Freelance consultancy to CFO. Improving Month End reporting and Series A Due Diligence support/advice

Koze Group is an entrepreneur led company operating in the Homeimprovement sector. The strategy has involved building the DigitalFintech Platform offering to c £20m negotiating commercial deals withtop Manufacturers and Lenders; refocusing installations on green energy(higher margin); optimizing cash generation of Portfolio of servicecontracts.Key successes:Implementation of Post-It Strategy Workshop approach resulting inclearer profit strategy focused on Key Stakeholders2 Digital business were acquired and incorporated into the Platform.£6m debt reduction at a lower interest rate.

Advising and implementing Financial Accounting controls andprocedures, including IFRS16 Lease Accounting and IAS15Revenue.contracts.Key successes:Quickly understood complexity regarding Lease structure and SAP

Markey is a family owned, diverse group of companies operating invarious industry sectors including – manufacturing, construction, sitedevelopment, care.Key successes:restructure of the Finance department involving changing team rolesand refocusing the Finance and IT service on business partnering withoperations.Refinancing term loan and Property Sales – improving cash positionAudit Management – reduced the timescale and feesBudget and Forecast – increased detail requirement and accountability

Key successes:Contract to manage the external auditors and complete the Groupconsolidated Financial Accounts and conversion of accounting processesto FRS102. In particular the Lease book valuation of boiler installations c£5m. Managing direct debit collections and credit control.

An acquisitional 30,000 acre farming business.Key successes:Successfully introduced financial controls to the Farming and renewables business including strong,detailed budgeting and cashflow forecasting aswell as procurement and financial systems.Introduced forecast model based on input/ outputsMoved the financial function out of Head Office into the operational business as part of the SeniorManagement Team.Led Company restructuring project, external financing and new accounts system implementation.Implemented fuel hedging.

Main appointment as a Consultant was on behalf of a leading research University analysing andreporting on the effectiveness of the Estates teams including Property development.

UK Head Office of an integrated property group with operations throughout Australia, NewZealand, Asia, Europe and the UK with AU$48bn Assets under Management (AUM).Key successes:New Joint Ventures including strategic valuation, negotiating the commercial arrangements and landdrawdownFund Raising for construction and successful grant applications for Science Innovation HubsNegotiated and managed financial outsourcing arrangements for property services andconferencing (Sodexo at Colworth).Property Services (including the financial team) delivers a high quality service which contributes to90% tenant retentionNegotiated, designed and implemented a preapproval fixed invoicing system with suppliers,which reduced transaction volumes by 80%Appraised and priced land acquisitions within £1bn Property Fund (Eastside Locks etc)Involved in negotiation of rent with prelet tenants (Element 6 Harwell)Finance representative with key partners (e.g BAE Systems, Birmingham City Council) monitordevelopment agreements, overage/profit share calculations and client meetings. contractor meetingsResponsible for Goodman’s French company, (Business Park), a Venture with Disney.Responsible for setting up financial processes and controls for new commercial entity (BusinessServices) a £20m Business Unit employing 40 staff

A medium sized UK subsidiary of Motan GmBH, a worldwide privately owned company of approx.£50m with about 19% of the plastics material handling equipment business in the UK and Ireland.Key successes:Project managed ISO9002 accreditation – pilot for whole European businessSelected and project managed installation of Access Accounting. A quotation production featurewas added to the stock module reducing the quote turnaround time by 50%.Improved stock usage; 12% stock turnover ratio improvement

Joined whilst CMG Computer Management Group (UK) LtdMANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT for Banking and Insurance Division (1993 – 1995)ACCOUNTANT – CMG Information Technology Ltd (1989 – 1993)Acted as Internal Auditor for the CMG created quality system that it successfully used to gain ISO 9000 accreditation

Previously Thorn EMI Electronics Ltd – Defence Systems Division : FTSE 100 Company: acquired 1995FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT - started in trainee position finishing in position analysing cost benefit analysis on capital expenditure