Experienced senior Finance leader
Reading, United Kingdom
Experienced senior Finance leader
Reading, United Kingdom
An experienced SENIOR FINANCE LEADER with strengths in leadership and change management, business transformation projects, business performance management, external reporting, and strategic decision making - in companies and groups of all sizes
Leadership; change management; performance reporting; cost control; financial planning; financial modelling; investment appraisal.
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)
June 2008 — Present (4 months)
Providing services to small, medium and large companies. Finance leadership, reporting and forecasting, change projects, financial processes, M&A support.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Construction industry)
June 2008 — Present (4 months)
Financial reporting restructuring following acquisition, as part of integration project.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Music industry)
November 2006 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Director of a start up music production business and record label. First projects will be completed in 2008. Responsible for strategy, finance, admin, A&R, marketing and promotion. Currently a "spare" time job.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 2008 — June 2008 (6 months)
Day to day running of all financial processes, with a team of three. Support for board with reporting, analysis, budgeting and forecasting. Process improvement and M&A support.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2007 — December 2007 (7 months)
Overall responsibility for the Group Finance function, which includes: group financial control and reporting (management and external); financial systems; investment appraisal and monitoring; tax; group financial analysis, performance management and decision support; M&A support. Managing a team of 18, plus responsibility for relationship with outsourced Accounting Service Centre in India.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2006 — June 2007 (7 months)
Responsible for management and statutory reporting for the international telecoms products group within Logica CMG. Also responsible for finance support to the business units, treasury and tax. Overall responsible for obtaining services from accounting shared service centre in Bangalore. Team of 19 (+ indirectly 18 in India).
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Furniture industry)
September 2006 — November 2006 (3 months)
Financial analysis; review of monthly performance; short term balance sheet and cash flow forecasting.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)
March 2006 — May 2006 (3 months)
Review and challenge of P&L and Balance Sheet variances for 11 Courts companies in the Caribbean, plus the captive insurance company.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Oil & Energy industry)
October 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 3 months)
Responsible for financial management for the HR Services, Group HR and E-working functions. Advisor to the HR Leadership Team on financial and human capital measurement matters.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Oil & Energy industry)
May 2002 — October 2003 (1 year 6 months)
Responsible for Corporate Centre reporting, Group Property Holdings, Investment holding Cos.. Share schemes and pensions accounting.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Financial Services industry)
October 1999 — January 2002 (2 years 4 months)
Broad, divisional FD role, working for the foreign currency outsourcing business (Travelex Currency Services). Covered all finance and commercial aspects, from monthly management reporting and financial processing, tax, treasury and risk, through pricing and commercial modelling and contractual negotiations.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)
August 1996 — September 1999 (3 years 2 months)
Barclays Transpay; division of Barclays Bank that provided the foreign currency and travellers cheques to the branch network. In October 1999 the currency services business was sold to Travelex and Royal Bank of Scotland. Responsible for all regular and ad hoc performance reporting to management and central finance, and decision support analysis, with a staff of 26.
BSc, Maths & Accounting & Finance, 1988 — 1991
Music - writing/recording; Church; Family (4 kids)