Craig Williams Email & Phone Number

I am a highly motivated finance professional, with extensive leadership, management and hands-on transactional experience in the energy services, construction, information technology, fuel card and utility sectors. I have over 20 years’ experience in CFO/Finance Director/Financial Controller roles across businesses of varying sizes and complexity, including SME private equity (PE) backed firms, £100m+ turnover family-owned construction business, £2bn+ turnover FTSE 100 PLC and owner-managed businesses.I believe my broad range of finance and leadership skills can add immediate value in support of existing or newly appointed business leadership teams.Key skills and experience that I would bring to a prospective client include:• proven track record of delivery of financial performance and business improvement initiatives• strong cash and working capital management skills, with extensive balance sheet review and cashflow forecast and reporting expertise• significant experience of designing and implementing monthly financial control and reporting processes• successful leadership of PE-backed business finance functions, including ongoing equity and debt reporting and exit process• strong leadership and people management skills, with experience of successfully leading teams of varying sizes and skillsets, ranging from 4 to more than 200, comprising both professional accountants and non-finance staff• a wide range of Board-level finance experience, including influencing business strategy, setting and applying effective financial approval controls and governance, financial decision making, company secretarial duties, risk management;• 25 years+ post CIMA qualification experience, particular strengths include cashflow, budgeting, forecasting, management reportingimplementation of long-term contracting WIP accounting processes;• integration of business and processes following M&A activities, including financial ERP migration projects, "100 day plan" design, implementation and delivery• excellent verbal and written communication and influencing skills, with considerable experience of dealing with all levels of management and other key internal and external stakeholders eg lenders, PE investors, HMRC, external audit, “big 4” accounting firms• considerable drive and self-motivation to succeedFinance Director / FD / Chief Financial Officer / CFO

Listed skills include Financial Audits, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Forecasting, and 22 others.