
Managing Director at Intellicap Solutions
London, United Kingdom

Managing Director at Intellicap Solutions
London, United Kingdom
I specialise in advising small and medium sized businesses and business owners on all aspects of Finance, Tax, Accounting and Strategy.
Finance, Tax, Accounting, Business Planning and Forecasting, Budgeting, Strategy, Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions.
(Accounting industry)
November 2009 — Present (1 month)
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
March 2006 — Present (3 years 9 months)
Management Consultant
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2003 — November 2005 (2 years 4 months)
• Co - founded predecessor business (‘98), helped manage and build it into a £24m turnover company.
• Advised and participated in successful merger negotiations to expand and grow the business.
• Managed a team of 30 people.
• Turned business from a loss to profit making venture – increasing margins by 6%, reducing overheads by 14%, and further reducing operational cost of back office processes by two-thirds.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Financial Services industry)
January 2001 — July 2003 (2 years 7 months)
• Responsible for Finance, Operations and IT including:- financial & business planning; budgeting and forecasting; financial and management accounting; cost allocation and transfer pricing, treasury management.
• Integrated Lester Associates and Sybersolve Solutions finance departments and reporting systems following merger.
• Managed introduction of SAGE 100 accounting system.
• Streamlined and further automated the invoicing, payroll & payments notification system – including via text/sms.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
August 1998 — January 2001 (2 years 6 months)
Produced monthly performance report for Board of Directors and senior management.
Briefed Group Finance Director on businesses operating and financial performance.
Played a lead role in putting together a complex cross-border 6 billion IPO prospectus. Required quick turnaround time, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to effectively pull together the collaborative efforts of a large group of individuals from diverse professional, cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Implemented Balanced Scorecard reporting system.
Led successful review of Group Key Performance Indicators following merger with France Telecom.
Produced result presentations for Finance Director to investment analysts and credit rating agencies.
Took a lead role in production of IPO presentation to investors and analysts.
Jointly responsible for selection and implementation of new Group Consolidation system.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
April 1997 — April 1998 (1 year 1 month)
Managed acquisition and joint venture projects in Europe and Middle East.
Analysed and evaluated targets, conducted valuations, prepared business plans, managed due diligence, devised tax structuring, participated in face-to-face negotiations - providing financial advice and expertise.
Managed acquisition of specialist manufacturer in Eastern Germany in severe financial difficulties (revenues $10m). Put together a plan to turn the company round. $10m in subsidies received from German Government.
Creation of German Service joint venture (revenues $22m).
Buyout of outstanding 50% share in UK distribution company (revenues $14m).
Evaluated targets / projects in France, United Arab Emirates and Italy.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
June 1993 — July 1995 (2 years 2 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
June 1991 — June 1993 (2 years 1 month)
(Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Accounting industry)
August 1987 — March 1991 (3 years 8 months)
MBA , Business & Finance , 1995 — 1997
Majored in International Finance.
Included on Presidents List of the top seven students out of 118
Thesis Asset Backed Securities: The US And European Experiences awarded the Prix De La Fondation HEC for the best paper by an MBA student.
MA , Mathematics , 1984 — 1987
leadership, change, innovation, technology, history, politics, opera, music
Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (Qualified 1990).
Prix De La Fondation HEC: Prize for best MBA Thesis: “Asset Backed Securities: The US and European Experiences”, published by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry