Ian Rands (Aca) Email & Phone Number

An experienced Chartered Accountant with strong commerciality and a demonstrated ability to add value to business operations. Equally comfortable working with Executive and Board members, finance colleagues and non-finance staff; effective communication skills and a broader commercial and operational understanding has enabled input into key decisions, beyond purely financial aspects."A natural leader with a very collaborative working method".Demonstrates the cultural awareness and understanding to effectively operate in a £1bn turnover global business, leading cohesive multi-disciplinary and multi-country project teams and creating valued business partnerships both within the business and externally with clients and suppliers."Demonstrates clear strategic commercial understanding and talks in a straightforward way".Led commercial finance and business partnering teams, work closely with management to help ensure the firm's strategic goals around profitability, working capital management and financial efficiency were achieved. With a focus on continuous improvement of processes, business engagement and the financial understanding of all employees. “Ian was instrumental in introducing best practice…. is prepared to challenge the status quo and use his knowledge to drive the performance of the business”.Described as having a strong presentational style I have delivered high impact training and briefings to audiences ranging from trainees to over 250 UK partners. I have also delivered sessions at industry innovation updates and to the customers of a key technology supplier.Strong people/personal development skills have led to mentoring of members of the wider Finance team and a law graduate from Sheffield Hallam University, via their Graduate Mentoring Scheme. I have also led and developed Finance training for non-Finance employees.Specialties: Finance Business Partnering | Profitability improvement | Stakeholder management | FP&A | Working Capital Management | Developing teams | Collaboration | Delivering and supporting change | People development | Process management

Listed skills include Financial Reporting, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Business Development, and 33 others.

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  The University Of Sheffield

  Accountancy