Leading the central finance team after a period of significant organisational growth, to develop processes, controls and reporting that meet the organisation's needs now and into the future, and build a resilient and happy team to provide a high quality service.I bring into this role two years of business partnering with HALO's delivery programmes, alongside my professional finance experience and continued development through ICAEW.

I brought my experience as an ICAEW Chartered Accountant in practice and a finance manager in industry to a global humanitarian NGO making a real impact in communities suffering from the lasting effects of conflict. As the Regional Finance Manager for Southern Africa and South East Asia, I supported the in-country finance and operations teams with a capable and professional finance business partnering service.

I worked as part of a well established and trusted team providing accounts, tax and audit services to businesses, charities, farmers and academies across Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway.I worked primarily on the preparation of financial statements for clients, as well as statutory audit, VAT, Corporation Tax, Xero support, and generally being there for our clients to provide the support they and their organisations need.I pride myself on bringing an adaptable, professional… Show more I worked as part of a well established and trusted team providing accounts, tax and audit services to businesses, charities, farmers and academies across Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway.I worked primarily on the preparation of financial statements for clients, as well as statutory audit, VAT, Corporation Tax, Xero support, and generally being there for our clients to provide the support they and their organisations need.I pride myself on bringing an adaptable, professional, and skilled contribution to the firm, and applying my previous experience 'on the other side' as a finance manager in industry to add value both to the firm and to clients.I am particularly passionate about the work I do for our charity and non-profit clients, an area in which I have a keen interest - I have always been involved in voluntary roles outside of my normal employment.I also support the firm internally through mentoring and support to colleagues and the development and implementation of improved processes, with a focus on leveraging technology to work better for the business - and therefore also for our clients. Show less

Managing the company’s finance function and supporting the directors with financial information and reports. Carrying out the day-to-day business accounting and finance tasks including banking, credit cards, purchase ledger, and supervising the sales ledger. Working with the company’s accountant on year end accounts and payroll matters.Other roles have included managing the administration office and the company’s ICT infrastructure, direct responsibility for training and supporting… Show more Managing the company’s finance function and supporting the directors with financial information and reports. Carrying out the day-to-day business accounting and finance tasks including banking, credit cards, purchase ledger, and supervising the sales ledger. Working with the company’s accountant on year end accounts and payroll matters.Other roles have included managing the administration office and the company’s ICT infrastructure, direct responsibility for training and supporting office staff, and working with the directors on business development, growth strategy and branding; these experiences allow me to apply my work with a broader understanding of business.Starting out with the company as a part time admin assistant, I quickly rose to a full time position managing the office, followed by senior management as my performance, adaptability and broad range of skills brought value to the business.Achievements include:* Significant reduction in time and cost of processing accounting transactions across the business by implementing a combined solution using Sage 50.* Significant reduction in cost of finance by re-financing working capital and implementing stronger controls and management reporting processes.* Designed/redesigned and implemented processes and controls across the administration and finance departments, resulting in ISO accreditation, boosting opportunities for tender applications as well as improving consistency and professionalism.* Significant savings and improvements to IT infrastructure, incorporating cloud technology such as Microsoft 365 resulting in more capability at less cost. By providing in-house support, also negated the need for external IT support, saving even more. Show less