Highly experienced ACMA qualified Senior Finance professional, used to operating at Finance Director level, adept in partnering with executive and senior management to improve commercial business performance. Highly experienced across all aspects of finance including: statutory and management reporting; budgeting and forecasting; project investment appraisal; treasury and cash flow management; transaction processing; A strong international business leader, speaking 6 international languages with fluency (English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) and a strong mentor and motivator of teams. Excellent people management skills and a driver of continuous improvement, lean, and has led several systems implementations and finance transformations. Promotes a “can do” attitude to achieve business strategies and targets and maximise Big Data. Key areas of expertise:* Troubleshooting and problem solving* Strategic Change Management* Commercially focused and Sales oriented* Six Sigma/Lean Manufacture* Commercial Appraisal* Negotiating* International Financial Management* Continuous Improvement and Lean* Restructuring, turnaround and return to profitability* Estimating, Contracts, Pricing, Tendering, Costing, Financial Modelling* Private Equity/Venture Capital experience (PE,VC)* M&A, Due Diligence and Re-financing experience