Set up landscaping business between contracts, coving hard and soft landscaping and maintenance.

Operating in new online Food & drinks retail, trade & wholesale platform, management of finances, new products rollout and setting up financial control systems for new business operations.

Short term contract to provide interim financial & management accounting expertise and support during a period of transition. Oversaw purchase & sales ledger, payroll management accounting and day to day management of the ledgers.

Brought in to provide strategic direction and bring financial stability and management to a Capital Expenditure and Fundraising Campaign in a project to build state of the art facilities to the London Centre for Children with Cerebral Palsy. Restructured reporting, set up financial controls, and managed the day to day finance function of the organisation bring together stakeholders within & outside the organisation,

Contracted to coordinate the creation of a new charitable organisation to administer fundraising activities.Brought in following the departure of the previous financial controller to provide strategic vision and business turnaround to a financially vulnerable organisation.- Full responsibility for the financial viability of the organisation.- Within two months of being appointed, averted a cash funding crisis, by reviewing contracts, debtors and invoicing and negotiating emergency borrowing facilities.- Reduced losses by half within a year, and increased turnover by 20%, put in place business expansion plans for breakeven by the end of year. - Provided operational financial planning and reporting to the board and management team including budget, cashflow, mangement reporting. Provision of management reporting to bank.- Financial modelling for business development.- Reviewed and restructured overall finance team and reporting requirements.- Act as Company Secretary to the charity

Management of the finance function for 8 months covering paternity leave, with responsibility for England South Division and two business units. Total budget responsibility £35m- Recruitment, lead and motivate team of six Commercial Officers.- Identification and development of Pricing Strategy for Schools Business Unit.- Restructure of Commercial Financial team to align with Divisional Management team.- Development of Team Approach across disciplines, within Division and Business Units. Close co-operation and planning with BU management to creae combined service.

Consultancy role to set up Project Financials for £120m project on Field Surveillence Warfare System.Presentation of cost revenues, cash flow, profitability to project management and senior directors.- Initial set up of project financials, working closely with Project Director and Project Management Team.- Creation of 'One Team Unit' working between Projects, Commercial and Finance functions.- Responsible for maintaining positive project cashflow.

Managed and coordinated projects with professional consultant team, chairing project reviews and progress meetings, preparation of Monthly Project Board Reports including Project Financials. - Delivered two projects £5m and £2.5m within time and budget constraints & with additional functionality. Received letter of commendation from Metropolitan Police.- Set up Project Trading and Forecasting (PTF) Financial Reporting across the division and trained project managers in its use.- Review of supply chain and negotiation with external suppliers.- Production and review of monthly PTF Packs- Monthly Project Progress Reviews with contractors, quantity surveyors & designers with progress & spend report to customer project board.

Setting Departmental Budgets & Review with CFO.Management of Departmental Finance Staff (3).Review and implement new capitalisation policy.Review of statutory accountsProduction of financial outsourcing information for JV Partnership.Preparation of Stock Market Flotation information.

Monthly Management Accounts and Cash Flow for Division.Drive forward development and review of new business.Review of Financial Data with Divisional Management Team.Production of Cost Certificates for MOD.Development of Budgets & 5 Year Plan for Division.Commercial/Finance Orderbook reconciliation.

Various short term contract positions including Fra Serco as Financial Planner, Financial Reporting for Bristol Myers Squibb

Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts PackComparison of Budget to ForecastUtilisation ReportingReconciliation of Reports to MDISLiason with Divisional & Project Management

Reporting to the Project Director responsible for all project Financials on £11.25m Home Office development and supply project and further £9m 2nd phase supply and £2m yearly support projects.