Graham Carr Email & Phone Number

Chandlers Ford, England, United Kingdom

Working alongside the Managing Partner, providing advice covering all aspects of the firm - primary focus being Finance, together with operational improvements, to improve resilience and profitability, and make DG a great place to work

UK

Business owners - we rapidly identify the reality of a business' financial position, which is often hidden by accounts software. We work with you to stabilise, build resilience, improve efficiency, generate growth, improve cash flow and improve profit. We help you get to where you want to be. We provide performance improvement expertise for SMEs and.

Working with the business owner and advising on management information, accounts systems, accounts and tax

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Advising on the acquisition of Logo Design, SPA and target working capitalPreparing and advising on the completion accounts saving 45% of consideration

Group FD on the Board in a highly leveraged PE backed SME.Cash management and stakeholder management.Acquisition, restructuring, refinancing, pensions, R&D Tax Credits, MI improvements, Recruit and build a motivated finance team, integrated cash flow forecast model with variable KPIs to see the impact of key decisions, property lease negotiations.

UK

Innovative and commercial Financial Due DiligenceWe act for private equity, large corporates, banks and SMEs in helping them achieve their acquisition (or disposal) strategy

UK

Training for professional services firms that realises high ROI for clients

I am involved in all aspects of the company from strategy to marketing and HR policies.

• I worked alongside the Managing Director to improve the performance of the business and advise on strategic options.Achievements include:
• Increase in daily production output by over 50%
• leading & driving the management team
• raising £240,000 asset finance
• advising on process improvements and prioritising spend
• identifying costing & pricing model errors resulting in immediate need for accurate costing model which I designed & developed

(1) won >£110k of FDD fees within 3 months & >£300k of fees for other service lines(2) Advised distressed companies on cash & performance (3) Led marketing for Tenon Corporate Finance (TCF)(4) Brought Tenon into the 21st Century by implementing best practice for TCF Transaction Services(5) Devised & implemented HR performance for TCF

M&A, FDD, VDD, IPOs, MBOs, LBOsIncredible breadth & depth of experience advising middle market clients primarily on corporate transactions (M&A) Project SnowdonReporting directly to the Head of M&A at BP, I worked with the BP acquisition team to provide commercial solutions to complex, multi-jurisdiction accounting, tax & SPA matters, saving BP in excess.

Developed and implemented best practices in the delivery of Financial Due Diligence in the lead up to the KPMG Europe merger. Change management skills and stakeholder buy in were essential given the cultural diversity within Europe as well as US input. Other projects included:Integration Programme --​> improved profitability through increased staff.

Ba Joint Honours, Economics

Activities and Societies: Manchester University Football Club, Owens Park, Oak House, BA Econ, CellarStudied economics & politics at.

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Activities and Societies: football, cricket, basketball, cross-country, athletics, art10 O Levels, 1 AO Level and 3 A Levels