Supported 5+ companies in property management, real estate, eCommerce, social enterprise, fintech, and consumer tech ➤ Strategic Financial Leadership: Developed and executed financial strategies that successfully doubled revenues by diversifying service and product lines. ➤ Cash Flow: Optimized cash flow via advance payment initiatives, driving a transition from break-even to a robust 25% operating margin.➤ High-Level Financial Advisory: Provided expert financial forecasting, strategic board advice, and management accounts support, influencing critical year-end business decisions and strategic direction at the board level across multiple sectors.➤ Fundraising & Financial Modeling: Raised $150K through strategic SAFE agreements, optimizing the capital structure for a tech start-up; developed comprehensive financial models to refine GTM strategies, ensuring sustainable profitability and cash flow.

➤ Finance Strategy: Led entire financial strategy, planning, and forecasting initiatives, facilitating the processing of $30M annually in the US and UK, ensuring robust financial health and agility.➤ Revenue Growth: Directed profitability initiatives driving revenue to $1.25 million in 6 months, expanded internationally, and transformed US Gross Margin from -500% to 20%.➤ Orchestrated a $3 million equity raise with a $12 million pre-money valuation, securing $1.7 million in committed funds from SeedX, Techstars, and Regatta Ventures. ➤ Led strategic pivot towards profitability amidst Silicon Valley Bank crash fallout, securing $250,000 advance from Regatta Ventures during prolonged fundraising delays with 3+ lead investors. ➤ Drove critical negotiations and orchestrated the acquisition of $500K in bridge financing as an interim solution, ensuring operational continuity during pivotal development phase in 2023.

➤ Directed Board strategy sessions, yielding an investment of $300K in product-led growth (PLG) initiatives to 3x App Daily Active Users and boost annual ad revenue by $2 million.➤ Leadership: Led cross-functional teams of 20+ to innovate features, yielding a 200% rise in user retention, driving a $1 million boost in customer lifetime value.➤ Board Management: Secured Board approval for a mobile game venture, leading negotiations, budgeting, and forecasting, resulting in a $500,000 profit in 1-year, diversifying revenue streams. ➤ Executed complex product development strategy, reducing time-to-market for app updates and feature releases, resulting in faster adaption to market demands, ensuring competitiveness.

➤ Managed strategy, FP&A forecasting, budgeting, cash flow, reporting, and compliance for 10+ companies across FinTech, Consumer Internet, eCommerce, and Service sectors, increasing Annual Recurring Revenue and raising profitability by 80%.➤ Financial Modelling: Developed growth-oriented financial models, achieving up to 100% increase in Return on Investment (ROI) within 6 months for 7+ clients with diverse budget sizes.➤ Reporting: Engineered automated reporting systems, reducing operational costs by over 50% during expansion phases for 5+ companies with budgets ranging from $1 million to $10 million.➤ Provided strategic guidance and insights to Boards, delivering comprehensive projections and performance reports, facilitating informed decision-making, and supporting strategic priorities.

➤ People Management: Led a high-performing team of 5, nurturing key external relationships, fostering a collaborative and results-driven culture, ensuring alignment with goals and objectives.➤ Managed a budget of £19 million and executed a successful Management Buyout, securing £2.1 million in debt and £0.5 million in equity, enabling sustained growth for Inspired Branding Group.➤ Achieved a 97% reduction in working capital requirements, enhancing company liquidity and operational agility to fuel strategic initiatives and capitalize on emerging opportunities.➤ Profitability: Engineered a 300% increase in operating margin by generating an additional $1 million in Gross Profit, through strategic financial management and optimization strategies.

➤ Implemented a Transfer Pricing policy between UK and US entities, ensuring compliance with IRS regulations and mitigating tax risks, leading to an annual tax saving of $200,000.➤ Spearheaded the review of month-end procedures and implemented robust policies and controls resulting in a 20% reduction in reporting errors and a 75% increase in efficiency.➤ Directed and managed a finance team of 7 across 3 locations, applying effective leadership skills and strategy, resulting in the promotion of 2 Finance Managers to Financial Controllers.

➤ Hired and managed on-site audit teams of 10+, specialized in IFRS, FRS 102, US GAAP, and SOx compliance, overseeing 3+ high-profile clients listed on FTSE, EuroNext, and NASDAQ.➤ Led restructuring and turnaround scenarios, focusing on cash optimization and risk mitigation strategies, resulting in reduced risk exposure and increased cash flow of up to 40% for clients. ➤ Managed key client audits for prominent organizations including Innospec Ltd and Sodexo Motivcom Ltd, meeting tight deadlines and maintaining standards of accuracy and compliance.