Alastair Manson Email & Phone Number

London, England, GB

Fractional CFO to small and growing businesses

London, London, GB

Beauty Bulb are global sales and stockist growth specialists led by a team of experts that have over 175 years’ experience in the beauty industry. Beauty Bulb support beauty brands at any stage of their journey in a number of ways including via workshops, consultancy and their digital tradeshow, The Brand Book.

London, England, GB

• Key achievements:
• Rebuilt finance team following several departures
• Leading ongoing debt-raising process. Principal contact for all discussions with lenders.
• Established company-wide focus on working capital management
• Led budget and forecast process. 3-year integrated forecast model created.
• Led on financial negotiations for bolt-on acquisition – managing due diligence, discussions with target & lenders

• Designed and led full corporate restructure to rationalise entities, protect tax losses and drive efficiencies
• Transformation of Finance team, reducing costs, raising skills levels of team and improving reporting
• Relationship holder with key advisers
• Defined new Group Strategy with CEO
• Identification of unviable business units to close and evaluation of acquisition targets, including deal negotiation

Created and launched new soft drink: Eternitea.Won award for Most Innovative Beverage at Gulfood 2019.Nominated for SIAL Innovation Paris award 2018.

GB

Key achievements as CFO / FD:- Led sell-side Private Equity process for partial sale of FMCG business, ensuring financial readiness;- Led efficiency and restructuring programme, reducing cost base by 20%, including improved budgeting and forecasting processes;- Delivered working capital improvements of c. 33m (35%) by focusing on inventory efficiency and.

Ascent FD specialises in outsourced financial director services, which are provided on either a part time or interim basis. We work with start-ups and small to medium-sized businesses covering London and the South East of England.The current financial climate means that excellent financial management has never been more important. Ascent FD's core aim is.

London, GB

Responsible for financial strategy and management of UK Schools (Primary) educational publishing division, including strategic decision-making, restructuring, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and day to day management of the finance function.I was also involved in new investments, systems development projects and managing internal and external.

Set-up, design and implementation of accounting system and financial controls & processes.Oversaw integration of newly-acquired businesses.Management and monitoring of new business development.Day to day management of finance function and financial reporting.

Budgeting, forecasting and reporting, including consolidation of international entities' results.Design of and monthly preparation of management reporting pack.Supervision and training of assistant management accountants.

GB

Trained and qualified as ACA (Nov 2001).Worked in the Middle Market division, specialising in clients with turnover up to £200m.Clients were spread over several different industry sectors.Managing audits, also experience in Transaction Services and Banking & Capital Markets.

Aca

Ba (Hons), French & Management Studies

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