Experience

Cromwell Place

• United Kingdom
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Hanbury Strategy

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Director

  • Aug 2018 - Jun 2022

  Board member working closely with the Founding Partners and latterly, the growing leadership team. I had ultimate responsibility for the smooth and efficient running of the finance function having established it from the ground up. Sitting on the Board I had responsibility for providing financial and business insight to influence strategic decision making, develop company strategy and drive the business forward. During my time at Hanbury I also supported two Hanbury backed start-ups - Forefront Advisers (a subscription business) and Stack Data Strategy (a polling, data analytics and strategy business). Show less



Pearson

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Finance Consultant

  • 2014 - 2017

  Undertook a number of interim roles including:- VP, Finance managing a business partnering team responsible for a £260m cost base with local and global stakeholders.- Cost control partnering with stakeholders to analyse Operating Plans and identify areas of cost rationalisation. - Lead Liaison between UK Financial Control and the Oracle E-Business Suite R12 implementation programme team during data migration, go live and stabilisation.

• Global Finance Lead, Finance Transformation

  • 2010 - 2014

  Delivery of key projects that drove business and process change to support Pearson’s global strategy to resize and reshape the global finance function.



Penguin Publishing Group

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Commercial Controller

  • 2007 - 2010

  Led and managed the central finance team with a broad remit to provide financial and commercial business support to the FD and CEO of the £360m turnover business. Led and managed the central finance team with a broad remit to provide financial and commercial business support to the FD and CEO of the £360m turnover business.



Penguin Publishing Group

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Business Manager

  • 2000 - 2006

  Business partner providing financial support to UK and International business and creative teams which included challenging and influencing financial targets and actual performance. Proposing action plans to generate additional revenues, profit, and cash. Seeking new growth opportunities. Business partner providing financial support to UK and International business and creative teams which included challenging and influencing financial targets and actual performance. Proposing action plans to generate additional revenues, profit, and cash. Seeking new growth opportunities.



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive, Chartered Accountant

  • 1997 - 2000

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