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London, England, GB

Hertford, UK

• Full ownership of finance and commercial departments of family owned print business and subsidiary SaaS start-up.
• Led FP&A activities including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, resource and capacity planning and 5 year plans for two businesses with distinct business models and lifecycle stages.
• Strategic planning, Industry & market trends, competitor analysis. Scenario planning for managing uncertainties in a disrupted industry
• Commercial sales support encompassing pricing strategies, negotiation tactics, contract reviews, and project risk analysis.
• Beyond traditional finance responsibilities, played a crucial role in various cross-functional project teams, including MIS implementation, continuous improvement initiatives, employee engagement, production planning
• Growth and development of the finance team, offering mentorship and leadershipAchievements

Part of Stephen Austin Group. Position held concurrently with Stephen Austin & Sons FD role. SaaS Startup in the Education Space, developing authoring and item banking system for print and online exams.

Johannesburg, South Africa

I was recruited to increase the German-based parent company’s confidence in the South African organisation and reassure customers that the organisation and team was stable and able to provide high levels of service following a period of significant instability. I managed a team of 3 across Financial Operations and HR. I delivered full financial reporting.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Led financial operations for a Private Equity owned multinational compressed air solutions provider, specializing in the sale, service, and rental of compressors for the manufacturing, mining, and construction sectors..
• Responsibility for Finance, IT, warehousing, and logistics functions
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams including Sales, Legal, and Operations to evaluate deal feasibility and risk for large capital sales projectsAchievements
• Consistently exceeded all weekly and monthly financial reporting deadlines, through continual process improvements and staff training
• Developed and mentored a competent finance workforce, instrumental in recruitment, training, coaching, and establishing goals and objectives
• Improvement in stock management including reduced turns, increased stock availability and 98% reduction in stock losses

Johannesburg, South Africa

• Managed financial operations for division of a Private Equity-owned Group.
• Prepared & presented monthly board pack
• Revitalized an outdated costing model to bolster profitability, and successfully implemented a sales, order, and tracking system for improved project control and inter-departmental coordination.
• Designed and implemented sales order and tracking system to ensure better control of projects and coordination between departments

• Company manufactured and distributed white goods, with a revenue of approx £200m, with Head Office in the USA and reporting line into Italy
• Managing the accounting department to ensure accuracy of results and reporting, including analysis and consolidation of factory results Achievements:
• Streamlined the financial process in order to attain a 3 day reporting deadline
• Finance Champion for the implementation of a new ERP system, which required excellent project management and systems skills
• Key member of the ‘Order to Delivery’ project team, responsible for the streamlining internal processes of three departments and shortening delivery lead times
• Business Partner to the Marketing, Sales and Logistics departments, providing financial support, analysis and advise, as well as identifying meaningful KPI’s and reviewing these

Cima (Top 5 In South Africa)

Executive Mba (Cum Laude), Systems Thinking And Strategic Management Practice

Dissertation: Understanding the strategy implementation challenge of aligning goals, social structures and routines: A case study within a.

Cis Diploma (1St Place In South Africa)

Bcomm, Business Administration & Marketing

Executive Mba