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I launched Inform Perform in 2019 to offer in-house support to small business owners and start-ups who require a deeper, hands-on level of assistance with their finances and business strategy.I can’t believe we’re already five years on and we’ve become a small team of professionals all rooting for our clients success.I’ve purposely created an informal and easy approach to become as likeable as we are trusted. Although I hope we succeed at both.And we’ve become as revered among the investors as the business owners themselves, as we free the management team of their time, while delivering an independent and accurate appraisal of the company’s performance on a monthly basis.I aim to simplify your numbers and your business, make it fun, and tailored to you.

Bournemouth, Dorset, Gb

A hugely successful company, well organised, and an underdog which punches well above its weight in the Publisher monetisation industry. I have supported Content Ignite in the capacity of in-sourced Finance Director and Wingman through multiple rounds of investment, changes to CEO’s, to profitability and total success-ville. Content Ignite are proof that a great product, aligned with a disciplined strategy and maintained focus are the key ingredients to high achievement.

London, England, Gb

Think Cyber Security are a SaaS product, operating in the cyber security space, with a focus on improving employee-user behavior as a tool to combat the threat of a cyber-attack. Reporting direct to the CEO and COO, I have been employed as a Finance Director On-Demand to assist with Angel and VC investment, budgeting, forecasting, and the delivery of management accounts and reporting for the Board and their newly acquired investors.

A multi-award winning digital agency and conduit for brands and influencers, I was employed as a fractional Finance Director to assist the senior management team with reporting, forecasting and strategy.

Boogie Bus Bar, a travelling free-standing Stage and Licensed Bar attending and hosting events across the UK. Inform Perform have been employed from their conception to oversee every aspect of their Bookkeeping & Accounting, Management Reporting, and all statutory submissions

London , England, Gb

Michael Grubb Studio are a multi-award winning Lighting Design Consultancy. Reporting directly to the CEO, I was employed as the full Finance Function to oversee the full operation of their Accounts Department, including Bookkeeping, Payroll, VAT, as well the budgeting, forecasting and management accounts.

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The Richmond Group is a Holding Group Company to multiple international subsidiaries across multiple industries. Reporting to the CEO, I was employed as a Part-Time Finance Director to assist many of the Accounts Departments across the Group. My work included liaising with HMRC, undertaking Due Diligence work, assisting with the Group Audit, and overseeing the Group VAT return and filing; which included a highly complex purchase of a dinosaur at auction.

Bournemouth, England, Gb

Working with some of the biggest - house-hold-name - YouTube influencers and creators in the World, Wild Vision have disrupted the creator space with an innovative influencer-focussed business model to propel them to the second highest watched producer of Influencer content, in the World. Employed as both Finance Director On-Demand and then latterly the full Finance Function, I oversaw the implementation of the automation within the Finance Function in-line with the company’s growth.

London, Gb

South Facing is a – very cool - London based marketing and communications agency, operating within the Built Environment space, from Architects to Local Council and BID projects. Working alongside the CEO, I was hired to implement a robust process for monthly Management Accounts production, forecasting, and infinite scenario planning.

Southampton, Hampshire, Gb

New Path operated as a Holding Group Company to many regional Fire and Security businesses. Reporting to the CEO as fractional Finance Director to the group, I was utilised to assess the viability of acquiring new businesses, conducting Due Diligence prior to acquisition, and producing Group Consolidations and Management Accounts to present to the Board and Bank.

London, London, Gb

Cudo Ventures are the creators and developers of a Crypto Token, Layer 2 Blockchain and Eco-System and supporting Apps - including its distributed Virtual Machine infrastructure. In-sourced as the Finance Director to the Holding Company and multiple overseas Subsidiaries, and Board Member of the Cudos Foundation, and reporting to the COO, my role included attending and presenting to the multiple Angel and VC Investors, overseeing all Budgeting, Forecasting, Management Reporting and KPI’s, and supporting the C-Suite with implementing their strategy and managing the Finance Function, Team and Processes.

Tache Crafts are an incredibly creative, trendy, multi-award winning designer and manufacturer of greetings cards and accessories. I was initially employed to conduct some forecasting work ahead of local angel investment, prior to - at the bequest of the investor - being employed as a Part-Time Finance Director to assist the C-Suite team with Budgeting, Forecasting, production of Management Accounts, and presenting to the Board on a quarterly basis.

Bournemouth, County, Gb

A highly creative digital agency with a talented team of developers and creatives, I was first in-housed as the Management Accountant to the CEO before taking on the role of Finance Director. My role included overseeing the bookkeeping, production of Management Accounts, and supporting the CEO with forecasting and strategy.

London, Uk, Gb

Adaptai were a relatively new company when I joined. I implemented robust forecasting and scenario plans and reports, and presented these plans to the Board which enabled the C-Suite Team to attain angel and VC investment to fund their growth ambitions. 5 years on, I’m delighted to say Adaptai are one of the go-to players within their market.

Gb

Described as ‘The Google Maps for Boats’, and with over 1 million downloads, Savvy Navvy are a multi-award winning SaaS business in the boat-navigation space. Reporting to – and working closely with - the COO, I was employed as a Fractional Finance Director to assist with the Management Accounts, Forecasting and Budgeting of the business. The role included implementing a system to automatically record sales from the Apple and Andriod App stores, reporting our International VAT requirements correctly, and reporting to the Board for our monthly strategy meetings.

CJI Concerts (now ShowPlanr) were a hugely successful theatre productions company, with multiple productions playing multiple theatre venues across Europe. Reporting direct to the CEO and Board, Inform Perform were employed as the in-sourced Finance Director and Finance Department to support the business with Forecasting, Management Accounts, Cashflow Management, and manage the full Finance Function.

MRC Presents (now ShowPlanr) were an Events, Programme and Tour Management company to many of the UK and Ireland’s house-hold name entertainers. Reporting to the CEO, I was employed as a Part-Time Finance Director and latterly bookkeepers in order to undertake all aspects of the finance function, including Budgeting and Forecasting, Management Accounts, profitability analysis, variance analysis, and Cash Flow management.

Wakefield, England, Gb

Cima Professional, Accounting And Business/Management

Aat - Advanced, Accounting

Aat - Intermediate, Accounting

Aat - Foundation, Accounting

2:1, Bsc Software Engineering (Hons)