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Salisbury, GB

Winchester, Hampshire

• Directing the finance and strategic planning functions of this £80m turnover, high ranking, 8,000 student University. Directing a team of 23 covering all financial operations and strategic planning.
• Negotiated and arranged the largest ethical bank loan for the Higher Education (HE) sector, a £30m ethical loan to fund a £50m new learning and teaching space,
• Implemented a new ERP finance system for the 1,200 University staff,
• Introduced radical changes to procurement to embed ethical and environmental values into the University's supply chain management whilst improving value for money,
• A trailblazer for Integrated Thinking and Reporting in the Higher Education (HE) sector; one of the first University's on the journey,
• Directed the introduction of a complex sector SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) to the University, incorporating FRS102 (Financial Reporting Standard),

Salisbury, United Kingdom

• Directing the finances of this $120m international telecoms group during a time of considerably distressed cash flow.Achievements included:
• preparing the group for an international IPO (Initial Public Offering),
• orchestrated the sale and transition of the business to new owners,
• presenting strategic advice to the board and implementing resulting decisions,
• leading local and international finance teams and managing the UK Head Office,
• implemented a multi-currency debt factoring facility to inject working capital,

London, United Kingdom

Non-Executive director on three companies owned by the Foresight Group, an independent infrastructure and private equity investment group.

Whiteley, Hampshire

• Responsible for developing a start-up business, successfully securing the required working capital funding and carefully controlling the procurement cycle. Recruited and developed a team of six staff incorporating.
• detailed business planning and stakeholder reporting, successfully securing over $17m of additional equity capital,
• secured and managed the introduction of a $25m Murabaha loan facility,
• successfully completed the sale and transfer of the groups operating assets to a purchaser and undertook the subsequent legal dissolution of the group.

London, United Kingdom

• Supporting the Southern Region Managing Director, I was responsible for the direction and financial control of twenty four local authority contracts of this £1.2 billion turnover blue chip organisation.I managed the.
• Group consolidations and presenting divisional results at monthly board meetings as a member of the SMT (Senior Management Team).
• Motivating and developing a team of seven Financial Controllers and five regional Finance Teams.
• Cost modelling of multi-million pound tenders for long term Government contracts and subsequent capital procurement.
• Stakeholder and statutory reporting, consolidation of the business planning process and negotiation of contract variations with Government Officers.

London, United Kingdom

I was responsible for the restructuring and handover of the European division of this US company, including implementation of a world-wide consolidated reporting package.

Watford And London

I started my five years with KPMG as the Financial Controller for IT where I Controlled KPMG’s IT and Communications division finance as a member of the senior management team, reporting directly to the CIO Partner and Finance Director.I later progressed into client facing roles as a Consultant for KPMG’s IT Strategy and Governance team advising clients on.

Bsc Honours, Management Science And Biology

Fcca

Marketing Diploma.

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