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London, Gb

Thatcham, Berkshire, Gb

Newtown, Wales, Gb

• AIM-listed SAAS business, leader in telematics technology• Executive accountable for finance, people and deep expertise in corporate governance and company secretarial matters• Organic ARR growth of 40%, driven by introducing upsell activities; territory expansion; and new channels, while unlocking operating performance to strengthen margins• Driving ARR growth using a leveraged model to maintain CAC (customer acquisition costs) through data driven decision making• Delivered overhead restructures with centralised MI reporting• Professionalised the finance and commercial function, going from under-invested capability to a scalable best-in-class operation, including implementation of ERP• Increased inbound shareholder interest, with a focus on clarity of message and data-driven decision making

High Street Properties Investment Ltd is a property investment company within the ECCO Group.- Manage all AR and AP activities with suppliers and tenants- Manage all month end activities and reporting into the ECCO Group- Complete statutory reporting, corporation tax and VAT activities- Manage all planning cycles and further analysis as required by the group.

Bredebro, South Denmark, Dk

• Private family-owned fashion manufacturer and retailer (physical and ecommerce)• Accountable for 150 stores + in UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and £100m annual revenue• Completed strategic commercial review of European business, identifying loss-making operations and improving profitability by 40%• Commercial lead on operating and capital costs (largely real estate). Successfully achieved rent savings of >£1m across UK estate.• Reorganised finance and HR structures to create more centrally driven operation with fewer overheads, including offshoring finance activities to shared service centre. Included the migration of ERP, creating a robust, scalable base for growth.• Aligning HR practices where required while ensuring compliance with local law, including rollout of unified Time and Attendance system across Europe• Ensured business continuity plans were in place and up-to-date by developing Risk Management and Contingency plan.

Uxbridge, London, Gb

• Private equity-backed (Hony Capital) hospitality multi-site business• Strategic business partner to operations in PizzaExpress, driving and implementing initiatives to drive sales and improve margins• Full review of Annual Operating Plan, and created business cases for multiple changes to operations (simplified menu, frequency of stock take, etc.) leading to gross margin improvements of 5%• Responsible for Pizza Express' largest cost line, payroll, running labour modelling for all restaurants. Re-engineered new model based on productivity KPIs to deliver overhead reductions in all restaurants in order to meet Pizza Express' long term plan• Responsible for capital allocation and investment appraisals for all restaurant openings• Finance lead for new system implementation: Labour Productivity- a Fourth integrated sales and labour forecasting tool which improved forecasting accuracy, labour flex and SPH, leading to simplified budgeting and payroll improvements of 7% in restaurants• Business partnered operations director and presented monthly results, highlighting risks and opportunities against budget and five year plan to regional directors, operations director and COO

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, Gb

• FTSE 100 global retailer• Graduate scheme• International placements and secondments• Focus on property finance, group financial reporting, business partnering