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Oxford, GB

Cowbridge, Wales, United Kingdom

Since 2001, FFT has been providing accurate and insightful information to schools, helping pupils to achieve their full potential and schools to improve. My pro bono role is to support the Directors in all financial matters of this successful and growing SaaS and education services provider. I attend the Board meeting, providing financial scrutiny of the.

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

An interim role to prepare the University’s risk assessment report on exposure to international sanctions. I interviewed key personnel to understand and document the major risks faced and current controls in place and wrote and presented a report to the CFO with suggested improvements to be adopted across the University to reduce risk across all areas. It.

Abingdon, UK

A global stock photography technology company that supplies images to the world’s picture users from a worldwide contributor base. Founded in 1999 to disrupt the stock photography market with its open access platform, the company grew from an internet start-up through organic growth to become one of the major players in the stock photography marketplace.

Led and coordinated all aspects of the sale process involving Finance, Tax and Legal matters enabling the acquisition of Alamy by the PA Media group. Successfully built an internal team and collaborative relationships with external corporate advisors to handle the tight deadlines.Restructured the Finance department and reviewed all working practices in.

Led business and delivery of the Board’s strategy and the business objectives through effective management of the senior team. Drove day to day operational performance whilst the CEO took a step back from the business to concentrate on other business ventures. Drove 45% revenue growth mainly in the e-commerce area, increased turnover from £15m to £22m..

Delivered and produced all internal financial information from Key Performance Indicators to budgets and re-forecasts. Managed the Finance and Human Resources teams in the UK Head Office. Controlled all aspects of the finances from statutory compliance on international tax matters, audit and company secretarial duties. Identified and delivered new revenue.

Set up the finance function from scratch with implementation of all relevant controls. A truly hands on role in a fast-paced environment, combining need to think strategically with also a can do attitude to hit deadlines. Raised investment capital allowing the business to scale, delivering reports to key stakeholders in a timely manner to assess.

Hammersmith, London

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom