Gary Russell Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

VFinance works with businesses who have a desire to profitably scale their operations, and whose owners are ultimately seeking an exit.VFinance Ltd is a management support services company operating in the European energy and utilities sector. Utilising our network of contacts, know-how and experience, we support the delivery of the underlying growth of the company as well as professionalising the commercial, operational and finance functions.Once these components are in place, we work with the business to determine the appropriate time to exit, supporting the sales process for the vendors to realise maximum returns for shareholders.The directors of VFinance have completed several successful exits, facilitating the return of over £30 million to the shareholders, as well as working with businesses to secure inward investment and refinancing packages.VFinance Ltd is ideally positioned to assist and guide companies in the European energy and utilities sector in making the right strategic and operational decisions as a trusted advisor.

Berkhamsted

Management consultancy supporting energy suppliers in all aspects of their business, in addition to professionalising the accounting and support functions of growing businesses.

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Management of majority of teams within the business including Finance, IT Development, Operational Risk, Credit Management, Customer Services, Operations, and Human Resources• Senior member of the leadership team responsible for overall business strategy• Coaching and mentoring team leaders to improve effectiveness and focus on core objectives• Identifying and delivering value creation opportunities through others• Key supplier relationships for IT suppliers, transportation, metering and meter reading services • Overall responsibility for Operational Risk Management for the business• Annual budgeting and forecasting• Producing monthly management accounts (by working day 2 of following month)• Cash management and purchase ledger• Cost control and reduction through comprehensive budgets and variance reporting• Ensuring operational excellence from contract to cash for both systems and processes• Filing of statutory accounts, liaison with auditors, and approval of Tax, VAT and CCL returns

Enfield, United Kingdom

• Preparation of the monthly accounts for the Gas retail business and Gas trading business.• Management of the weekly broker commission payments (>£0.5 million per week)• Managed the purchase ledger function• Raising sales invoices for all monthly trades and ensuring cash received on the due date.• Processing purchase invoices for all monthly trades, ensuring authorised in line with SoDA• Preparation of statutory accounts and liaison with external auditors

The Hague Area, Netherlands

Luton, United Kingdom