I am a financial performance improvement specialist with 25years’ experience across industry, projects, government and financial services, who loves to empower and motivate teams to deliver excellence.Thinking strategically and thriving on solving business challenges with a pragmatic and robust approach. In my current role, I was appointed to transform financial processes, governance, and risk and opportunity management. I returned the Northern European business to profit within six months.A qualified accountant, I apply rigour to project delivery, managing over 200 projects in eight countries and a team of >50 colleagues across several product groups. In any team environment, I aim to optimise productivity, knowledge-sharing, collaboration and trust.I have been depended on to problem-solve, especially with business challenges that have been classed as ‘too difficult’. At ABB, I created the first company-wide Tender and Bid Management Process in just three months, saving the company time and millions of pounds in cost efficiencies.I have also been instrumental in a number of M&A projects, including the Railtrack flotation, where I was responsible for delivering the financial numbers. Most recently, I led the UK&I arm of the ABB and Hitachi merger, managing large stakeholder groups, consolidating processes and leading communications to affected colleagues.My areas of expertise include:●M&A ● Financial Management ● Financial Reporting ● Contract Negotiation ● Tender and Bid Management ● Project Delivery ● Project Management ● Risk Management ● Corporate Governance ● Cash Flow ● Forecasting ● Process Improvement ● Operations Management ● Transformation ● Change Management ● Targeting Operation Models ● Business Strategy ● Financial ResultsI am always interested in starting conversations with fellow business leaders in my field, and those who want to share knowledge and best practice in financial project management and in the leadership of people. You can email me at andypeterbennett@hotmail.co.uk or connect with me on LinkedIn.