Finance Director/Financial Controller
SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTSAll aspects of Financial Management, Reporting and Senior Financial InputBecame a key individual in transforming the business through a period of rapid growth and significant change, including sale to US Private Equity and eventual sale to a US PlcBuilt a fully integrated Finance Department from nothing in the UK reporting into US Parent in Florida, US Private Equity for 3 years and US PlcM&A - involved in numerous transactions including :… Show more SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTSAll aspects of Financial Management, Reporting and Senior Financial InputBecame a key individual in transforming the business through a period of rapid growth and significant change, including sale to US Private Equity and eventual sale to a US PlcBuilt a fully integrated Finance Department from nothing in the UK reporting into US Parent in Florida, US Private Equity for 3 years and US PlcM&A - involved in numerous transactions including : acquisition of German subsidiary - US Private Equity acquisition of MTS Group - merger/integration of UK subsidiary into MTS - acquisition of main UK competitorEffectively managed a range of stakeholders : US Parent, US Private Equity owners, Auditors, Bank, Solicitors, key Customers (Boots, Lloyds, Co-Op, Tesco), peers, direct reports, staff impacted by changeTransformed MI, financial reporting and business processes to drive efficiency and profitability :- - Increased product margin % significantly across most categories - Designed excel macro reports to manage stock - created significant cost savings from more efficient ordering and minimising stock-outs - New/Lost Customer report designed enabling detailed analysis of Customer churn & led to sharp reduction in lost Customers - SOX (Sarbanes Oxley) compliant processes implemented across the business - greatly improved efficiency and provided a solid foundation for growthProject-Management :- - Relocated the business from four separate sites to one purpose-built facility on-time and within budget, including an interim relocation - significant cost savings and efficiencies were achieved as a result of the relocation - SAP ERP implementation Show less