Finance Director at Baker Ross
Twickenham, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Finance Director at Baker Ross
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- Group Finance Director at Tikit Group PLC
- Finance Director at Home Learning College
- Finance Director at Swetenhams Marketing Services
- UK Finance Director at GE Global Exchange Services
- Financial Controller at Costain Marine International
- Group Reporting Accountant at Costain Group PLC
- Audit Senior at KPMG
- Education
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- The University of Reading
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Paul Giuffredi’s Summary
I am a chartered accountant (ICAEW) with extensive experience in commerce in industry.
A few short bullet points follow summarising my experience:
- I am experienced in and like working in entrepreneurial businesses. I have been the FD of two private equity backed businesses, one AIM listed business and an owner managed business.
- The challenges of high growth businesses are nothing new to me. Both Baker Ross and Tikit have had large double digit revenue and profit growth.
- I have created finance departments from scratch in an entrepreneurial environment. This has included recruiting entire teams, implementing systems, controls, management reporting and budgeting from ground zero.
- I strive to find cost savings in every business I have worked in including areas such as insurance, taxes and office overheads.
- I have very good analytical skills which come in useful when probing and challenging staffing levels and other operational costs and working with other directors to control costs.
- I have experience of and enjoy getting involved in acquisitions and disposals. I have taken a VC backed business through the trade sale process. I have worked on a number of acquisitions.
- I have raised bank financing in the current market conditions. I have also previously worked in a highly leveraged business and managed relationships with bankers.
- I have experience in and enjoy making presentations to private equity investors, institutional investors, analysts and bankers.
- I have strong IT skills and have implemented new accounting systems in my last three roles.
Overall I can be both very hands on and see the bigger picture as required. In this challenging business environment I am the sort of person who will roll my sleeves up and cover any task in my team in order to provide a cost effective finance function to an employer.
Paul Giuffredi’s Specialties:
Staff management - Managing teams of more than 10 people
Financial control - Improving the control environment and improving management reporting
Financial accounting - Managing transition from UK GAAP to IFRS for a public company
Taxation - UK tax computations, R&D tax claims, VAT refunds
Commercial - Introducing new terms and conditions, dealing with suppliers, bid pricing
Budgeting and forecasting - Managing budgeting and monthly forecasting processes
Paul Giuffredi’s Experience
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Finance Director
Baker Ross
(Retail industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
Baker Ross (and its sister company Yellow Moon UK) supply craft and educational products to primary schools and the public online and by mail order. A successful entrepreneurial business aggressively expanding despite the recession. Looking to create a £100m valuation business within 5 years from current strong base.
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Group Finance Director
Tikit Group PLC
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; TIK; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2005 — August 2008 (3 years 2 months)
Group finance director of AIM listed company with estimated 2008 revenues of circa £33m, EBIT of £4.4m and nearly 250 staff. Market cap of circa £40m. Company specialises in selling software and IT services to legal and accountancy practices.
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Finance Director
Home Learning College
(Education Management industry)
February 2004 — July 2005 (1 year 6 months)
Private quity backed business selling mainly IT training courses to consumers. Revenues of circa £20m.
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Finance Director
Swetenhams Marketing Services
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2000 — October 2003 (3 years 5 months)
Private equity backed business selling marketing services to advertising agencies and large corporates. Revenues of circa £10m. Business sold in a trade sale.
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UK Finance Director
GE Global Exchange Services
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Networking industry)
July 1996 — June 2000 (4 years)
UK computer networking subisidiary of GE USA. Revenues of circa £45m.
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Financial Controller
Costain Marine International
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Civil Engineering industry)
January 1995 — March 1996 (1 year 3 months)
Financial Controller for niche civil engineering division of Costain Group PLC
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Group Reporting Accountant
Costain Group PLC
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Construction industry)
July 1991 — December 1994 (3 years 6 months)
Preparation of group financial and management information for fully listed UK PLC. Group had interests in construction, civil engineering, property and mining.
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Audit Senior
KPMG
(Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Accounting industry)
January 1987 — August 1990 (3 years 8 months)
Undertook training contract with top 4 accountancy firm. Started as audit trainee rising to a supervisor managing teams of 6 on blue chip company audits. All exams passed at first attempt. Exposed to a wide range of business sectors including finance, construction, oil & gas and retail. Spent several months on secondment to a quoted commercial property development company.
Paul Giuffredi’s Education
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The University of Reading
BA Hons , Economics and Accounting , 1983 — 1986
Additional Information
Paul Giuffredi’s Interests:
business management, financial reporting, Mergers and acquisitions (M&A), running, sailing
Paul Giuffredi’s Groups:
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Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Network
Paul Giuffredi’s Honors:
ACA
Paul Giuffredi’s Contact Settings
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