I'm a Financial Director with experience in acquisitions, mergers, disposals, restructuring, legal dispute resolution, and subsidiary management across Europe. The contribution I make is in consolidating resources, adding financial control, reducing debt, and increasing profit.My experience includes large growth in Telecoms and more recently at Haulotte where sales more than trebled over ten years.Providing strategic direction to the Board as finance business partner is a large part of my role, as is managing a team. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders is key, using strong interpersonal skills to successfully build and maintain strong relationships.Experienced in and willing to travel within UK and globally. I have a big personality and enjoy being involved in all aspects of a business. I thrive in roles where there is a balance between structure (monthly reporting, forecasting etc.) and variety, where no two months are the same.If you have a Finance Director role in a small to medium-sized company within the distribution business, contact me to discuss how I can help your organisation. Key Achievements:Acquisition/merger/rationalisation/sale of UK rental company (Haulotte).Identified major customer fraud and resolved legal disputes (Haulotte).Opened distribution business in China and Hungary (Moss).Acquisition of a competitor whilst at Akzo Nobel, and subsequent merger with existing commercial vehicle business.Promoted regularly during a time of high octane growth (Unipart).Key Specialities:BudgetingTechnical accountingFinancial analysis and controlBusiness planning and developmentReporting and forecastingAcquisitions and mergersDisposalsRationalisation and restructuringLegal dispute resolutionSubsidiary managementOperationsUK and European GAAPSAPINFOR M3