James Richardson Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

London, GB

Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

• Led cross-functional team on high-stakes real estate deal, delivering £30M cost savings
• Delivered strong P&L, balance sheet and cash flow analysis on 20+ M&A deals across 9 industries, providing data-driven insights for senior-level decision-making
• Boosted software valuation £10M via IFRS analysis, strengthening client negotiations
• Designed the Salesforce dashboard for a Private Equity client account and revamped UK/EU business development strategy, securing 4 direct UK… Show more
• Designed the Salesforce dashboard for a Private Equity client account and revamped UK/EU business development strategy, securing 4 direct UK referrals in 6 months
• Secured £20M price reduction for infrastructure investor client with in-depth DCF review of a wind farm

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

• Optimised school management reporting, refining KPIs and offering greater insights
• Spearheaded the review of school estates, identifying £90,000 in additional revenue

• Demonstrated strong understanding of business drivers through re-developing a forecast model, enabling our client to negotiate a 20% price reduction
• Reduced junior staff workload by 50+ hours through developing a streamlined departmental reporting dashboard
• Identified internal controls improvements and created financial policies and procedures for clients undertaking IPOs
• Chosen to develop and deliver various training sessions for new joiners to the department.
• Identified… Show more
• Identified an opportunity to provide ESG services, which I thoroughly researched and then presented my findings to the partner group. Following positive feedback on the presentation, I was chosen to help develop.

Coventry

• Entrusted to visit potential sites for new stores and give my opinion on the quality and feasibility of each site
• Regularly presented sales forecasts for new stores to management
• Elected as Diversity Champion of the Property department, helping to deliver and contribute to Sainsbury's Diversity Strategy
• Significantly honed my IT skills, in particular my ability to use the programs Microsoft Excel and MapInfo Professional

St Albans, United Kingdom

• Responsible for providing high-quality audit services to large FTSE 100 clients (e.g. Tesco) as well as SMEs
• Developed a strong work ethic as well as a great understanding of audit analysis and financial functions
• Gained significant exposure to, and built expertise in, both IFRS and UK GAAP accounting standards, as well as group reporting requirements

Bachelor'S Degree, Ba Industrial Geography, First Class Honours

3 A-Levels: 3 (As) | 1 As-Level: (A) | 11 Gcse’S: 9 (A*S), 1 (A), And 1 (B)