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I returned to Poundworld as permanent CFO, following the sudden departure of the incumbent.During my tenure the company has more than doubled in size and now encompasses 370 stores, generating a turnover in excess of £500m and employing 6,000 colleagues. Challenges were numerous in the initial months as inherited issues lead to the resignation of the auditors, a 'qualified' audit opinion, an ensuing reduction in trade insurance cover and bank-instigated IBR.Major improvements in financial reporting and controls, coupled with very tight working capital management placed the business on a sounder footing and, within a year, provided the opportunity to re-bank.Increased funding allowed investment in the range and acceleration the growth programme, resulting in a doubling of EBITDA and creating a business with the scale to attract major PE investors.I lead the due diligence process which eventually led to global PE house, TPG, acquiring the business for a reported £150m.Post-acquisition I have remained responsible for all aspects of the company's finances including daily, weekly and monthly reporting, operating dashboards, budgeting, re-forecasting, year end audits, tax planning and compliance, treasury and FX management.Continued to develop the capability of the finance team with an emphasis on providing greater commercial insight to the senior operating team and TPG.Other experiences include a further re-finance, systems implementation, IFRS transition and various commercial initiatives that have added in excess of £1m to annual EBITDA.

York, North Yorkshire, Gb

Costcutter is a franchise business that helps members run in excess of 2,000 convenience stores via the Costcutter, Mace, Kwiksave and Supershop fascia.As Interim Head of Finance I managed the finance department whilst the business underwent a major corporate transaction.Involved in migrating the group's transactional banking and debt facilities. Left the role early when the opportunity arose to return to Poundworld.

Keepmoat is a national house-builder, specialising in the provision of affordable homes in areas of urban regeneration.As interim financial controller my main deliverables were:- outsourcing the administration and redemption of the shared equity portfolio (£40m);- project managing the disposal of non-core assets; and- managing the technically complex and centrally-held provisions (eg WIP and gifted land valuations) in preparation for the year end.

I was appointed Interim Finance Director following a highly critical investor due diligence report and the consequent side-lining of the incumbent.Immediate priority was to stabilise and develop the capability of the finance team, whilst simultaneously restoring the trust of the key external stakeholders (ie banks and trade insurers).This involved:- reaching out to the corporate banking team and restoring confidence by bringing the monthly MI and covenant reporting up-to-date;- preparing a 3 year business plan in support of extended and increased facilities. Leading negotiations on those facilities;- tightly managing and prioritising working capital;- prior to my assignment ending, introducing a number of alternative corporate lenders that subsequently lead to the company re-banking;- resolved all legacy audit issues, including changes to accounting policies, error-related prior year adjustments and going concern sensitivities.

Stolzle manufactures glass containers for the prestige spirits and perfumery markets and forms part of a pan-European packaging group. I was appointed Interim Chief Accountant following the dismissal of the Finance Director.As the senior finance role within the UK my role involved:- handling all treasury matters, including preparation of short and medium term cashflow forecasts and arranging finance with the company's UK and overseas banks;- ensuring non-finance personnel properly utilised the new ERP system; and- implemented process changes throughout the payables and receivables cycles which significantly improved working capital.

When I joined Arcadia, the company was listed on the LSE and my initial responsibilities included:- preparing the interims, preliminary announcements and press releases; and- co-ordinating the publication of the Annual Report and Summary Financial Statements.The company was subsequently taken private by Sir Philip Green and my role developed to encompass the following main strands:Financial Reporting- preparation of the consolidated and subsidiary financial statements;- appraising the Board of developments in financial reporting (eg IFRS adoption) and providing ad hoc advice in areas such as profit management and tax planning.Team management- Lead the shared services finance team. Responsible for property, IT, internet and franchise businesses etc; and- Member of Senior Leadership Team that ran the Leeds-based accounting centre (200 colleagues).Actuarial- Trustee and Member of the Investment Committee for the group's principal pension schemes.Project experiences and achievements:- co-ordinated several fair value exercises to ensure the group's tax and profit objectives were achieved;- heavily involved in integrating a number of acquired businesses;- corporate re-constructions/rationalisations for liability limitation, tax planning and distributable reserves creation purposes;- disposal of several major businesses, including the MBO of the Rubicon brands; - actuarial experience of insurance company buy-outs, termination of future accrual, transfer incentive programmes, triennial valuations and recovery plans; and- tax planning to reduce liabilities and incorporate overseas entities.

As a senior manager within PwC's assurance practice my principal responsibilities and experiences included:- managing a portfolio of diverse audit clients, incorporating listed and privately-owned companies across manufacturing, engineering, retailing and house-building sectors;- extensive acquisition and vendor due diligence experience; - advising clients on financial reporting and Corporate Governance; - participating in PwC's national and overseas quality assurance programmes; - member of the firm's technical panel; and- secondments, internally to Corporate Finance and Business Recovery and externally as interim FD at a retailer.