Mike Wyard Email & Phone Number

Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

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Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

A registered charity working across Norfolk and Suffolk to bring professional touring companies, touring cinema, and short-term projects to rural communities.

Reepham, England, United Kingdom

I have enjoyed a wonderful career in a variety of sectors and have had the immense privilege of working with many talented people and in some terrific organisations. I have learned and gained from every career experience.I would love to deploy my skills and experience in a senior part-time financial / managerial role. Multi-industry experience has been gained across the private / public / third sector continuum.If you fancy a chat, here I am!

Norwich, United Kingdom

• I was approached by a former business contact to job-share the principal financial position.• The role included specialisms such as client accounts, anti-money laundering, IT, acquisitions and pensions. My employer was an LLP involved in agriculture, property and planning.• The role was more compliance-based than expected and became steadily more so. I resigned pre-Covid and departed at the end of May, 2020.

Norwich, United Kingdom

• A business contact asked for my input - a fabulous and valuable local charity, using a prominent venue in Norwich city centre to support youth-based community work.• It was a part-time role, principally accounting, cash flow and strategy.• The charity's business management was always challenging but there were encouraging signs of significant business improvement when the Covid lockdown destroyed its main sources of venue income, resulting in closure.

Norfolk

• Working with a former owner-director, I loved being an investor and part-time adviser to this hybrid start-up estate agency that combined a strong online presence with the ability to opt for a more traditional sales approach. • I had responsibility for finance, planning and chairing the Board. • After a challenging first year a strong position was established in the marketplace and the fortunes of the company were improved. The company was noticed and outside interest was attracted: I… Show more • Working with a former owner-director, I loved being an investor and part-time adviser to this hybrid start-up estate agency that combined a strong online presence with the ability to opt for a more traditional sales approach. • I had responsibility for finance, planning and chairing the Board. • After a challenging first year a strong position was established in the marketplace and the fortunes of the company were improved. The company was noticed and outside interest was attracted: I sold my shareholding to an external bidder in 2019. Show less

Norwich, United Kingdom

• I was advocated for this fixed term role by a key business contact in the light of my long-term planning experience.• Reporting to Board, assisting with financial development of this innovative and go-ahead energy company. • Devising a medium-term business plan that resulted in a company sale. My role was completed upon successful realisation of the company sale objective.

Norfolk

• I was recruited on recommendation, temporarily at first to provide some input and assistance on a number of key tasks. I liked the people, prospects and company (and they liked me!), so joined ESE on a permanent basis.• My role was to provide relevant and accurate financial information to support the growth and development of ESE Direct, as well as to develop a Business Plan and deliver upon it. I was also responsible for HR and Administration, including the recruitment of local talent… Show more • I was recruited on recommendation, temporarily at first to provide some input and assistance on a number of key tasks. I liked the people, prospects and company (and they liked me!), so joined ESE on a permanent basis.• My role was to provide relevant and accurate financial information to support the growth and development of ESE Direct, as well as to develop a Business Plan and deliver upon it. I was also responsible for HR and Administration, including the recruitment of local talent and expertise.• ESE was a family-owned industrial products company, based in East Anglia, supplying nationwide and internationally through a significant online presence as well as traditional catalogue. A member of the Eastern Daily Press "Future 50".• Working closely with the owner, we successfully enhanced company performance and saw it through to sale to a plc.• I was asked to be Managing Director post-sale; however the new plc owner borrowed at extended levels and were unable to invest in accordance with the business plan. When this became apparent, I relinquished the role and sought new challenge. Show less

Norfolk And Aberdeen

• Metacor was a growing company providing chargeable expertise in corrosion planning and management to major energy companies worldwide.• I was approached to run the finance function with a view to achieving a company sale within the medium-term; a sale to a major US concern was successfully achieved, after just two years in February 2012.• I stayed on for six months post-sale, securing sale proceeds and running down a local operation.

