John Lavender Email & Phone Number

A professional FD with 25+ years of finance experience, commercial negotiating and general ‘hands on’ staff management / mentoring, to ensure staff meet KPI’s and personal ambitions.13 years within the commercial office furniture dealer network, with a proven track record in creating sustainable revenue growth, increased profits and cash availability for complex customer focused businesses both in the UK and Western Europe.Expert in financial management in terms of P&L, Balance Sheet, financial audits, budgeting, forecasting / business plans, cashflow management and HMRC - VAT/PAYE/CIS compliance.Outstanding negotiator of project commercials with blue chip clients and leading manufacturers, ensuring smooth delivery of some of the UK’s most recent and iconic furniture projects.Extensive knowledge and experience of implementing new ERP system(s) in terms of outlining brief, interviewing prospective partners, testing per design brief / specification and full implementation of importing financial transactions from existing to new system.Process driven individual with experiencing of implementing both new and improving existing processes. Thus protecting businesses from unnecessary financial risk, improving staff interaction and delivering an improved all round service to clients.

Listed skills include Negotiation and Management.

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  Uxbridge High School