Experience

PPL Humber Bulk Terminal
• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Import and Export
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Terminal FD

  • Aug 2021 - Present

KCOM
• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee
• Director of Transformation

  • Mar 2020 - Sep 2020


ResQ Limited

• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Finance Director

  • Mar 2017 - Oct 2018

  ResQ is a Hull based Customer Contact Centre business working with major UK companies and employing over 800 staff. Appointed to a new role reporting to the CEO responsible for providing insightful, commercially focused management information and analysis together with the provision of challenge, support and guidance to the business leaders; development of internal controls and procedures; effective working capital and treasury management; and the delivery of enhanced budgeting and cash flow forecasting processes. Responsible for developing a small finance function to support the business in its growth aspirations. Show less



Catfoss Group

• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  Catfoss Group is a consortium of companies that provide commercial buildings including hotels, housing and student accommodation to the private and public sectors across the UK. Interim role to assist in the delivery of a number of investment projects and strengthen the financial reporting of the Group. Catfoss Group is a consortium of companies that provide commercial buildings including hotels, housing and student accommodation to the private and public sectors across the UK. Interim role to assist in the delivery of a number of investment projects and strengthen the financial reporting of the Group.



Associated British Ports

• United Kingdom
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Finance

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2016

  ABP is the UK’s largest operator of ports through a network of 21 ports with the Humber division accounting for 60% of the Group’s activity with turnover of £300m and 1,000 employees. Initially recruited to cover a five month secondment and subsequently appointed to a new role upon the creation of the Humber division. Responsible for managing a team of 15 staff providing local and group management reporting including statutory accounts as well as overseeing a further 15 staff providing central service functions. Key responsibilities include timely production of monthly management information, reporting performance including KPIs to the Board, preparation of the annual budget and five year business plan, project appraisals, preparing and presenting investment submissions to the Board, risk management, assisting with commercial negotiations and identifying efficiency improvement opportunities. Show less



BrightHouse

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Mar 2013 - May 2013

  Brighthouse is the UK’s largest rent to own retailer operating from 280 shops and turnover of £300m. Project Manager for a £220m corporate bond issue and £25m RCF banking facility. Responsible for ensuring the bond issue was delivered on time, liaising with the advisors and provision of information to rating agencies. Brighthouse is the UK’s largest rent to own retailer operating from 280 shops and turnover of £300m. Project Manager for a £220m corporate bond issue and £25m RCF banking facility. Responsible for ensuring the bond issue was delivered on time, liaising with the advisors and provision of information to rating agencies.



UK Coal

• Mining
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Finance Director - Mining

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2012

  Appointed as part of a new senior management team recruited to turn around the failing mining business.Key role in preparation of the Company’s Survival Plan, presenting this to the Board and a senior member of the delivery team; accountability for delivery of a lower cost base for the mining business – £12m saving delivered.Senior member of an intervention team deployed to improve the operational performance of the largest mine. Responsible for coaching the management team in financial discipline, controlling costs and presenting progress to the Board.Responsible for recruitment, management and development of a team of nine accountants for the delivery of weekly, monthly and annual reporting together with preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecast updates, rebuilding the budgetary control process, engagement with line management across the business and ensuring timely reporting of performance. Show less

• Project Manager

  • Dec 2009 - Sep 2010

  Whilst retained as a consultant to the Surface Mines buisness I was responsible for:• Preparing the investment case and securing the external funding for £26m of new plant.• Securing £9m of third party investment to fund the opening up of three new surface mines.• Running a tendering process through OJEC for the outsourcing of a surface mine site.• Coordinating the disposal of a surface mine site to a third party operator



Documetric Ltd

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Finance Director

  • Apr 2008 - Sep 2008

  Recruited as Finance Director to assist in a transformational acquisition project and subsequently to build and manage the finance function for the enlarged business Recruited as Finance Director to assist in a transformational acquisition project and subsequently to build and manage the finance function for the enlarged business



ATH Resources

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Director

  • Jun 1998 - Mar 2007

  ATH Resources was the third largest producer of coal in the UK. Having listed on AIM in 2004 the Company had a market capitalisation of £80m and employed over 350 people. Recruited at ATH’s inception as part of the five strong senior management team that grew the business over nine years from a venture capitalist backed project buyout in 1998 to become the most profitable UK based coal mining business producing in excess of 2 million tonnes per annum. ATH Resources was the third largest producer of coal in the UK. Having listed on AIM in 2004 the Company had a market capitalisation of £80m and employed over 350 people. Recruited at ATH’s inception as part of the five strong senior management team that grew the business over nine years from a venture capitalist backed project buyout in 1998 to become the most profitable UK based coal mining business producing in excess of 2 million tonnes per annum.



Price Waterhouse

• United States
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager

  • Sep 1988 - Jun 1998

  Audit manager responsible for a diverse portfolio of internal and external audit clients. Secondee to a number of clients as FC and project manager. Graduate recruitment manager, training manager and counselling manager. Audit manager responsible for a diverse portfolio of internal and external audit clients. Secondee to a number of clients as FC and project manager. Graduate recruitment manager, training manager and counselling manager.