Jim Brown Email & Phone Number

Gateshead, Tyne And Wear, Gb

At Recite Me we believe everyone should be able to access web content in a way that works for them. Our mission is to make the online world accessible for all. And we’re not alone in this journey! Over 300 UK organisations already use our software to enable greater accessibility for their online content, products or services.Focusing on web accessibility is more than just the 'right' thing to do. It's also the smart thing to do - after all, better accessibility means improved usability, opening your site to wider audience, increasing dwell-times and conversions without the need to go back and do-over. In today's regulatory age, focusing on making your digital content accessible is a must do.See more at www.reciteme.com

Co. Durham, Gb

MyFirmsApp provide the world’s leading approved Accountants App solution. We put Accountants at the heart of their clients lives - helping them connect and communicate with the clients, take control of their mobile real estate and provide data collect platform for clients.

A specialist part-time FD, finance business partner and interim manager with a track record of making an impact; helping businesses through periods of change. My strength lies in analytical skills, coupled with intellectual curiosity and a drive for action, to get things done. Job description is not a boundary, completer finisher who wants to make a difference➤Part-Time FD ➤- Improving working capital and cash - Leading the team through change- Process improvement focused on effectiveness vs efficiency - Due diligence & fund raising for growth- Sounding supporting to owner/MD, ensuring strategy choices fully developed , - Focused on future forecast & trends- KPI driven reporting with daily/weekly visibility - Using simple psychometrics and strengths tools to empower and develop teams ➤Interim Manager & Projects➤- Leading organisational change, - Driving effectiveness and efficiency, - System implementation (ERP to Sage 50) & BI tools (Cognos, Hyperion, TM1)- Sophisticated excel modelling using 30+ control boxes for "what if" scenarios, - Comfortable from market entry to £mm➤Finance Business Partner ➤- Supporting & challenging non financial managers - Analysis to support informed decision making, - First class analytical and reporting skills- Using psychometrics and strengths based tools to empower and develop teams - Market entry to £mm projectsExample projects / achievements ✔ Facilitated strategic review, engaging with staff re direction & values. Led to growth of 25% ✔ Implemented robust forecasting, trend reporting & KPI's and secured £££ investment ✔ Supported closure of loss making franchise and focused on core business. Improved margin by 10% ✔ Raised c.£3m funding for early stage business across 2 year period ✔ Designed and delivered financial training & case study to 48 non finance managers ✔ Mentor for Ignite 100 seed accelerator programme

Durham, Gb

Part time Tutor for Durham University Business School Global Online MBA , ranked in Top 10 in the word for online programmes Engaging with students worldwide and opportunity to bring real world experience and "flipped learning" style towards a better student experience - Managing Finance - Corporate Finance - Economics and Accounting MSc

London, London, Gb

My Financepartner supports ambitious owner managed businesses to get the management information they need, when they need it, to run their business more effectively. Ask yourself the following questions: - Does your current information deliver insight to help make informed decisions? - Are you and your stakeholders confident in the information produced? - Does your finance team (if you have one) have time to spend interpreting the data? - Do you have the visualisation and reporting tools to help them do this? PwC My Financepartner provides an extension to your management team as a service - with a monthly fixed fee, agreed in advance, and can work alongside existing compliance advisors

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, Gb

Private Equity owned baby manufacturer, with worldwide manufacturing and distribution (Tommee Tippee)Responsible for :- Project based commercial finance business partner to Gkobal Ops Director and Strategy Director - Analysis of manufacturing costs, make vs buy analysis, benchmarking, integrated cost model and complex "what if" scenarios to support C-Level decision making on exit to trade saleAchievements ✔ Assessed of costing methodology; simplified and unified the treatment across locations;✔ Successfully delivered bench-marking, on time, and adapted to changing needs of project✔ Subsequent modelling stress tested from external consultants and complimented on robust nature of model and analysis.

Gateshead, Tyne And Wear, Gb

Fast growing owner managed construction company. Turnover £7m growing 25% pa. Responsible for• Full ownership of P&L, B/S, and cash management • Strategic review of business and ensure fit for growth • Managing team of 3, and overhauling reporting and controls to ensure fit for purpose Key Achievements ✔ Acting as trusted & impartial sounding board to MD during periods of rapid change ✔ Delivered new KPI driven reporting weekly ; key financial controls; MI reporting automation, and data informed decisions✔ Succeeded in delivering robust finance structure which halved debtor days, and reduced non-direct site deliveries from 35% to 8% boosting productivity

Courbevoie, Île-De-France, Fr

Turnover growth from £50m to £65m via acquisition and organic growthResponsible for - Supporting/enabling growth and rapid change of distribution business, consolidating 7 acquired businesses to one operating entity, and implementing common IT platform. - Manged team of 27 staff, through period of significant change, as we centralised finance ops into one location Achievements✔ Together with new MD, turned around niche business from £1m loss to breakeven. ✔ Integrated 2 new acquisitions into the enlarged group, along with in house DD✔ Redesigned budget process to focus on sales per employee as key driver for business efficiency, which directly resulted in reorganisation of sales team saving c.£300k pa. ✔ Established KPI’s to benchmark regional performance and create regional competition to drive improved performance.

1998-2004: Armstrong World Industries: Financial Controller / Finance Business Partner 1996-1998: Sun Microsystems / IMP Ltd : Financial Controller / Finance Business Partner1995-1995: Sunderland College : Financial Controller 1991-1994 Price Waterhouse : Assistant Manager

Mba, Consultancy, Innovation, Strategic Advantage, Leadership, Psychology

Aca, Chartered Accountant-Price Waterhouse

Ba Hons, Accounting And Financial Analysis