Norfolk

• A fascinating role in so many respects and not without challenge. I was recruited as Holkham’s first-ever Finance Director, reporting directly to the family. Effectively, they lived over the shop, albeit a large, unusual and complicated shop!• Holkham Estate turned over in excess of £18M and was owned by Lord Leicester and his family. It was a complex estate with a multitude of legal entities - primarily focused on leisure, agriculture and property.• I had direct responsibility for… Show more • A fascinating role in so many respects and not without challenge. I was recruited as Holkham’s first-ever Finance Director, reporting directly to the family. Effectively, they lived over the shop, albeit a large, unusual and complicated shop!• Holkham Estate turned over in excess of £18M and was owned by Lord Leicester and his family. It was a complex estate with a multitude of legal entities - primarily focused on leisure, agriculture and property.• I had direct responsibility for developing commerciality, funding, control and accountability. During this time, a change in operational succession had to be contended with and protection for the tax position of the family and estate.• With the departure of an incredibly talented MD to the Royal Estate at Balmoral, I felt that I could either reside at the estate long-term or break into a new industry / opportunity. Show less

Norwich

• After a variety of roles in the quasi-public sector, I was ready for a CFO role and was able to market my skill-set commercially. IAS was a fast-growing nationwide hirer of aerial work platforms in a rapidly changing marketplace. Following an MBO, backed by venture capitalists 3i in the summer of 1999 I was recruited as the company's first Finance Director.• I learnt a great deal from a tough and often unforgiving business environment, where cash and its management were crucial. Turnover… Show more • After a variety of roles in the quasi-public sector, I was ready for a CFO role and was able to market my skill-set commercially. IAS was a fast-growing nationwide hirer of aerial work platforms in a rapidly changing marketplace. Following an MBO, backed by venture capitalists 3i in the summer of 1999 I was recruited as the company's first Finance Director.• I learnt a great deal from a tough and often unforgiving business environment, where cash and its management were crucial. Turnover was increased from £5M to £15M and on the back of its improved financial performance and management, the company was able to attract extra equity and procure and successfully fund assets amounting to £22M.• A business turnaround almost matured into a company sale and when that did not materialise, a promising new role emerged in a wholly different sector. Show less

East Anglia

• I sought to apply my experience and qualification to a refreshing and new challenge and entered the social housing sector. I joined Wherry Housing, a brand new company - in a brand new industry.• It was a privatised vehicle that purchased the housing stock of Broadland DC, was backed by private funders and had an ambitious business plan. Wherry had to achieve a seamless transfer and offer improved service.• Successful and rapid growth led to the formation of a regional housing group,… Show more • I sought to apply my experience and qualification to a refreshing and new challenge and entered the social housing sector. I joined Wherry Housing, a brand new company - in a brand new industry.• It was a privatised vehicle that purchased the housing stock of Broadland DC, was backed by private funders and had an ambitious business plan. Wherry had to achieve a seamless transfer and offer improved service.• Successful and rapid growth led to the formation of a regional housing group, Anglia Housing in 1995. The Group had over 10,000 properties, a tenanted market value greater than £140M and turnover in excess of £15M. It is now part of Clarion, one of the country's largest social landlords• I grew with the Group in experience, capability and achievement in a number of roles. Show less

Norwich

• My first role after university as a trainee in the local office of a Big 4 accountancy firm. • It was brilliant to be part of a firm that served such a diverse range of clients including manufacturing, construction, agricultural, local authorities, health authorities and financial institutions.• I enjoyed and learnt from the privileged insight that auditors gain from exposure to such a wide client base, gaining especially in that the office was not dominated by one major client.•… Show more • My first role after university as a trainee in the local office of a Big 4 accountancy firm. • It was brilliant to be part of a firm that served such a diverse range of clients including manufacturing, construction, agricultural, local authorities, health authorities and financial institutions.• I enjoyed and learnt from the privileged insight that auditors gain from exposure to such a wide client base, gaining especially in that the office was not dominated by one major client.• I qualified as a Chartered Accountant and became Audit Manager, responsible for planning, staffing and client liaison. Show less

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics

Prize-winning, first-placed Economics student

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