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South Yorkshire Based But Travel Uk Wide.

Business Finance and Strategy Specialist, working with ambitious clients developing and implementing strategy. Providing finance director services for companies without that skill in-house producing meaningful and accurate monthly management information, financial forecasts and short medium and long term cash flow management. Financial packaging, including commercial banking facilities, asset finance, factoring, invoice discounting, mortgages, other loans and equity investments. Compiling business plans to support funding and investments. Specialist in grant applications to support capital investment and research and development. Qualified Chartered Director, undertaking non-executive director roles. Experienced coach and mentor.Currently working with Manufacturing, Engineering and Construction companies in a strategic and finance capacity.Preparing submitting and negotiating Research and development Tax Credit claims for businesses based in the UK covering all sectors. Identifying R and D activity, quantifying eligible costs and presenting the case to ensure it meets eligible criteria. Agreeing claims with HMRC. Attaining reductions/repayments of corporation tax and tax credit repayments. I have identified over £20 million of eligible expenditure with almost £4 million in tax credit repayments and corporation tax savings over the last 8 years.

Reporting to the Advanced Metals and Manufacturing Sector Manager the job had the responsibility of managing a team of advisers and a portfolio of clients. Client activities included the facilitation of strategic visioning and other business diagnostics, strategic business planning, implementation of step change to assist SME's in expansion and cost reduction and mentoring directors through business development projects. Specialist work with the Regional Centre for Manufacturing Excellence identifying opportunities, delivering lean awareness training and project managing lean programmes within SME's. Progressing finance packages for investment through grant applications, traditional finance sources, specialist finance and Venture Capitalists. I have written and delivered staff training in financial awareness and financial packaging. This was extended to delivering to clients registered with the Enterprise in Food start-up program throughout the Yorkshire and Humber region. Major AchievementsCoordinated the delivery of a £750k funding package for expansion for a relatively new innovative company, developing a strategic plan and acquiring the backing from banks, grant funding and venture capital resources.Formulation of a strategic plan with a fast growing business through identification of the company's goals, building on the company strengths, identifying weaknesses and developing an action plan to deliver the goals.Development of Training Modules for companies about to undertake Lean programmes.Writing and delivering Financial Awareness and Financial Forecasting training.Leading a group on the successful re-design of the business diagnostic tool

A £2.5million turnover group specialising in the repair of medium speed diesel engine components, supplying new spares and on-board maintenance. One of 4 shareholder /directors developing and delivering a strategic plan for the expansion of the group through product development and acquisition. Joint Managing Director from 1997 to 2001.Major Achievements• Negotiated funded and completed the MBO of the original company in 1993.• Implemented a culture change programme to increase productivity through improved planning, waste and defect reduction and multi-skilling.• Implemented a management information package to incorporate all Key Performance Indicators, remove unnecessary information and to simplify the layout.• Successfully negotiated the acquisition of 25% shareholding in an on-board maintenance company to fill an identified gap in the product offering to customers.

£6 million turnover super alloy stockist. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, tasked with providing a full management and financial information service for internal and external users.Major AchievementsSet up management information packages for internal and external use.Improved performance on foreign currency trading, maximising exchange gains and minimising interest paid by the company.

Diverse group with over £120 million turnover in wholesale and retail news, wholesale confectionery and tobacco, retail sports, farming and investment properties. Responsible for the provision of all internal management information for the group reporting directly to the Divisional Directors. Preparatio nof year end accounys for audit.

Accountants Worksop

Diploma, Company Direction

1998 to 1999

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