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Central London

Head of Finance of a group of over 25 companies with in excess of £60m of developments underway - reporting directly to the chairmanHave professionalised and rationalised the operations - introduced quarterly Net Asset Valuation reporting to the shareholders of each entity - have put in systems to accurately record the profitability of each development - have re-engineered the internal processes to bring in circa £1m of unclaimed VAT - and made a huge annual cost saving by changing the… Show more Head of Finance of a group of over 25 companies with in excess of £60m of developments underway - reporting directly to the chairmanHave professionalised and rationalised the operations - introduced quarterly Net Asset Valuation reporting to the shareholders of each entity - have put in systems to accurately record the profitability of each development - have re-engineered the internal processes to bring in circa £1m of unclaimed VAT - and made a huge annual cost saving by changing the auditors Show less

Central London

Content marketing and digital agency offering publishing and digital marketing services, with expertise in the luxury, travel and heritage sectors - clients of the ilk of Aston Martin, Raffles Hotels and The Ritz Hotel.Brought in to manage the finances of an old established business suffering from cash flow pressures due to significant ongoing losses. Identified and implemented significant salary and overhead savings which resulted in a meaningful profit for the year to June 2018.

London, United Kingdom

A group of four companies involved in managed document solutions and large format digital print with operations in London, Manchester and Leeds – turnover circa £10m and significant EBITDAReported to the Owner / MD and significantly increased profitability by maximising revenue and ensuring tight control of purchases and overheads.Introduced timely sales reporting by client and sales person including a daily sales report to encourage competition amongst the sales… Show more A group of four companies involved in managed document solutions and large format digital print with operations in London, Manchester and Leeds – turnover circa £10m and significant EBITDAReported to the Owner / MD and significantly increased profitability by maximising revenue and ensuring tight control of purchases and overheads.Introduced timely sales reporting by client and sales person including a daily sales report to encourage competition amongst the sales staff.Significantly improved cash collection enabling suppliers to be paid quicker and avoid the previous problems of supply issues.Streamlined processes and thereby reduced the headcount and cost of the finance function.Successfully sold the business to Apogee Corporation for a sizeable multiple. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Brought in to produce the 2014 year end accounts and resolve and reconcile the substantial inter company trading with other group companies worldwide

London, United Kingdom

A long established digital agency in significant financial difficulties when I joined.Took control of the financial running of the business, in particular all spending and hiring decisions, and streamlined and professionalised the operation. Instigated job, client and income stream profitability reporting. Hugely improved the collection of debts and put in weekly cash flow forecasting and planning.Returned the business to its former firm financial footing with profitability… Show more A long established digital agency in significant financial difficulties when I joined.Took control of the financial running of the business, in particular all spending and hiring decisions, and streamlined and professionalised the operation. Instigated job, client and income stream profitability reporting. Hugely improved the collection of debts and put in weekly cash flow forecasting and planning.Returned the business to its former firm financial footing with profitability again in line with the industry average. Eradicated the company's significant debts by effective cash flow management. Show less

London, United Kingdom

The UK's largest independent search agency with then EBITDA profits of £2.5m plus.Appointed as the first full time FD in a rapidly expanding business which had experienced severe growing pains in the preceding months. Professionalised the operation and hugely improved the accuracy of billings and the collection of receivables. Successfully managed the tripling of turnover and staff without any cash flow difficulties and enabled the shareholders to take significant dividends.Ran… Show more The UK's largest independent search agency with then EBITDA profits of £2.5m plus.Appointed as the first full time FD in a rapidly expanding business which had experienced severe growing pains in the preceding months. Professionalised the operation and hugely improved the accuracy of billings and the collection of receivables. Successfully managed the tripling of turnover and staff without any cash flow difficulties and enabled the shareholders to take significant dividends.Ran a sale process which achieved multiple offers of £32m plus, none of which completed due to the October 2008 credit crunch.Rebuilt the credit status achieving Dun and Bradstreet Rating One, only awarded to the top 15% of UK businesses. Completely overhauled the company's systems and controls - installed Microsoft Dynamics and a self billing system for partner payments.Ensured the production of timely and accurate management accounts with income and cost of sales being correctly recognised - a regular problem in the search industry.Managed the search, negotiation and fit out from concrete shell of new offices at a cost of £1.5m, achieving a three year rent free period and compensation from Crossrail of double the amount anticipated. Show less

London, United Kingdom

The then market leaders in affiliate marketing with a turnover in excess of £25m and operations in the UK, Australia, Spain, India, South Africa and Singapore.Brought in to manage the day to day running of the finance function and to integrate the businesses of DGM and IBNet Plc on the reverse takeover which had just been concluded.Responsible for the group and the individual operating companies -significantly de-risked the business by putting a halt to the Spanish company's… Show more The then market leaders in affiliate marketing with a turnover in excess of £25m and operations in the UK, Australia, Spain, India, South Africa and Singapore.Brought in to manage the day to day running of the finance function and to integrate the businesses of DGM and IBNet Plc on the reverse takeover which had just been concluded.Responsible for the group and the individual operating companies -significantly de-risked the business by putting a halt to the Spanish company's activities.Installed Microsoft Great Plains and the necessary procedures to enable the production of group management accounts within five days of the end of the month, and flash forecasts within three days. Installed a self billing system to pay out £1m plus per month to affiliates.Oversaw the implementation of IFRS.Number two to the CEO on the Management Committee of four. Show less