Experience

CentralNic PLC

• United Kingdom
• Internet Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Finance Development

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Group Financial Controller

  • Dec 2020 - Dec 2022

• Interim Finance Consultant

  • Jul 2020 - Nov 2020



Avado

• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Group Financial Controller

  • Nov 2018 - Apr 2020

  Newly created role to bring together two core finance teams and three overseas operations, and improve reporting transparency and the financial control environment, following an acquisition in March 2018. Responsible for all areas of financial control including:- Cash flow: Built new cash flow forecasting model and established new Board reporting structure- Audit: Completed audits for existing and acquired entities (two different audit firms) and dealt with several complex technical issues and a larger consolidation following acquisition- Month end/systems: Led project to change existing system following reorganisation of business in January 2019 following which completely began to completely overhaul month end processes- Team management/development: Created new team structure and significantly improved reputation of financial control team within the business- Overseas operations' management: Dotted line management of three overseas finance managers in Singapore, Germany and the US - Tax: Responsible for VAT and employment taxes compliance and coordination with tax advisors for corporation tax returns



Communisis Plc

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Divisional Financial Controller

  • May 2018 - Nov 2018

  Strengthened financial control environment within a growing print management division of a listed company. Significantly tightened month end timetable/reporting and assisted with several systems issues including optimising existing core finance system being used, establishing financial control framework around implementation of new CRM system and exploring new back end system to enable more dynamic data analysis. Strengthened financial control environment within a growing print management division of a listed company. Significantly tightened month end timetable/reporting and assisted with several systems issues including optimising existing core finance system being used, establishing financial control framework around implementation of new CRM system and exploring new back end system to enable more dynamic data analysis.



(n/a)

• Career break travelling

  • Aug 2017 - Apr 2018



BMI Healthcare

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Finance Director - London & South East (Interim)

  • Sep 2016 - Jul 2017

  Maternity leave cover role responsible for 20 sites generating over £300m in revenue, providing support to multiple stakeholders in areas including business development, capital investment planning, KPI management and tracking, operational performance improvement, working capital optimisation and financial control environment.

• Head of Group Reporting & Financial Control

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2016

  Managed key external and internal stakeholder relationships from a group reporting perspective, including taking a key role in three separate refinancing processes, being responsible for cash flow analysis and short- and long-term liquidity forecasting, being primary contact for technical accounting queries, and taking lead on resolution of several complex joint venture issues.

• Group Reporting Manager

  • Aug 2012 - Sep 2014

  Managed a team of four during monthly, quarterly and annual group reporting processes as well as participation in additional finance projects.



Grant Thornton UK LLP

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director, Valuations

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2012

  Associate Director in Valuation Sevices Group. Based in London. Completed a 20 month secondment to the Chicago office (returned September 2010).Specialised in providing valuations of business interests, financial instruments and intangible assets. This included valuations of shares and share options, business interests, partnership interests, and intellectual property including trademark, copyright, and technology based valuations. Worked with private and public companies, law firms, private equity firms, pension and hedge funds, banks and government agencies.

• Manager, Valuations

  • Sep 2010 - Mar 2011



Grant Thornton LLP (US)

• United States
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Valuations

  • Nov 2008 - Aug 2010



Grant Thornton UK LLP

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Valuations

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2008

• Assistant Manager, Valuations

  • Feb 2007 - Aug 2008



KPMG UK

• Financial Services Audit

  • Sep 2003 - Sep 2006

  Trained as a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) in the Financial Services Audit Practice of KPMG Trained as a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) in the Financial Services Audit Practice of KPMG