Global company providing consulting and advisory services • Responsible for all finance and top level HR functions in group of 8 companies across 3 countries• Reporting to senior management and Board• Manage finance team • Expense controls and contract negotiations• Involved in system reviews, upgrades and implementations• Improve internal reporting systems• Improve cash collection and treasury• Budget preparation and tracking• Payroll oversight (60 employees)• Cross department communications and process tracking.• Annual audit and tax reporting responsibility• Internal corporate policy formulation and development

• Initiated the role and position in the territory (Turkey, Portugal, Greece and Israel).• Developed the relationships with external professional service providers who were engaged to conduct the onsite software audits• Managed the teams from these professional service providers to ensure they conducted the customer license audits efficiently and effectively• Maintained good customer relationships despite innate tension involved in software audits • Managed complex projects across the territory • Worked with multiple divisions and departments within IBM across the territory• Analyzed reports produced by software auditors to determine steps to negotiated settlement of reported software license discrepancies • Adapted to different cultures across the territory • Closed multi millions ($) of marginal Software revenue with deals ranging from thousands to tens of millions across a whole range of contract types (Enterprise, Government , PO's etc) in collaboration with IBM colleagues• Provided feedback to senior management on best practices to improve a dynamic business process.• Showed flexible approach to solving complex negotiations• Adapted to increasingly challenging mature market conditions by introducing new software compliance methods and routes to market• Educated colleagues and customers about IBM licensing principles and definitions• Collaborated on producing and delivering educational content at annual line of business meetings

• Managed sale to IBM• Managed finance teams in 3 countries• Wrote monthly, quarterly and annual investor and management reports• Managed financial statement production and annual audits• Managed Government tax benefit reporting and EU framework project reporting• Corporate share capital and ESOP management• Equity fund raising management• Drafted, implemented and managed HR and finance policies and procedures• Implemented company- wide cost cutting and efficiency drive• Managed annual consolidated budgets

• Quarterly reporting to investors• Portfolio company finance and administration system set up• Managed Advisory Board• Managed exit and distribution process• Managed fund raising process