A commercially astute Finance Consultant with over 15 years’ experience of business partnering in the private and public/not-for-profit sectors, with a strong track record of building key relationships across the business, turning around problem areas and leading on business strategy. Working collaboratively with small and medium-sized organisations to identify the management information most suited to enable optimum decision-making and create bespoke monthly reports. Helping them realise the full potential of the finance function by conducting a complete business review to assess and improve financial performance and profitability through the development of intuitive processes for budgeting, cashflow forecasts and assessing new business proposals and pricing. Expertise in the following areas:𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲Reviewing Entire Finance FunctionProviding Excellent MIBudgeting and ForecastingBusiness AnalysisImproving Month-End AccountingDeveloping KPI ReportingEnsuring Correct GovernanceVariance Analysis𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰Developing and Implementing Profit Improvement InitiativesProviding Financial Guidance on ActivitiesCreating Pricing StrategiesLong-Term PlanningImproving Info for Decision Making𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹Building relationships across business in all areas and at all levelsWorking with existing finance staff / external AccountantsHighly motivated with ‘can do’ attitudeCommunicating complex financial matters with non-finance staff