Sep 2015



Hazlewoods

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Accounting Trainee

  • Jul 2014 - Apr 2015

  Main responsibilities involved preparing financial accounts and tax computations for a wide range of agricultural, horticultural and equine clients, gaining a valuable insight into how many different businesses operate Main responsibilities involved preparing financial accounts and tax computations for a wide range of agricultural, horticultural and equine clients, gaining a valuable insight into how many different businesses operate



Foudry Farming

• Harvest Worker

  • Jul 2012 - Sep 2012

  I worked as a summer tractor driver for this collaboration of 3 highly entrepreneurial and award winning farms; Arable, Beef (750 cows) and Dairy (200 cow) that carry out 3,500 acres of stubble to stubble contracting. This job was secured after 3 weeks work experience. I worked as a summer tractor driver for this collaboration of 3 highly entrepreneurial and award winning farms; Arable, Beef (750 cows) and Dairy (200 cow) that carry out 3,500 acres of stubble to stubble contracting. This job was secured after 3 weeks work experience.



Foudry Farming

• Work experience Tractor Driver

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2011



Farley Farms

• General Farm Worker

  • Oct 2010 - May 2011

  Carried out weekend and afternoon feeding on this M&S Dairy run by Velcourt. Done while working for my A Levels. Carried out weekend and afternoon feeding on this M&S Dairy run by Velcourt. Done while working for my A Levels.



Henry Street Garden Centre

• General Worker

  • Mar 2006 - Oct 2010

  Carrying out general estate work such as fencing, while also getting involved in the rose growing and Garden Centre side of the business. This was carried out as a weekend job Carrying out general estate work such as fencing, while also getting involved in the rose growing and Garden Centre side of the business. This was carried out as a weekend job