Nigel Day Email & Phone Number

Cork, Ie

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Engaging in private property investment while remaining open for full time permanent opportunities in the Travel, Leisure and Hospitality sectors in Dubai or the wider GCC region. Also available for consulting or contract assignments.

Nassau, The Bahamas

Privately family-owned company, operating out of multiple Caribbean locations.Member of the Exec Board of Unique Vacations Group, performing a Chief of Staff role for the MD, often deputising when appropriate- Responsiblity for driving and maintaining good corporate governance and structure; achieved through key stakeholder collaboration and influence. Drove implementation of effective KPIs across the business- Chairing multiple internal and cross-functional committees to deliver strategic initiatives and address operational inefficiencies - Supporting the CFO on budgeting, monthly reporting, strategic decision support, business case review. P&L responsibility as a budget holder and authorised signatory- Providing strategic oversight, support, direction and leadership to the business. Project Management of multiple cross-functional activities (such as delivering 150 seat call centre set up) and troubleshooting (such as addressing inefficiency through new IT implementation or operating procedures, crisis management such as during natural disasters or delivering cost improvement/revenue generation programs to improve financial results) - Providing senior leadership support to call centre operation that drove +20% increase in revenue through focus on conversion metrics and redesign of incentive schemes- Performing ad hoc in-house consultancy activities to drive better commercial and operational performance and cost savings/revenue generation across multiple departments, particularly surrounding resourcing levels or redesign of existing ways of working, including a 10 week posting to support call centre operations in Jamaica- Responsiblity for HR, Legal and Compliance, and for the recruitment of all senior and ex-pat roles

Cork, Ireland

Responsible for driving Global cost savings initiatives and strategic projectsLed overhaul of Supply Chain management reporting for key Apple products (iPhone & iPad), and development of similar suites for Macbooks and iMac, both of which had not been analysed previously. Quarterly presentation of scorecards to Worldwide & EMEIA Executive TeamsDevelopment, co-ordination and reporting of process to track Supply & Logistics cost savings across EMEIA region. Analytical and decision support to key local business partners, driving $3.9m savings in FY13 Responsible for co-ordination, consolidation and construction of Worldwide Supply Chain Finance presentations to SVP Global Supply Chain Operations in the US

London, United Kingdom

Finance Director for Nuffield Health’s Fitness and Wellbeing business, a division with revenues of £140mand EBITDA of £19m, operating out of 51 locations nationwide with 4,500 employeesLed complete overhaul of legacy pricing structures, implementing a consistent framework for discounting rather than the ad hoc, piecemeal approach that was in place. Overall managed to a 5% increase in yield without raising headline priceCreated benchmark reporting to assess the effectiveness of spend within the estate, redeveloped KPI reporting and redesigned divisional incentive schemesChair of the Divisional Capex Board, responsible for authorising and controlling £10m of capital spendStreamlined management reporting to a simpler, more commentary focused approachRestructured Finance function, driving a 15% efficiency and repositioned the team’s interaction with the business

London, United Kingdom

FD of all UK and centralised global commercial operations; managing a team of 20 through 4 direct reports (3 divisions generating £7bn of revenue, controlling £300m of sales and marketing costs, £100m of revenue from 3rd parties, £100m of capital spend).Aided the development of and then tracked major strategic cost improvement programmes that delivered £90m pa of savings, through aggressive pursuit e-commerce strategy, focus on 3rd party revenue streams and restructure of traditional distribution channelsFinance member of multiple small cross-functional project teams - including sale of a loss making subsidiary, with specific accountability for transitional commercial arrangements and identifying commercial synergies in the BA/Iberia dealMember of the 8 person Revenue Projection Group responsible for the corporate revenue forecast, for both current and future years, including personal briefing of the CFOManagement of external suppliers relationships (worth £20m pa), involving target setting, ensuring delivery and challenging of resultsSarbanes-Oxley complianceInitiated and led the BA Finance Graduate ProgrammeHeaded up external recruitment of Finance Analysts

FD of the UK Sales and Marketing Leadership Team (£3.2b revenue; £170m costs)Integral role in the identification, planning and delivery of a 63% reduction in selling and distribution costs (worth £336m pa) across 4 different major strategic programmes within the UK marketDesigned, promoted and implemented analysis of cost by selling channel to influence the development of an effective multi-channel distribution strategyAccountable Finance Manager for a project to close BA Travel Shops (August 2005).Drove and ensured new Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements across the areaAchieved 42% reduction in Finance headcount through streamlining of processesPromoted to Senior Management in September 2002.

London, United Kingdom

Tracking and presenting progress towards major strategic corporate cost reduction initiativesFinancel representative on company-wide projects such as invest/close decision on GatwickSupported the compilation of company financial plans, budget processes, monthly forecasts and year end processesUsed knowledge of the company to propose further potential cost reduction alternatives in the event of any corporate gap closure targetsPersonally prepared Board level presentations of financial results and more simplified versions distributed to all 50,000 employeesPresentation of quarterly financial results to large staff forums, sometimes in excess of 500 people, of all levels within the businessHeadhunted into a central Finance role by the head of Corporate Finance from whom I was able to learn world class analytical and presentational skills from a simply brilliant exponent. Exposure up to CEO/CFO level.

London, United Kingdom

Financial insight and support to the Finance Director of European operations, covering both commercial and operational activitiesCompiled management accounts, financial plans and business plans for Europe and tracked performance versus targeted cost reductionsCompiled, analysed and presented quarterly financial results by individual route to enable performance decision makingSupported the writing and critical review of business cases raised in Europe for overseas investments, especially loungesFirst managerial role providing a dedicated finance support function to the European Finance Director in an area that accounted for around £1bn of revenue and £350m of cost, encompassing both commercial and airport based costs. Directly managed a team of 8, that was reduced to 5 through the streamlining of financial and management accounting processes. As a result of restructuring the role was expanded to provide the same to the whole of non-UK based operations in the last six months of time in office.

London, United Kingdom

Dedicated analytical support to Finance Director - Sales, a role I was ultimately to do myself a decade laterConsolidation and preparation of monthly forecasts, budgets and business plans for the areaWorked alongside the future CFO as his personal analyst, providing a massive opportunity to learn from the best how to run a Finance department

Bsc (Hons), Management And Systems, 2/1

Acma, Cgma, First Time Passes

4 A Levels