James Stackhouse Email & Phone Number

Bedford

Turnover £250m, 2500 Employees•Lead monthly performance reviews with the Executive team. Identify opportunities and risks for growth and profit and recommend appropriate courses of action.•Deputise for the Finance Director when required.•Partnering with business leaders to deliver financial and operational objectives.•Create and manage the Shared Service finance function for Belron® UK and Autoglass® Bodyrepair covering all aspects of financial consolidation, reporting, business intelligence and business partnering consisting of 25-30 employees.•Lead the business through all planning activity including strategic plans, annual budgeting and rolling forecasts linked to a fit for purpose S&OP process.•Ensure that the profit and loss accounts show an accurate representation of the financial state of the business for the UK companies and that sources of growth and profit are understood and communicated. •Work collaboratively with the other senior finance leaders to deliver a single vision for finance.•Support and lead with the Programme manager the Business change advisory team to ensure sound investment decisions and to determine the best allocation of capital to drive value creation in line with the group’s growth aspirations. •Ensure financial benefits of key programmes and initiatives are tracked and challenged.

Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Turnover £250m 2500 employees•Transformed the finance team from a transactional processing function to a value-added function through People/Process & Systems.•Created and implemented the business process strategy within Autoglass to create an end to end view of the organisation.•Developed finance commercial activity through establishing a proactive business partner function.•Leading and developing the Finance Function to provide clarity, insight and challenge, totalling c60 people consisting of Financial Accounts/Management Accounts/Business Partnering/Payroll/Accounts Payable/Cash Management/Credit Control/Business Process team and Compliance.•Business partnering to the Exec and Senior Management team to advise and support the business strategy and value add projects.•Reduced audit control points to ensure robust financial control across the organisation.•Attend and drive the performance review cycle by providing insight and clarity to influence strategy at the monthly executive meetings.•Deputising for the Finance Director as and when required.•Responsible for delivery and education of Gross margin improvement through Material cost avoidance, accurate product mix, sales price and mix optimisation. •Lead and Support the Business Change Advisory Team to ensure the business creates an environment for innovation and growth whilst being responsible with its investments.•Consolidation, review and timely delivery of monthly/quarterly forecasts and 3 year forecasts.•Deliver all budgeting, financial analysis and reporting within the business.•Direct financial activities to ensure financial transactions, policies and procedures meet short and long-term objectives.

£40m Turnover 500 Employees.•Number 1 role within Finance reporting to the MD.•Provided direction for all budgeting, financial analysis and reporting within the business.•Accountability with the AutoRestore MD for agreement and delivery of the annual budget•Led financial activities to ensure financial transactions, policies and procedures meet short- and long-term objectives. •Provided financial leadership to the business through strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting •Led the consolidation of two finance functions, to create a shared finance service centre across two business units consisting of c35 employees•Set the strategic direction for billing and receivables to maximise revenue collection, minimise bad debt and optimise customer experience.•Worked closely with the Customer Experience Director to ensure the continued development of the retail strategy to ensure that pricing and conversion are optimised

Chesterfield

•Accountability for fixed site P&L performance consisting of 9 locations with £20m Turnover•Provide financial support to the operations, sales and finance directors to deliver the vision for remodelling the operational model•Successfully manage 5 direct reports and carry out Monthly 121’s •Production of annual fixed site budgets in support of the group budget process•Produce an accurate and timely set of month end results working closely with the financial accountant to ensure that group reporting deadlines are maintained.•P&L + Balance Sheet Consolidation of fixed locations and cost centres (9 operational fixed site locations, all individual with varying capacities and complexities and overheads•Maintain the integrity of the balance sheet for ADR Limited Including all control accounts (Sales Ledger/Purchase ledger etc)•Co-ordinate and be accountable for the annual audit process in co-operation with the financial accountant•Monitor cash to ensure that banking requirements are met and the cash position is optimised.•Train and support Branch managers and central operations teams in order to optimise their knowledge and understanding of profit and loss information•Produce appropriate KPI’s in conjunction with the Operations and Finance Directors in order to monitor daily site and sales performance against agreed targets.

Chesterfield

£22m Turnover 280 Employees•Direct Responsibility of the Credit Control Team consisting of a team leader and 3 credit controllers.•Monitor and reduce the company’s aged debt balance (2.3m) including overdue ledgers.•Ensure CID covenants are achieved to maintain maximum working capital.•Manage the quarterly CID external audit.•Responsible for the department meeting internal & external SLA.•Assist the Chief Executive Officer to develop and deliver the strategic business plan to deliver a 4% NP margin.•Manage a team of 5 including Management Accountant/2 x Purchase Ledger /Fleet & Procurement Officer and Payroll Administration.•Internal Business Partnering for 10 locations. This involves one on one meeting with managers to identify opportunities and push individual operations to deliver increased profit.•Monthly presentation for business performance to the senior management team consisting of Managing Director/CEO/Operations Manager and Business Development Manager.•Profit analysis for sales contracts up to £7m in turnover.•Negotiate and analysis supplier tenders up to £1m ensuring maximum savings/service achieved.•Produce a £30m budget for 10 operational sites and multiple cost centres.•Produce management accounts for 2 sister companies.•Manage the company’s cash flow within the available £2.3m CID facility.•Manage relationships with professional advisors including banks/auditors and tax authorities.•Successful completion of 3 continuous audits, reporting no required material adjustments.

Chesterfield, Derbyshire

•Assist the Financial Controller to develop and deliver the strategic business plan in collaboration with the other members of the management and finance team.•Develop management and financial accounts information for decision making purposes, and financial information to new formats and timescales. •Identify areas of risk, cost reduction and business improvement•Develop accurate budgets and communicate variances to ensure the management teams take appropriate actions.•Management of year end audit requirements and liaison with auditors.•Reconciliation of accounts and preparation of journals including cash management and review.•Ensure legislation is complied with regard to VAT, PAYE, and accounting standards and policies.

Ashbourne

•Month-end Journals (Overhead, COS, Accruals, Prepayments, Revenue, Stock)•Daily/Month-end reporting sales/production etc.•Production of Monthly Management accounts•Customer Profitability analysis (Top 20 Revenue)•Variance Analysis (Price Variance/Volume Variance and O/H Variance)•Monthly Profit Forecasts (For Division by Product Department)•Balance sheet reconciliation•Monthly Stock Reconciliation (Raw Materials and Finished Goods)•Capital Requisitions and Reporting (Spend Analysis and Forecast completion costs)•Fixed Asset Audits•Bulk Purchase Orders for Aggregate and Packaging•Product/Vendor setups•System Maintenance•Budgeting•5yr Financial planning•One reportee

South Normanton, Derbyshire

•Standard Costing, transport costing, absorption costing. •Producing weekly/monthly stock reports for both internal and external sources•Raising client monthly distribution Invoices and stock interest invoices•Responsibility and supervision for the Pricing Function•Responsibility and supervision for the Purchase Ledger Function•Cost of Sales•Month end journals•Processing month end payments•Monthly bank reconciliation for 5 Accounts•Debtor reconciliation•Monthly credit note summary•Adhoc Work for the Management Accountant•Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel including pivot tables and VLookups•Implementing new SOP’s (Standard operating procedures)

South Normanton Derbyshire

•Testing/Development of a new system (Major sales order system Implementation)•Provide Technical Support•Create Validation Documentation Report•Create UAT test Scripts•Devise a training plan and provide training for the new system•Implementing new SOP’s (Standard operating procedures)