A privately owned distributor and manufacturer of air movement systems•Implementing improved accounting and reporting procedures across the group•Introduction of LEAN manufacturing methodology at subsidiary company to optimise the use of labour•Measurement of weekly output from subsidiary company and introducing relevant manufacturing KPIs•Improving stock management system at subsidiary company reducing stock levels•Cash flow analysis leading to optimal use of cash within the group•Production of monthly management accounts for three subsidiary companies and the group consolidation

Self employed accountant and bookkeeper specialising with SME companies

•Developing financial models to support the Sales Director in securing new business and assisting in the pricing and negotiation process.•Working closely with the CEO to develop ‘What-if ‘scenarios, ensuring reality in his vision for the future of the business. •Producing detailed cash flow forecasts ensuring the business stays within its overdraft limit and dealing with all bank queries.•Production of long-term Business Plans that has led to further investment in the business.•Overseeing the production of Management Accounts. This includes variance analysis, commentary and presentation to the board.•Improving Management Reporting by working with other departments.•Developing KPI reporting•Statutory Accounting including dealing with all audit queries.•Upgrading of Navision leading to the reduction in the time taken to produce Management Accounts.•Company Secretarial duties of 5 companies including filing of all statutory information and taking minutes at all board meetings.

•Co-lead on a successful MBO in 2002 dealing with all aspects of the deal. This included due diligence, legal negotiations, 3-year business plans and negotiations with banks•Implementing improvements and additional controls to the systems allowing for simplification and standardisation•Developing Key Performance Indicators with regional managers to provide timely, meaningful and accurate information•Overseeing and providing commentary and additional analysis to all management information•Developing a bespoke sales database, with third party software developers, giving flexibility and reliability to sales information captured•Successfully managing the entire budgeting and forecasting function through spreadsheet modelling•Closely monitoring and forecasting the cash flow of the group•Developing, presenting and reviewing 3 year plans, flexing where necessary •Developing internal systems and presenting them to all levels of management•Managing all aspects of the audit process leading to clean audit reports•Carrying out the internal audit function ensuring ‘best practice’ has been adopted•Developed a franchise model to attract new investment in the business•Managing all financial matters of each company in the group including all Company Secretarial duties•Working closely with management, franchisees and other third parties ensuring future support, development and funding•Implementing and updating the accounting and reporting systems•Overseeing the integrity of data received from all sources•Production of Management Accounts including variance analysis and commentary•Preparing & presenting Statutory Year-end Accounts and Draft Tax Computations

A £40 million turnover multi-franchise motor group based in Surrey and South London15 members of staff - 3 direct reportsDeveloping and implementing a budgeting systemHalving time taken to produce monthly accounts to 10 daysImproving flow of information through the organisation to enable managers to make better decisionsImplementing systems to monitor and forecast cash requirements of the groupImplementing a cost cutting exercise

A rapidly expanding £60 million turnover BMW Motor Dealership based in the Thames Valley (sold to Reg Vardy PLC in March 1995)25 members of staff - 3 direct reportsOverseeing the production of year-end working papers and statutory accounts and their completion within 3 monthsCarrying out feasibility studies with regard to possible take-overs and new venturesEnsuring that a £2 million capital project was completed on time and within budgetOverseeing 11 staff to ensure that monthly management accounts were produced accurately within 9 working daysDeveloping and completing the Group's annual budget and monitoring and analysing any variancesProviding the banks and lenders with three year profit and cashflow forecastsCarrying out all Company Secretarial and System Management functions

Overseeing the General Ledger system, ensuring that all interfaces ran correctly and information was available for other usersSetting up a new fixed asset system to monitor and control all aspects of a multi-million capital expenditure programmeControlling the period reporting timetable to ensure that all necessary journals were raised and all reconciliations were completedAssessing the feasibility of new accounting systems and assisting in upgrading the current softwareControlling and reviewing the work of five members of staff

Preparing the periodical financial packageControlling all accounting aspects of credit salesRecording all new fixed asset expenditureGenerally assisting the Financial Controller

Carried out full internal audit function for all food distribution and food retail outlkets throughout the UKIdentified improvements to proceduresImplemented improvements to procedures

Produced monthly management accountsAssisted with year-end accountingDealing with audit queries