MSC Cruises UK is part of the world leading travel cruise company MSC Cruises SA, which has seen rapid growth over the last few years. The UK entity is under-going an interesting transformation that will see its UK share market double within 3 years. Part of this goal is to strengthen the finance department with compliance, MI, communication and partnerships internally & externally which has been very effective: Strategic planning to reform all finance duties to align to business/corporate and regulatory requirements. Presented solutions to MD/Group CFO – subsequently approved.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, I successfully improved all the Financial/Admin and Human Resource activities. Responsible for 5 people, including HR manager, with over 80 staff members, including sales executives, warehouse & logistical with a print management and office furniture division.Achievements Assisted in achieving IT European Award. Established an easy to use motor fleet database of over 30 vans and cars.Re-structured insurances and pensions. M&A analytics on earn outs for 3 companies that proved to be very successful. Part of the successful management team grew the organisation 25% in 2 years. Implemented new Sales & Marketing strategy with current clients that increased turnover by 5.5%.De-stocking – review of stock holdings of key lines. Focus on driving out non-moving products.Reduced overdue debts from 35% to .01% within 18 months. Implemented HR department within Alpha and new payroll system – helped improve the corporate structure and morale of the whole company. Reduced recruitment fees. Finalised 2 audits within 9 months – minimised any legal penalties with the authorities. Investors in people and ISO9002/ISO14001 awareness. Set up new departmental budgets with quarterly reviews with managers for measurement purposes

Working with Sir Keith Mills and Liam Cowdrey, with the world known flying boat loyalty brand. I successfully assisted with their growth into EMEA markets. Which consists of analysing data, consolidating the EMEA market accounts, new market set-up board meetings, and assisting other projects that lead them to brand.