Experience

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  Entrepreneurs Hub Ltd

  • Basingstoke

  • Project Director

    • Dec 2012 - Present
    • Basingstoke

    Specialising in business planning, strategy, business exits and finance.Excellent at sourcing opportunities to genuinely add value and increase the net worth of companies.Working with you and your team, along with using innovative thought processes, enabling you to grow your company rapidly but in control. Ensuring your plans aren't just talked about but you actually make them happen.Assisting business owners in exit planning and due diligence requirements to ensure companies are robust and properly positioned when going through the sale process, enabling maximum returns for shareholders.

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  Alpine Business Management Ltd

  • East Midlands

  • Director

    • Sep 2011 - Present
    • East Midlands

    Working with a diverse range of SME's managers, directors and shareholders, as a freelance business advisor, flexible finance director and business mentor. Specialising in financial control incorporating budgeting, forecasting, business planning, cash flow, ad hoc management information, general accountancy and special projects such as feasibility studies, to enable control and growth of companies. Access to finance for business development for both commercial and social enterprises. Working with you to produce your business plan to ensure key stakeholders want to be working with you and your business.Reviewing existing systems and procedures identifying areas for improvement particular in relation to cash flow and profit growth. Enabling you to make better and more positive business decisions by utilising the information within your company to your advantage.Working with business transfer agents, companies specialising in mergers and acquisitions, existing accountants, lawyers and tax advisers on pre-sales grooming and financial due diligence for companies wishing to plan the sale of their business, whether now or in the future and also working with potential buyers.

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  Pywell KG

  • Tirol, Austria

  • Partner

    • Aug 2007 - Aug 2011
    • Tirol, Austria

    Partner and owner of 30 bed Austrian hotel/chalet working in the leisure and tourism industry in Austrian Tirol.Dealing with the financial management, administration, marketing and clientele of a family business, catering principally to the ski market and also summer outdoor activity client base.

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  Alliance Business Management Ltd

  • Lincoln

  • Director

    • 2003 - Mar 2008
    • Lincoln

    Operating as a freelance accountant working with SME's identifying areas within the business to create growth and increased profitablility.Setting up of new companies along with the business plan, financial forecasts, bank presentations, budget control and analysis.Review and cleansing of existing data in companies and staff training and development on problem or misunderstood areas.Reviewing existing systems and procedures identifying areas for improvement particular in relation to cash flow and profit growth.Implementation of Sage Accounting System for clients and training on use.Also held directorships in a property management company and a leisure industry company.

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  Windowcare UK (now Glassolutions Saint Gobain)

  • Finance Director

    • Jan 2001 - Nov 2002

    As Finance Director I worked alongside the Operations Director and Managing Director for £7.5 million turnover company providing a specialist 24/7 support service to major insurance companies with work force of 150+ and nationwide fleet of vehicles.Strategic policy and decision making was combined with tight planning, budgeting and monitoring assisting rapid growth of the company from £2.4 million turnover, when I initially joined the company as Management Accountant the previous year, to £7.5 million turnover, three years later when the company was acquired by the global Saint-Gobain group.Responsible for whole finance function and team of eight accounts staff. Maintaining financial controls and systems to provide timely meaningful accounting information enabling positive decision making for the company throughout the period of rapid growth.Proactive approach to the development and growth of the company by the team resulted in significant achievements in cost savings without compromising the business but instead enhancing it. Enormous savingswere made in many significant areas allowing investment and planned expansion of the company. It was crucial throughout this period to have access to up to date informative accounting information. Financial forecasts and requirements throughout the sale process were prepared by myself along with any other financial due diligence requirements.

  • Management Account/ Accounts Office Manager

    • May 1999 - Dec 2000

    Initially brought in as a freelance consultant to review the company's accounts department but subsequently appointed Management Accountant/ Accounts Office Manager and then asked to join the Board as Finance Director in November 2000 and appointed 1 January 2001.Reviewed existing structure and systems in place which quickly identified significant problem areas that were manifesting themselves in creating severe cash flow problems and also highlighted the complete lack of a meaningful management accounting system. The review and subsequent action plan allowed the whole accounting system to be systematically cleansed so that all information was now relevant and true, enabling accurate information and reports for directors to plan the direction of the company. It also incorporated staff awareness and training in areas that were lacking, and cross training of skills to reduce risk. Continued introduction and improvement of existing systems allowed staff more involvement and ownership of key areas, with key information being available on a daily basis.During this time the company also successfully relocated from a market town in rural Lincolnshire to a site four times the size in the heart of the motorway network in Rotherham.

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  Profits Accountancy

  • Lincoln

  • Freelance Accountant

    • Feb 1999 - May 1999
    • Lincoln

    Freelance accountant working with SME's.

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  Interflora Headquarters

  • Sleaford

  • Business Unit Accountant

    • Nov 1998 - Jan 1999
    • Sleaford

    Temporary position via Hays Accountancy PersonnelManagement accountant reporting on variances, balance sheet reconciliations, budgets, fixed assets.