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Belfast, Gb

Belfast, Gb

working as part of the management team to develop systems and arrange funding for a growing social enterprise, working to improve services to existing clients and provide additional quality affordable homes for those in need.

Northern Ireland, Ulster, Gb

Joined firmus in May 2010 as Financial Controller. Early tasks included working on back end processes to facilitate on line customer take on as part of the launch into the Gas supply market, as well as improving internal management reporting processes and interaction with Bord Gais Group Finance and Treasury to arrange finance to support Supply launch and ongoing network construction within firmus distribution network ongoing at c.£10m p.a.Whilst with the business customers have grown from 4,000 to 75,000, turnover has grown to c£125m and overall network investment to date is c£100m.Appointed Finance Director in June 2014 on the sale of the business. The business operates on a standalone basis and I have had to recreate and manage internal functions previously provided at a Bord Gais group level including Treasury and Tax, Corporate Planning and FP&A, Insurance, Accounts payable, Payroll and Company Secretarial Services.Responsible for statutory and Regulatory reporting and more recently following appointment as a director to our holdco, managing relationships and administration of structural finance arrangements and reporting with lenders. Company Secretary to operating companies.I am also responsible for: the HR dept managing over 100 staff; the Billing and credit control function invoicing 75,000 customers c£150m including VAT and CCL and following recent internal reorganisation, the IT and Business Change function.This involved taking over the management of an OJEU tender process, final negotiations and appointment of a new IT managed service provider whilst managing transitional arrangements with former owners Bord Gais. Finally, this literally required a hands on approach to management of the actual transition to the new IT infrastructure platform, which will deliver significant cost savings and facilitate the development of IT systems more tailored to the business's needs.

Dublin 2, Ie

Seconded to parent Bord Gais Energy in January 2012 in Dublin as Business Partner Finance, but took on role as financial controller - reporting directly to the Finance Director managing accounts payable, payroll and management reporting for the Retail division with 800,000 customers.Made significant improvements into debt management reporting, key cost centre reporting and IT project cost reporting as well as tracking overall cost improvements from the introduction of a new strategic operating model developed in conjunction with Accenture. Managed the outsourcing of payroll operations, within a period of change in a unionised environment as well as re-negotiating contracts with key suppliers in ancillary service environments, bringing costs in line with activity levels and developing financial arrangements to facilitate a joint venture arrangement with a major industrial engineering consultancy company in the energy services market. Worked with Industrial Sales team to look at opportunities to add value to major sales contracts Latterly supported the preparation of the information memorandum for the sale of Bord Gais Energy and its firmus subsidiary, responding to due diligence questions and preparing cash flow information at short notice and supporting presentations to prospective buyers.With prospective break up of the business on sale accepted request to return to firmus to strengthen the management team in February 2014.

Belfast, Gb

Joined ASGH as Group Financial Controller in May 2000. Appointed Group Finance Director in 2001.Worked with an entrepreneurial executive chairman to investigate new opportunities, whilst managing the finances of a holding company and four operating companies across UK and Ireland. Activities included advertising, PR, Property,web design, internet hosting, and web based spin outs in software development and online holidays. Managed statutory reporting, relationships with banks and government funding agencies and tax efficient investment in joint ventures. Improved internal management reporting, highlighting key KPIs such as financial performance against key customer accounts and labour efficiency rates.Worked with advisers to restructure the Group to allow shareholders with different skill sets and risk appetites, focus on their preferred areas of expertise. Managed due diligence processes and negotiations for the disposal of AcitivityBreaks and Tibus and subsequent earn out discussions.Managed negotiations for formation of Webrecruit joint venture, before joining firmus, where blend of experience in web environments, operating in a medium sized group, and large plc and utility experience met with company requirements.

Bormio, Lombardy, It

Originally a special project developed within Tibus, helped develop back office and management information systems as well as investment funding personally managed negotiations and divestment to Monticolo Vacanze

Belfast, Belfast, Gb

On appointment as Group Finance Director of ASG, became finance director of Tibus helping the management team to develop the business. Personally managed negotiations and sale of the business to UTV Media plc

Project Manager working with SBC Warburg ( now UBS) EY and Herbert Smith for the first share buy back / loan note issue by NIE PLC and creation of Viridian Group PLC.Project Manager for bid for Electricity Distribution and Supply Assets in North East India in partnership with Tata Electric CompaniesLatterly looking at IT acquisitions for IT subsidiary SX3 now Northgate before joining ASG to try and achieve value from its Tibus subsidiary.

Belfast, Gb

Joined NIE in the run up to privatisation from Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) as Power Station accountant, preparing completion accounts for power station sell offs as part of the privatisation process.Worked with Reporting Accountants Touche Ross to create pro forma trading history and regulated and unregulated activity cost separation for ProspectusAssumed responsibility for PLC statutory interim and full year accounts preparation before becoming Investor Relations Manager preparing investor relations presentations and accompanying the Chief Executive and Finance director to investor and Investment Analyst presentations