Nigel Grant Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

Independent Pension Trustees providing Professional Trustees to DB and DC schemes as well as schemes going through wind-up. Turnover £7m.

A business partner (ACA, MBA) with broad financial experience enables local owner-managed businesses to realise their potential with flexible terms to suit. Discover the difference between a Fianace Director and an Accountant! Please contact Nigel Grant on 07801624865 for an initial discussion without commitment if you need any of interim FD, part-time FD, company health check, business partner or simply help producing meaningful financial statements including business plans.

Berners Street, London W1

10 months providing assistance to the newly appointed Finance Director. Major duties included preparing comprehensive budget for £600m turnover business and analysing expenditure of highest spending division.

T/o £15mRescued financial control, renegotiated banking arrangements and introduced robust financial and MI systems. Doubled turnover within one yearNegotiated critical banking facilityProduced accounts from incomplete recordsStreamlined and enhanced management reportingReplaced vehicle fleet to achieve 20% savingsLiaison with bankers, auditors, insurers and tax authorities

Initially engaged on a 3-month interim contract pending appointment of a permanent Finance Director. Substantially simplified financial procedures and enhanced the quality of financial reporting. Identified areas of exposure and discussed with CEO. Contract extended for further 3 months.Stabilised finance team after period of high staff turnoverSimplified financial procedures to shorten monthly reporting window from weeks to daysReduced corporation tax payable for previous year by… Show more Initially engaged on a 3-month interim contract pending appointment of a permanent Finance Director. Substantially simplified financial procedures and enhanced the quality of financial reporting. Identified areas of exposure and discussed with CEO. Contract extended for further 3 months.Stabilised finance team after period of high staff turnoverSimplified financial procedures to shorten monthly reporting window from weeks to daysReduced corporation tax payable for previous year by £65k (70%)Identified financial exposures and discussed with CEOLiaison with bankers, auditors, insurers and tax authorities (including Australia)Prepared detailed budgets and contracts for M&A activityExperience with Sage 50 Accounts Professional 2010 Show less

Headhunted as FD to grow shareholder value. Enlarged company then reversed into AiM listed Longbridge International plc. Transformed business from £1.7m loss to £1m profit. Resigned in August 2007 due to managerial differences.

Grew business from start-up to established market leader in UK. Raised initial funding from 3i, with further rounds of shareholder funding. As a licensee for the first 10 years, designed and implemented financial systems and much of the required software to produce necessary MI in the UK. Retained following successful sale to US licensor, integrated various acquisitions and seconded to Australia to implement financial systems. Nigel showed his creativity and tenacity by achieving, contrary to… Show more Grew business from start-up to established market leader in UK. Raised initial funding from 3i, with further rounds of shareholder funding. As a licensee for the first 10 years, designed and implemented financial systems and much of the required software to produce necessary MI in the UK. Retained following successful sale to US licensor, integrated various acquisitions and seconded to Australia to implement financial systems. Nigel showed his creativity and tenacity by achieving, contrary to professional advice, a groundbreaking vat ruling which doubled annual profits by £1m. Extensive financial modelling to assess European and N. American targets; recommended deal structuresNegotiated and integrated £5m acquisition in Ireland and doubled turnover to £30m paNegotiated and integrated £9m rights acquisition from a UK competitor (now Live Nation)T/o grown to £200m and profits to £5m pa; headcount from 6 to 800Negotiated with banks, venture capitalists, shareholders and raised ongoing supportNegotiated the sale of the business by Associated Newspapers and 3i to the US licensor Show less

Recruited to Head Office to strengthen financial controls. Direct responsibility for 10 staff including finance, payroll and ITEstablished a credit line of £5m secured upon future revenue streamsEnhanced financial software systemsImproved the production of management and financial accounts

Obtained excellent training whilst auditing businesses in various sectors with progressive promotion - qualified as ACA

Mba

Activities and Societies: Open learning degree achieved 'With Distinction' (2 of 60)

Ma Hons, Law

Activities and Societies: Golf Blue

As Levels, Maths, Physics

Activities and Societies: Sussex U-19 Hockey