Chartered Accountant (FCMA) with proven commercial, strategic and operational experience at FD, CFO and Board level. Operational responsibility for UK/US listed, PE backed and privately owned businesses. Experienced in group and trading subsidiary positions. Extensive company merger restructuring and transformation know-how gained in senior financial management roles from small, through medium to large enterprise. A hands on, collaborative but result driven robust character with good organisational ability and balanced interpersonal skills.I position my function as a one which both enables and accelerates businesses by partnering with customer and supplier engagement teams thereby managing commercial risk whilst developing an effective control framework across the organisation.Expertise:Revenue recognition, finance optimisation through shared service centre, SSC migration strategy formation and delivery, cost management, team building/staff development and leadership, distribution channel management, sales operations, commercial bid support, financial planning, financial analysis, working capital management, corporate governance, external audit management, business restructuring, SOX and margin management.