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Sevenoaks, Gb

Fareham, Gb

WowNow Hire is - a supplier network of over 9,000 UK locations with access to over 5 million products covering major plant and machinery, equipment and tools, specialist services and skills....CFO responsible for all aspects of Finance, FP & A, IT and Supply Chain.

London, London, Gb

Finance Lead at Kano Computing a London-based technology company behind the , the Stem Player, and the multi-award-winning buildable Computer Kits. Kano trive to demystify the inner workings of technology in a fun, immersive, and collaborative way. In 2019, Kano started a collaboration with the Multi-Grammy- Award winning artist formerly known as Kanye West resulting in the release of the first tech device for Yeezy - the Stem Player.

Maidstone, Kent, Gb

· Head of Finance across Europe. Responsible for all areas of Finance including customer Billing and Credit Control. Turnover circa £200m· Finance lead for successful £400m sale, taking the business from Private Equity ownership to subsidiary of HP Inc. Led Apogee Finance during pre-acquisition due diligence and the post sale integration.· Re-organisation of finance team to support the transaction and enable the business to report and forecast in line (and within reduced timescales) with US and UK GAAP· Set up and recruited new FP&A team to improve Group reporting and increase Sales and Operational support · Finance lead on ERP project to deliver replacement Finance platform

Sunderland, North East, Gb

· Finance lead across 13 sites - employing 2000 people.· Implemented turnaround strategy through new business development and improved cost management as part of the new Leadership Team recruited during 2016.· Project leader for £15m capital investment into new site. Responsible for sourcing and negotiating the lease for new Kent flagship depot. Included alternative scenario planning and securing Group support for the project.

Spray Oil manufacturer based in UK with International sourcing requirements. High margin, high growth FMCG sold in all major UK supermarkets.; Following sale from private ownership to Dairy Crest, led the finance function, building a scalable infrastructure (financial structure, controls, reporting, planning, forecasting/budgeting, stock management, sku level margin analysis) to support management team through consistent periods of high growth. The role has allowed senior management contact, through Plc board level presentations, to CEO, CFO and group FD.Key achievements:•Legacy systems were migrated from Access reporting to Sage 200, allowing electronic ordering integration between all major supermarkets, on line purchase order management, automated forecasting and planning, and improved sku margin analysis.•Post-acquisition, responsible for the integration of the subsidiary into plc group reporting. This included setting up period reporting in line with Group Internal Audit requirements. •Led a downsize project allowing immediate cost savings. Responsible for all aspects of the project from initial business case to post investment review.•Responsible for all aspects of MH procurement and IT.

Largest UK provider of equipment rental, sales and support services to clients across the construction, infrastructure, industrial, manufacturing, facilities management, retail, leisure and events sectors. FTSE 250 T/O 350m.Divisional FDFollowing a successful review of the retail opportunities in previous role as FC, tasked to implement a new Retail team within Speedy. The team was responsible for all aspects of Consumable and Equipment Sales, from sourcing through to implementation and web site launch.Key achievements as Divisional FD:• Created and delivered an e commerce solution, Speedyretail.com• Worked with a third party advertising agency to create a margin enhancing new own brand. • Set up the division’s finance structure and processes , project budgeting and forecasting• Set up third party logistical support for order fulfilment and store replenishment. • Instrumental in suggesting, agreeing and rolling out a new range for all 325 trading locations throughout the UK and Ireland. Removed over 300 suppliers to less than 20, whilst doubling the range. Far East and Eastern European suppliers were found, and direct sourcing was used to improve margin.Key achievements as Divisional FD:• Responsible for representing the group on all financial aspects of tender for the Olympics. This successful bid has led to the company joining a consortium. • Continued to sit on the Financial Board, post qualification, and assist as finance support to the Olympics Operations Director. In this capacity, presented to the Non Exec Board.• As line manager for Credit control responsible for setting credit targets in. Created process for allocating problem debt and arranging local collection.• Created forecast headcount reduction and monitoring process. This allowed the region to analyse and improve productivity.

London, Gb

FTSE 100, third largest supermarket chain in the UK with over 1,000 locations. T/O: £22bnDivisional FC – Convenience StoresFinance Analyst – Convenience StoresFinance Analyst - MarketingTime in Convenience Finance was split between an analytical role, focusing on business as usual stores, and acting as FC for two limited companies, which Sainsbury’s acquired.Key achievements:• Created a reporting suite to calculate store P&L’s as well as consolidate performance at a regional and zone level. Allowed YOY, budget variance and daily LFL reporting.• Worked with the buying teams to design a gross margin model that calculated store margin.• Aided property team to assess new sites, by using analogue stores, to gauge the future profitability. This allowed change to expansion site bid price based on confidence to deliver a certain profit.• Managed the integration of two acquisitions to Sainsbury’s branded stores, which involved producing management and financial accounts and migrating to Sainsbury’s systems and processes and forecasting. Each business had a turnover of over £10m with their own finance teams who had to be supervised

London, Gb

bluecycle.com 2000 – 2002Bluecycle is the on line auction site set up by Aviva to dispose of own, and third party, total loss vehiclesKey achievements:• Created Business Objects relational database which enabled third party clients to also use the site

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

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Ba (Hons), Accounting And Law

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