Experience

Liberty Performance Steels Limited
• United Kingdom
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Finance Director

  • Jan 2016 - Present


GKN Freight Services Limited

• United Kingdom
• Truck Transportation

• Interim Finance

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2016

  Recovery, stabilising and restructuring the Finance function at the Edgware facility together with preparation of monthly MI and statutory financial statements. Recovery, stabilising and restructuring the Finance function at the Edgware facility together with preparation of monthly MI and statutory financial statements.



Telford Copper & Stainless Cylinders Ltd

• Contract Finance Director

  • Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

  Full financial responsibility with a remit to restructure the business and implement a new group strategy. Operating at board level with full responsibility for budget management and delivering significant change management resulting in improvements in commercial performance and working capital. Full financial responsibility with a remit to restructure the business and implement a new group strategy. Operating at board level with full responsibility for budget management and delivering significant change management resulting in improvements in commercial performance and working capital.



Brown McFarlane Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International General Manager

  • Jul 2013 - Apr 2014

  Overall responsibility for commercial, financial and governance of the International business. Full EMEA budget and development control together with Far East, with operational hubs in Dubai, Singapore and Europe. Overall responsibility for commercial, financial and governance of the International business. Full EMEA budget and development control together with Far East, with operational hubs in Dubai, Singapore and Europe.



Brown McFarlane Group

• Global Finance Controller

  • Jan 2009 - Jul 2013

  Returning to the group as International Finance Controller/Director to expand the work that had been started in 2007, with a bias to commercially supporting the UK and International businesses. Developed and implemented FP&A across the group achieving improved financial services to operational functions at each location with emphasis being on margins and stock turn, enabling each company to mitigate cost and influence profits. Expansion of the groups treasury and cash management function; geared to a “risk averse”, policy improved group cash flow by 40%, combined with managing currency forwards and translational planning. Production of full company and group consolidated management results to shareholders and stakeholders on a monthly and annual basis to include treasury and working capital performance. Full management and control of: budgeting and forecasting, mentoring both operational and financial staff in order to obtain detailed and accurate results. Full responsibility for company and group statutory reporting, liaising with external auditors and tax advisors on both UK and international CFC strategies. Application of softer skills in man-management allowing for the development of finance staff across the group to broaden their knowledge and financial skill base, allowing for improved levels of financial control and processing. Show less



Ulmke Metals Limited

• Finance Director / Company Secretary

  • Dec 2007 - Dec 2008

  Subsidiary of Standard Metallwerke GmbH; £20m t/o UK operation. Engaged as Finance Director as part of a post competitor acquisition transaction; assuming full financial management with focus on evaluating and implementing financial controls together with formulating strategy and business plans. Negotiating with UK banking facilities to best utilise liquid funds post acquisition together with securing parent company funding. Developed and implemented financial KPI’s and commercial budgets to financially stabilise operational activities leading to improved P&L performance through a reduction in overheads and headcount by 20% and working capital and cash headroom through stock reduction of £700k and debtor performance. Production of Management and statutory financial statements together with liaising with external auditors and tax advisors. Show less

• Global Finance Controller

  • Aug 2007 - Dec 2007

  Privately owned Group Company; £60m t/o operating within the Steel and profiling sector with international operations. Engaged as Group Finance Controller, with a full remit to establish a group reporting structure, for an expanding business with International operations. Developed and implemented a suite of secure intra-net financial management tools for reporting and control; to include group policies and internal audit standards. Establish and implement a group treasury function to manage together with cash management, looking at currency hedging across the group together with group cash sweeping. Development of group treasury policies and consolidated reporting with operations in UK Europe, Middle and Far East, South Africa and Dubai. Show less



DORMA UK

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Finance Manager

  • Feb 2005 - Jul 2007

  Appointed as Group Finance Manager, to head up a finance department of 25, with a group company turnover of £40m. Close hands-on development of the finance team, to challenge current processes and deliver published financial reports. Drive the development and integration of automated systems which provide value added services to both internal and external clients, enabling the group to deliver accurate and timely financial information to corporate shareholders. Influencing financial staff in challenging for higher personal and career objectives, focusing on the right level of information required to manage the business, through change management, improved reporting platforms for Board. Appointed as Company Secretary in November ’05 to ensure the group’s legal and statutory compliance; establishing clear corporate governance structures for the group. Liaising with auditors and other external bodies to ensure strict statutory and tax reporting is timely and accurate. Strengthening the group’s commercial/financial structure, through the introduction of business analysts, reporting income streams and recognition, COS and margin analysis for each division. Implementing strong policies on cost control, WIP together with GRNI and physical inventories. Defining corporate policies for the UK, together with implementing procedures Reviewing and implementing system solutions, providing the group with the integrated systems across a multi-site operational structure and preparing the group for system upgrade to SAP 4.7! Commercial/corporate work, on Acquisition & financial consolidations, contract negotiations and due diligence work. Implementing a full treasury management function with multi-currency settlements, cash flow management controls. Preparation and review of divisional budgets, quarterly forecasting and profit walks, ensuring commercial performance measures were delivered to the board. Show less