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🤔Do you have data from your accountant, but no strategy and confidence in HOW you adapt your processes to create positive financial changes each month?I offer a cost-effective part-time, virtual finance director/fractional CFO service for SMEs - across East Sussex and Kent to Surrey and Scotland!You probably have a bookkeeper and use an accountant, yet the missing piece is identifying, implementing and analysing in-house activities that will make a real difference to your figures.With over 25 years troubleshooting financial positions within commercial operations, I’d be happy to have a chat about your business 😊You are also welcome to request a complimentary:👉 Financial Business Controls review👉 Strategy & Financial AnalysisI have helped businesses in manufacturing, construction & education/membership but my expertise is in the farming/agriculture, food and beverage (F&B) and hospitality sectors. In fact, it’s in my blood! My grandfather supplied fruit and cabbages to Covent Garden Market and my father in law was a farmer who pioneered pre-packed salad to M&S. I am co-owner of a 20-acre community apple orchard.I have worked for:🍇Vestey Foods - manufacturing and distribution, including South American cattle farms and Australian vineyards. 🍺Barth Haas - hops for beer🍴Rustico and Pebbles restaurants 👩🍳TV Chef Rosemary Shrager’s Cookery School🐑Hadlow CollegeI’ve always been good at maths and loved counting money with my mother who was a treasurer. I went on to be the top performing student (out of 300) when I did my ACCA qualifications. I love travelling and worked with small businesses in Asia. A personal highlight was hiking for four hours to visit the Papua New Guinea Dani tribe. Another passion is collecting 50s and 60s music.So how does a virtual finance director/fractional CFO understand a business?🟠 Analyse the past to determine the financial performance, margins and key risks/opportunities🟠 Control the present with budgeting, cash flow projections, credit management and monthly reporting🟠 Define the future with financial forecasting and business strategy.What other benefits do I bring as a virtual finance director/fractional CFO?🟠 Ability to scale and provide more support during critical growth phases🟠 Assist you in acquisitions/sales🟠 A fresh perspective on strategy and troubleshooting🟠 Custom financial analysis utilising enterprise level financial planning and analysis (FP&A) software🟠 Help develop your in-house finance staff.Enquiries@fdsols.co.uk – 01732 843351 – https://www.fdsols.co.uk
Fd Solutions And Accounting Limited
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Virtual Finance Director And Fractional CfoFd Solutions And Accounting LimitedPaddock Wood, Gb
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Virtual Finance Director / Fractional CfoFd Solutions And Accounting Limited Oct 2019 - PresentPaddock Wood KentI set up FD Solutions and Accounting in 2019 to offer businesses a cost effective and flexible virtual finance director / fractional CFO service for those businesses which are too small to require such expertise full time. My Virtual Finance Director / Fractional CFO practice is based near Tonbridge, Kent. As a Virtual Finance Director / Fractional CFO working with SMEs every client’s requirements are unique but can include - 🟠 Forecasting how much cash will be in bank at the end of every month, quarter or year🟠 Calculating which products or services sell best and which have the largest profit margins🟠 Identifying the customers that cost more money than they generate🟠 Finding the best software to help run your business more profitably and improve customer experience🟠 Being a finance specialist – for those Dragon’s Den / bank manager / raising finance situations🟠 Process improvement – how much time is lost rekeying data?🟠 Reduce costs and overheads🟠 Being a general financial sounding boardHolding an ACCA practicing certificate enables me to also offer the services of the High Street accountant such as financial year end accounts, tax returns and company tax planning together with bookkeeping, credit control and payroll services as your one stop shop for your accounting needs.Hourly rate, fixed fee and packages are available.Having worked exclusively INSIDE businesses means I have first hand experience of business owner's challenges (and proven solutions) to truly quickly add value.We help small and medium sized businesses in Tonbridge Kent, East Sussex and as a result of referrals much further afield.Please do get in touch for a chat about any financial questions you have – enquiries@fdsols.co.uk
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Director Of FinanceFirst 4 Drains Ltd Jun 2024 - PresentGravesend, England, United KingdomStrategic business financial advisor to this young, dynamic, high growth family owned and run business.Overseeing the day-to-day financial operations Month and year end reporting.Strategic planning including budgets and 5-year plan -
Business PartnerEquiom Group Feb 2021 - PresentScotland, United KingdomOutsourced Business Partner/Financial Controller to a medium sized City based Professional Membership Corporate. Monthly board reporting, Full year end statutory reporting incl. Corporation Tax.Microsoft Business Central - implementation and systems/reporting development.Cash flow projection, annual budget, quarterly forecasts incl. variance analysisManagement accountingManagement of year end audit. -
Group Finance DirectorHadlow College Group: Hadlow, West Kent And Ashford Colleges May 2017 - Sep 2019West KentGroup Finance Director at a £50m complex multi-disciplined educational and commercial organisation consisting of -Rural and general higher and further education provision across six Kent campuses.Rural Secondary School.Pre-school.Betteshanger Sustainable Park.Rosemary Shrager Cookery School.Garden Centre, Tea Room and Farm Shop.Various joint ventures - incl Pet Federation and Produced in Kent.Strategic and operational control of the group financial function consisting of a team of 14.
