Financial responsibility for 43 UK senior living communities including:- commercial financial analysis across all parts of the business- preparation of annual budget and forecasting- ongoing cost control and variance reporting/analysis- tax compliance and strategy including VAT, income and corporation tax- statutory accounts including group accounting - internal and external reporting- cash flow management and forecasting- relationship management with Sunrise US, ultimate parent company and investors - internal control and risk management- team management

Financial control of all UK joint ventures with an asset value of £750m including:• Relationship management with capital partners, advisors, banks and lawyers• Preparation of statutory accounts including group accounts and management accounts• Tax compliance including corporation tax, income tax and VAT• Debt covenant forecasting and compliance• Cash flow forecasting and management• Overseeing a team of qualified and part qualified accountants

Financial Controller with responsibility for:• Management accounts and financial planning• Cost control and procurement• Forecasting and annual budgeting• Relationship with internal departments such as sales, build, land and technical

Outline of responsibilities:• Setting budgets, negotiating fees and arranging staffing on jobs• Designing the audit plan and approach• Acting as the single point of contact with the client• Reporting directly to the audit partner• Writing audit reports and communication to those charged with governance• Resolution of ad-hoc issues and delegation of tasks within the teams• Coaching team members and performance appraisal and feedbackSpecific skills and experience:• Focus on the technology industry including software revenue recognition requirements• The requirements and practicalities of the Sarbanes-Oxley 404 act• Tutoring the PwC Graduate Induction Program including delivering technical and soft skills sessions and a full audit simulation

Management consultant in the banking industry working on business re-engineering projects across a range of capital market clients in London and Europe.

Professional rugby player in National division 2 (now the Championship).