Craig Finch Email & Phone Number

Ely, Cambridgeshire

The unique opportunity of starting a company allowed me to expand my experience in many different business areas over a short period of time. Since beginning to trade AFP has secured a £1billion funding line with M&G/Prudential.• Director of the group’s investment vehicles.• Acting CEO for the past 6 months whilst the main CEO has been raising equity. One of two people who has delegated authority to make decisions on behalf of the company.• Management and coordination of the group’s finance, administration and operations teams.• Led the £1billion funding process from M&G/Prudential, including organising all transaction parties, negotiating the key terms of the deal and reviewing all transaction documents produced. • Responsible for the recovery of the group’s largest defaulted balance, dealing directly with the administrators of the client, the guarantor and lawyers.• Responsible for managing the day to day asset finance business, including making the final investment decision on all new origination.• Member of the business development team identifying new sectors and asset classes.• Head of internal HR and responsible for interacting with external professional advisors. Key responsibilities have included interviewing all new employees and executing a redundancy process. • Member of the implementation team of the group’s asset management system.• Managing the statutory financial reporting process.• Input into the key assumptions of the group's 5-year business model. • Responsible for the delivery of monthly/quarterly investor reporting packs.• Reporting of monthly management accounts to the Board of Directors, including commentary on trends, movements and key KPI’s.• Drafting and amending the group’s credit policy.• Approving all payments made to clients, suppliers and employees.• Managing top client exposures, including ongoing financial and performance reviews.• Bank signatory and administrator on all group bank accounts.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Chief Finance Officer of a principal asset finance group with a total loan book in excess of £200m and group turnover of £24m.• Key member of the team during the attempted funder refinance process, including managing all due diligence requests.• Managed the annual audit process including the preparation and filing of the group's financial statements.• Prepared the group's annual budgets and cash flow forecasts.• Reviewed and submitted of monthly reporting pack to fund providers.• Implemented and maintained current and forecast cash flow position of the group.• Reported monthly management accounts to the Board of Directors, including commentary on trends, movements and key KPI’s.• Management and co-ordination of the group finance team of 4.• Approved all payments made to clients and suppliers.• Implemented and a member of the credit committee who approved all new loan applications.• Managed top client exposures, including ongoing financial and performance reviews.• HR, including employee appointment and terminations within the finance team and annual performance reviews to 18 staff members.• Reviewed and improved IT systems, software and reports.• Implemented a new team structure and defined responsibilities.• Company Secretary to the group.• Bank signatory.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Senior Manager within the Entrepreneurial Business department which specialises in audit, accounts and tax advice for small and medium sized entities.• Portfolio Manager for clients across many sectors - particular focus on the real estate, manufacturing and agricultural sectors.• Total portfolio value of £500,000 (£ pa). Largest client was The British Land Group plc - I managed the audit process for the group's c.300 multi-national subsidiary audits for 5 years.• Independent reviewer on all engagements where an opinion is issued.• Established the Cambridge Real Estate group that provides clients, targets and contacts with regular industry updates via quarterly breakfast briefings, lunches and publications.• Delivered successful pitches for new work.• Trained facilitator for internal courses.• Appraiser and mentor to 5 team members.• Involved in the implementation of the new global audit software.