• Improved cash conversion from £200k balance to £6.7M in three months via working capital initiatives.• Drove M&A processes for three successful acquisitions as well as disposal of major subsidiary (Health US agency).• Orchestrated successful launch of group-wide ERP in 12 months (750 staff, four locations, and eight business units) as well as shared service centre / payroll function to over 12 entities in less than 18 months.• Optimised covenant compliance with introduction of… Show more • Improved cash conversion from £200k balance to £6.7M in three months via working capital initiatives.• Drove M&A processes for three successful acquisitions as well as disposal of major subsidiary (Health US agency).• Orchestrated successful launch of group-wide ERP in 12 months (750 staff, four locations, and eight business units) as well as shared service centre / payroll function to over 12 entities in less than 18 months.• Optimised covenant compliance with introduction of 13-week cash flow and commercial best practices.• Enhanced financial controls and administration with design and rollout of new group processes and policies.• Deputised for CFO during absence; managed lender presentations, board meetings and covenant tests. Show less

• Secured £200k South African government grant, funding organisation’s shared service centre in Cape Town.• Improved tax compliance and audit risks management via due diligence.

• Played instrumental role in success of 50 contracts (£500M annual revenues) via strategic business partnerships, financial analysis and reporting.• Supported 5% EBITDA margin improvements and cost savings by leading operational reviews with senior directors, challenging plans and forecasts.• Contributed to £1M pa recurring procurement savings, £1.2M EBITDA margin enhancements, and successful turnaround of underperforming business unit into £1.5M contributor annually.• Key member… Show more • Played instrumental role in success of 50 contracts (£500M annual revenues) via strategic business partnerships, financial analysis and reporting.• Supported 5% EBITDA margin improvements and cost savings by leading operational reviews with senior directors, challenging plans and forecasts.• Contributed to £1M pa recurring procurement savings, £1.2M EBITDA margin enhancements, and successful turnaround of underperforming business unit into £1.5M contributor annually.• Key member of British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association award-winning group for “Exit Management Team of the Year South East” (2013) for sale of AMS by Graphite Capital to New Mountain Capital (£260M, over 11 times trailing EBITDA). Functioned as FP&A and management accounting lead. Show less

• Optimised quality and depth of matrix reporting, facilitating turnaround of underperforming service lines.• Collaborated in improving 13-week cash flow forecasting and covenant test cash flow model, highlighting key cash pinch points and surpluses.• Raised month-end close performance by removing non-value add activities, slashing close time by two days and expediting month performance evaluations to effect changes in current month.• Introduced cost saving programmes, cutting… Show more • Optimised quality and depth of matrix reporting, facilitating turnaround of underperforming service lines.• Collaborated in improving 13-week cash flow forecasting and covenant test cash flow model, highlighting key cash pinch points and surpluses.• Raised month-end close performance by removing non-value add activities, slashing close time by two days and expediting month performance evaluations to effect changes in current month.• Introduced cost saving programmes, cutting companywide expenses £0.75M.• Generated £0.5M recurring off-shoring savings for AMS global service centres in Manila and Krakow. Show less

• Key Contributor to Synergy savings program following the acquisition of Capital Consulting, generating recurring savings of £1m pa.• Creating commercial and financial models for successful business tenders and bids including two insurance wins with a total contract value of in excess of £30m.• Designing and implementing a new forecasting and budgeting process using IBM Cognos EP software. This consolidated 180 excel files into one holistic forecast model for all business users, on… Show more • Key Contributor to Synergy savings program following the acquisition of Capital Consulting, generating recurring savings of £1m pa.• Creating commercial and financial models for successful business tenders and bids including two insurance wins with a total contract value of in excess of £30m.• Designing and implementing a new forecasting and budgeting process using IBM Cognos EP software. This consolidated 180 excel files into one holistic forecast model for all business users, on which they could collaborate via a web portal. Show less

• Assimilating 800 staff on six pay bands to one pay band structure, resulting in improved cost control and forecasting.• Assimilating six financial procedures and delegated authority matrices, providing a clear governance structure to 200 budget holders.• Introducing and designing P&L reports enabling budget holders to access real time financial data, accelerating month end reporting by 2 days.