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Group Finance DirectorAir Management Systems Limited Jul 2016 - May 2017Tonbridge, United KingdomGroup Finance Director of a Top 20 mega growth company 2016. £20m Distributor, hire and manufacturer to the construction industry. Family owed business.Strategic and operational control of the finance and IT functions in UK and Europe.Management of an international team of 10.Implementation of budgeting and cash procedures.Integration into a French family owned group
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Operational Financial Controller And Project ManagerBarth-Haas Uk Jan 2016 - Jul 2016Paddock Wood KentFixed Contract PositionDesign and implementation of process and management reporting improvements to optimize Navision and Jet Reports. -
Finance DirectorBenchworks Ltd May 2015 - Dec 2015South LondonFixed Term Contract Finance Director Position Design and implementation of Management Reporting Systems using Sage 50.Full responsibility of the finance function, together with statutory and regulatory reporting.
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Senior Business Partner , Fractional Finance DirectorVestey Foods Group Limited Jan 2004 - Oct 2014Croydon/London, United Kingdom/InternationalBusiness turnover >£500m originally made up of 25 subsidiaries. Business partner virtual finance director / Fractional CFOKey achievements and responsibilities -Due diligence and integration of two UK based foodservice businesses into the Group, originally with turnovers of £3m these grew to approx. £10m (6000 sales invoices a month) within four years. Initially hands-on, this role involved my significant involvement for approximately four years. Responsibilities included –Overhaul of finance processes, IT structure (including the implementation of SAP Business One) and the engagement of an HR bureau.Elimination of exchange rate risk.Month end management reporting, statutory reporting, budgets and cash management.Recruitment and management of a back office team (incl a finance team of four).Development of profitability analysis reporting and overhead controlling models which I later implemented elsewhere in the Group. Based in Asia for three years, various hands-on roles within a £60m turnover food service division ahead of its successful disposal, notably –Operational turnaround of the Thai and Indonesian businesses.Successful negotiation leading to divisional adoption of standard finance & operational processes leading to a 3% increase in the gross margin.Improved stock turnover days through the implementation of warehouse softwarePreparation of management accounts and statutory year end reporting.Local finance manager recruitment and mentoring. Regular risk and compliance based international internal reviews to provide assurance of competent local management and the development of Group-wide best practice. During my stewardship no significant incidents happened.Group VAT and Intrastat specialist – which prevented situations where the business could have become liable in certain situations when carrying out trade between EU States.Through the preparation of a complex reconciliation the discovery of a £1m overpayment to a supplier.
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Financial ControllerAngliss Uk Limited Jun 2000 - Dec 2003KentBusiness turnover £50mReporting to the Group Finance Director and responsible for the finance and logistics departments of a meat trading business (including HR and IT).Part of the implementation team of the finance and ERM package Rubicon leading to a 40% reduction in the staff base (saving £150k per annum) and improved management reporting.Principle areas of responsibility were -Month end management reporting, statutory reporting, budgets and cash management.Multi-currency treasury management and FX hedging.Liaison and negotiation with auditors, banks and solicitors.Ensuring compliance with various product import schemes and UK regulations.Sales profit margin analysis.Supervision and development for 9 staff members.
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Financial ControllerPanavista Plc Apr 1997 - Jun 2000KentBusiness Turnover £10m - manufacturer for the new build construction industryKey Duties -Preparation of monthly management and statutory accounts.Budget preparation and control.Cash control and forecasting.Customer completion reconciliation and final invoicing. Credit control.Completion and submission of monthly VAT and year end tax returns.Payroll, pension and insurance administration.Management of two IT networks including capital expenditure decisionsImplimentation of a ERP system for the entire business
David Ebdon Education Details
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Oakwood Park Grammar School
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David Ebdon attended London South Bank University, Oakwood Park Grammar School.
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