Experienced freelance CFO/Financial Controller available now
Reading, United Kingdom
- Past
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- Interim Group Financial Controller at Synovate
- Finance Integration Consultant at Carillion
- Head of Finance at Axiom Systems
- VP Group Finance at Acision
- Vice President, Telecoms Products Group Finance at LogicaCMG
- Caribbean Business Controller at Courts plc (in administration)
- Caribbean Financial Controller at Courts plc
- Head of Business Performance Management (HR) at Centrica plc
- Financial Controller, Corporate Centre at Centrica plc
- Finance Director at Travelex
- Head of Finance at Barclays Bank plc
- Auditor at Tenon
- Education
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- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- Lancaster University
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Andrew Burrows’s Summary
An experienced SENIOR FINANCE LEADER, now working on a FREELANCE basis with SMEs requiring a part-time FD, and with larger organisations who need senior Finance expertise.
Strengths are in business performance management, reporting and planning, leadership and change management, business transformation projects, finance processes and controls, and strategic decision making - in companies and groups of all sizes.
Andrew Burrows’s Specialties:
Leadership; change management; performance reporting; cost control; financial planning; financial modelling; investment appraisal; finance processes; financial control.
Andrew Burrows’s Experience
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Interim Group Financial Controller
Synovate
(Market Research industry)
September 2008 — March 2009 (7 months)
De-risking balance sheet through improving global controls. Improved intercompany trading procedures, including month end eliminations and settlements. Improved procedures around management charges and transfer pricing transactions - including reporting and elimination controls. Improved weekly cashflow forecasting processes. Instituted regular balance sheet reviews with all business units.
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Finance Integration Consultant
Carillion
(Public Company; Construction industry)
June 2008 — August 2008 (3 months)
Finance system transition and financial reporting restructuring following acquisition, as part of integration project.
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Head of Finance
Axiom Systems
(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.
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VP Group Finance
Acision
(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.
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Vice President, Telecoms Products Group Finance
LogicaCMG
(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).
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Caribbean Business Controller
Courts plc (in administration)
(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.
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Caribbean Financial Controller
Courts plc
(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.
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Head of Business Performance Management (HR)
Centrica plc
(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.
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Financial Controller, Corporate Centre
Centrica plc
(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.
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Finance Director
Travelex
(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.
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Head of Finance
Barclays Bank plc
(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.
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Auditor
Tenon
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TNO; Accounting industry)
1992 — 1996 (4 years)
Andrew Burrows’s Education
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Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
ACA , Accounting and Finance , 1992 — 1995
4th place in Southern Society order of merit at Intermediate level.
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Lancaster University
BSc , Maths & Accounting & Finance , 1988 — 1991
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Andrew Burrows’s Interests:
Music - writing/recording; Partner in music production company (Mithril Productions Ltd); Church; Family (4 kids)
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