Michael Lynch Email & Phone Number

Sunderland, Gb

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Gb

Regional board member and responsible for financial strategy, 5 year plans, budget, cash management,forecasting, P&L and Balance sheet results and presentation to the executive board.Business partner in analysing potential land deals and ensuring Land appraisals are robust and alignwith strategic commercial objectives that pass executive board KPI tests.Steering committee member on all pre site start engineering and layout matters.Analysis of sales margins, site costs and overheads in order to understand where savings can be madeand ensure results are in line with budgets and forecasts. Explain variances in detail.Liaise with Banks, auditors, insurers and all external stakeholders to ensure compliance withcovenants, ESG responsibilities and accounting standards.Continually improve all financial processes and develop and mentor cross functional teams.

Braddan, Im

Executive board member with broad responsibility over Finance, HR, IT, Business systems, complianceand Operations (100+ staff).Mar 2021 - Oct 2022Accomplishments:Oversaw a period of rapid growth in the group where turnover doubled in size from £250m to£500m in 12 months and was forecast to double again in a further 18 months.Achieved this by opening 2 new regions, Essex and Wales personally recruiting the MD’s andoperational teams and undertook a Land purchasing review to generate new outlets.Maximised the Build to Rent future build pipeline to a Revenue of £1.3 BillionAgreed a £100m revolving Bank credit facility and managed capital rationing to ensure the bestoutlets were funded.Recognised that the potential of the core ERP system needed to be maximised in order to supportgrowth through provision of accurate MI. Employed a leading expert as Business systems managerto head up the department.Restructured the BTR business by moving away from Isle of Man to being UK Based. Decentralisedthe Purchase ledger, Cashbook and Subcontract ledger to the UK from Isle of Man saving £400kper annum.Captured £6m worth of savings over 3 years through on site cost reduction initiatives and HQrestructuring.Stepped in to lead regional Board of directors when MD’s left the business.Identified compliance risk. appointed a Head of Compliance to ensure a Risk & compliance framework was set up with robust controls which aligned with JFSC and Isle of Man FSA regulations.

York, Yorkshire, Gb

Divisional finance director South of England 2018 – 2021 : 11 Regions including Groundworksbusiness. Turnover £1.6 BillionDivisional finance director South of England 2013 – 2018 :13 regions including Timer frame factory.Turnover £1.4 Billion.Deputy and Business partner to the Group MD / Regional chairman, heavily involved in producingstrategy, long term, short term forecasting, cash control, attending/chairing operational meetings andtasking MD’s with delivering on their budgets and helping them with plans to improve performance anddeliver outlets on time.Divisional profitability increases every year from 2014 – 2020 adding £50m to operating profit overthat period.Accomplishments:Improved Gross Margin of 2 underperforming regions by 8% in 2 years adding £3m to operatingprofit over that period.Opened multiple regional offices to facilitate strategic growth plans and recruited senior staff.Restructured Finance departments and introduced electronic invoicing saving £700k per annum.Part of a steering committee that built an in-house brick factory saving £15m per annum.Advisor to the general Manager of the in-house timber frame factory.

Maidenhead, England, Gb

NSK Europe Ltd, Japanese automotive manufacturer of Steerng columns andHub bearings ranked no 2 in the world in terms of Revenue. Customers includeVW, BMW, Toyota, Peugeot, Daimler. Divisional turnover €270mEuropean Finance directorReporting to Divisional MD and Group CFO. Responsible for all divisional finance matters across Europecovering 6 regional offices and a team of 40. Offices based in UK, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Polandincluding 2 factories employing apprx 400 people each.Accomplishments:Prepared and presented monthly financial reports to the European Board including variance analysis.Implemented J-sox.Established stronger debt controls resulting in improved working capital of €1 million.Created a best in class management reporting pack from our core ERP system incorporating world classKPI’s to measure against. Data integrity improved by 60%and resulted in loss making products beingreplaced by profitable ones. Benefit to the company estimated at €4 million.Continuous improvement through Kaizen, lean manufacturing and cost reduction methods resulted in12% cost saving or €30 million over a 3 year period.Instrumental in achieving a €3.5 million grant for new Daimler and Nissan lines.Travelled extensively throughout Europe providing a focal point for teams and to ensure best practicewas driven through guidance and mentorship.

Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, Gb

Basingstoke, Hampshire, Gb

Acma, Finance

Bsc(Hons), Mathematics