•Business development, seeking new work•Liaising with banks to ensure each build project had adequate funding•Preparing and submitting contract tenders for prospective new work.•Managing cash flows and working capital requirements to deliver build programmes.•Preparing labour & material schedules to drive build programmes•Overseeing order processing, reviewing inventory levels, auditing of internal processes.•Reporting and meeting with clients and surveyors on progress, issues, and costs to complete.•Margin improvement, re-design or re-engineering internal processes.•Fulfilling internal Q.S Role, take offs, measures, price checks, price works•Managing retentions and contract variations

•Dealt directly with appointed contractors and independent Q.S to ensure the delivery of contracts on programme and on budget. Developed key metrics and indicators to feed into the board reporting pack.•Ensured that financial targets were achieved or exceeded, highlighting any areas of non-performance to facilitate early and corrective action.•Recruited & Managed the accounts team of 3. •Prepared and presented consolidated accounts to the board on a monthly basis.•Oversaw the internal QS function, signed off all of the internal project appraisals and cash flow projections for prospective land acquisitions.

•Managed a team of seven within the finance department including sales ledger, purchase ledger, payroll and cost accounting. •Oversaw the monthly production of individual management accounts for six UK companies. •Produced consolidated monthly accounts for the UK operation. •Managed the group working capital requirement and each week prepared a consolidated 13-week rolling cash flow forecast.•Led an internal project on improving manufacturing efficiencies. This included addressing all production variations, reviewing standard costings, enhancing the reporting of labour & material variations including the dissemination of adverse performance to non-finance management. Developed a range of KPI’s as a key management reporting tool to improve operational performance.•Managed and controlled the UK intercompany accounts and balances both within the UK and with the group parent companies in North America & India. Dealt with transfer pricing, exchange rate issues and Goods in Transit. •Appointed as UK administrator for COGNOS, which was the companies forecasting and budgeting tool. Heavily involved in the preparation of the six monthly rolling budgets.