CFO/COO

• Jan 2023 - Present

Consultant

• Nov 2022 - Present

Business and Leadership Coach & CFO services

• Feb 2020 - Present

I use my vast experience as COO/CFO and coaching qualifications/MSc in Psychology to be your thinking partner combining coaching, mentoring and business advisory to help you grow your business, your team or support personal growth and professional development. Coaching provides thinking opportunities. As your coach I will guide you through the process of exploring your current situation, defining your goal(s) and work with you through possible solutions, exploring these in a quest to identify and implement the pathway you feel most comfortable with. I am an accredited user for occupational psychology tests and use these for identifying my clients’ strengths, help them to understand how they like to be managed themselves and how they can manage others in order to bring out the best in everyone. For Companies and Business Owners: What about taking your business to the next level - seeking funding, growing the team, making the team work better together? How do you bring together your product, people and financial business strategies? Would you like to retain and develop your employees by offering them the chance to identify how to build on their strengths and passions and develop a fulfilling career with your organization? Do your teams understand how they tick as a group and individually? How they can bring the best out of each other and how to make better decisions based on this knowledge? How does your talent acquisition and development approach support diversity and therefore creativity in your teams? For Individuals Do you have the motivation to make a change but do not know where to start? Would like to increase your influence and confidence? Be more resilient? More able to express your opinion and make sure you are heard? Have you just stepped into your next role and require thinking time to explore how you can make this new role a success? Would a few little tweaks help to feel more effective and in control? Show less

Chief Operating Officer

• Mar 2020 - Jul 2021

Villiers Park Educational Trust is a national charity committed to improving equality in education and careers across the UK. We are experts in working with high ability young people aged 14-19, from less advantaged backgrounds. We believe every young person should have an equal opportunity to excel at school, at university and into their careers. What kind of barriers are these young people facing? Our unique and highly-tailored programmes increase aspirations for learning and motivation, develop academic, employability and personal skills, raise attainment at every stage and improve the learning environment. Ultimately, they empower young people to succeed in education, enabling them to secure a space at a leading university or on other high level routes such as degree apprenticeships and to succeed in their careers. In addition, our students become a catalyst for change in their schools and ambassadors for their learning communities. Show less

Finance And Operations Director

• Jul 2014 - Sep 2020

International TechneGroup Incorporated (ITI) is the global leader in integration, migration and interoperability solutions for engineering information systems. As Finance and Operations Director for the European subsidiary of ITI, I form part of the European directors' team and lead the Finance, HR and Administrative function of ITI Europe. Driving joint business decisions using financial evidence and ensuring risk/opportunity analyses are carried out for investment and project appraisals. Process improvements to automate tasks allowing focus on forward thinking and strategic business decisions. Facilitated growth via expansion into Germanic market, tax planning and treasury management. Cost savings via implementation via ERP system implementation. Finance and Legal lead for grant funded projects (Innovate UK, Horizon 2020, Eureka). Business planning and forecasting responsibility. Talent acquisition and retention strategy development and implementation. Legal negotiations for lease management and IP issues. Health and Safety management as managing HR function - recruitment of new staff, onboarding/offboarding, performance management process. Part of team selling group to WIPRO Ltd and European Lead for post-acquisition integration from HR, Legals and Finance side. Show less

Finance Director

• May 2012 - Jul 2014

Privately owned company providing world-wide talent management solutions via psychometric testing, people assessment and development solutions. As FD formed integral part of directors' team responsible for strategic planning and change management. Provision of meaningful financial information to inform the strategic planning and change management process. Business expansion planning into Americas and Far East, Cash Management. Tax planning for outbound investement. Funding options for business expansion. ERP system implementation. Business planning and forecasting. Show less

Financial Controller

• Mar 2011 - May 2012

Private equity funded business in smart meter industry, early revenue stage moving into further growth and expansion phase. Part of the executive team advising fellow team members on financial and HR aspects relevant to implementing the company strategy and preparing the company for the next growth phase. Initiated process and systems review in close cooperation with production team. Responsible for IT infrastructure. Implementation of project appraisal methods; responsible for UK grant (Innovate UK ) reporting and management, R&D tax credits, project costing and reporting, monthly reporting and managing all financial/tax aspect of German subsidiary. Show less

Group Financial Controller

• Jun 2009 - Jul 2010

Venture Capital backed start-up business in biogas plant industry with operations in both the UK and Austria. Joined at early stage (pre-revenue) and implemented financial processes, systems and controls. Responsible for all aspects of financial and management accounting for both the UK and Austrian entities, successfully managing audits in both countries. Worked alongside MD to secure bridge funding from VC Venture Capital backed start-up business in biogas plant industry with operations in both the UK and Austria. Joined at early stage (pre-revenue) and implemented financial processes, systems and controls. Responsible for all aspects of financial and management accounting for both the UK and Austrian entities, successfully managing audits in both countries. Worked alongside MD to secure bridge funding from VC

Corporate Tax Advisor

• 2000 - 2008

Delivered advisory services to a varied client base ranging from FTSE listed companies, high-tech and biotech start-ups to large family owned national and international corporations. After completion of CA training, specialised in corporate tax and international tax advisory. Responsible for delivering services to own client base and managing a team of tax trainees/seniors. Advised clients on overseas expansion, acquisitions, international tax aspects. Provided UK and IFRS tax accounting advice as well as corporate tax planning advice. Show less

European Marketing Assistant

• 1997 - 1998

Internship from July 1997 to September 1998. Working in the marketing department of Sagentia Plc (then Generics Group), assisted Marketing Manager with organisation of technology seminars in Germany, identification of target customers and making initial contact. As part of a wider marketing plan development project, prepared initial draft for Germanic marketing plan. Internship from July 1997 to September 1998. Working in the marketing department of Sagentia Plc (then Generics Group), assisted Marketing Manager with organisation of technology seminars in Germany, identification of target customers and making initial contact. As part of a wider marketing plan development project, prepared initial draft for Germanic marketing plan.