A commercially focused CFO / Controller of private equity backed SME’s and divisions of public companies within manufacturing in downstream Oil and Chemical, Renewable Energy and IT Software sectors.• A Chartered Management Accountant with 18 years PQE (CIMA qualified 2001) • A team player who works closely with Shareholders, CEO’s and Main Board Directors• Widely experienced manager and developer of effective finance teams up to 15 people • Extensive experience in financial planning, performance measurement and business reporting• A track record of partnering executive and operational management in developing strategy, delivering profit and cashflow growth, improving efficiency and margins and reducing costs and working capital.• Expert in business modelling, scenario planning, understanding key messages within complex business situations and communicating clearly to influence timely business decisions• Skilled at developing, evaluating, project managing and measuring the impact of performance improvement projects across Sales, Procurement, Manufacturing, Operational, R&D and Finance functions• 9 years in PE backed businesses contributing to substantial growth, preparing businesses for sale, providing due diligence support to shareholders, potential investors and banks and helping new owners identify and deliver post acquisition synergy benefits• 3½ years in a IT Software business controlling licence, service, support and hosted service revenue streams, revenue risk and recognition, HR utilisation and costs