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Chichester

Start up selling organic wine online. Setting up company, dealing with legal issues and building websites to sell to various niche markets. Festival Wines remains an interest or pastime rather than a business.

Odiham, England, United Kingdom

Ecommerce automative parts supplier and insurer; £14m revenue. Interim role to support MD/ owner after departure of FD and FC, 4 direct reports.Responsibilities and achievements:• Prepare budget to reflect re-structuring and cost reduction exercise;• Improve cashflow reporting and forecasting, including forex management and hedging; monitor against bank covenants;• Reduce month end reporting time by 10 days;• Process improvements: 5% time savings made across the team;… Show more Ecommerce automative parts supplier and insurer; £14m revenue. Interim role to support MD/ owner after departure of FD and FC, 4 direct reports.Responsibilities and achievements:• Prepare budget to reflect re-structuring and cost reduction exercise;• Improve cashflow reporting and forecasting, including forex management and hedging; monitor against bank covenants;• Reduce month end reporting time by 10 days;• Process improvements: 5% time savings made across the team; • Identify further process and budget improvements before handing over to permanent FD.Hands on use of Sage Line 50, Excel and Filemaker. Show less

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

Recruitment agency specialising in the energy and infrastructure sectors with £65m worldwide revenue and 12 companies. Interim role before handing over to new permanent Group FC.Responsibilities and achievements:* Prepare year end financial statements, including group consolidation;* Prepare audit files, reconciliations and liaise with external auditors in 8 countries;* Continue day to day Group FC functions during new systems implementation.Use of Access Dimensions, Sage… Show more Recruitment agency specialising in the energy and infrastructure sectors with £65m worldwide revenue and 12 companies. Interim role before handing over to new permanent Group FC.Responsibilities and achievements:* Prepare year end financial statements, including group consolidation;* Prepare audit files, reconciliations and liaise with external auditors in 8 countries;* Continue day to day Group FC functions during new systems implementation.Use of Access Dimensions, Sage Intacct and CaseWare. Show less

An acquisitive and complex group owning a number of large UK hotels and other properties. A forensic accounting role re-working trust accounts, with £400m assets from 2004 to date and liaising with external tax advisors.Hands on use of Excel.

Godalming, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for Amedeo and its subsidiaries, on behalf of The Briars Group. Amedeo arranges leasing of wide-bodied jets with $25m revenue and subsidiaries in the UK, US, Ireland and Luxembourg.Responsibilities and achievements:• Commence moving accounting function from being in house to Briars;• Investigate extent of issues and recommend new procedures to ensure accounts receivables, staff expenses and VAT are properly accounted for. Use of SUN Systems.

Winchester, England, United Kingdom

Family-office backed property developer, factory start up for fabricating modular units and construction company for newly purchased development sites. Group of 12 companies including Unilife (see below)Responsibilities and achievements:• Recruit temporary finance team; define roles and document processes;• Establish Finance Dept structure, monthly timetable and mentor team; • Design and implement consolidated reporting structure for group;• Set up budgets and cashflows for… Show more Family-office backed property developer, factory start up for fabricating modular units and construction company for newly purchased development sites. Group of 12 companies including Unilife (see below)Responsibilities and achievements:• Recruit temporary finance team; define roles and document processes;• Establish Finance Dept structure, monthly timetable and mentor team; • Design and implement consolidated reporting structure for group;• Set up budgets and cashflows for operating units, on individual and consolidated basis;• Liaise with external VAT consultant on specialist VAT aspects;• Set up CIS accounting and reporting• Prepare financial statements, liaise with external advisers for submission of R&D tax credit claim and tax returns;• Ensure smooth continuation of Finance Dept during Covid19 lockdown. Support and assist FD with furlough scheme, cashflow, loan applications and group re-structuring.Hands on use of Sage 50 Cloud, Sage Payroll and Excel. Show less

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Multi-site student accommodation provider, revenue £3.5m.Assist MD and team through period of transition and after the sudden departure of the Financial Controller. Responsibilities and achievements:• Set up accounting for new entity and operations;• Design and implement new monthly accounts pack and reports for the various stakeholders, reduce reporting days from WD15 to WD6;• Automate and improve efficiency of processes: credit control, payroll, staff expenses, general… Show more Multi-site student accommodation provider, revenue £3.5m.Assist MD and team through period of transition and after the sudden departure of the Financial Controller. Responsibilities and achievements:• Set up accounting for new entity and operations;• Design and implement new monthly accounts pack and reports for the various stakeholders, reduce reporting days from WD15 to WD6;• Automate and improve efficiency of processes: credit control, payroll, staff expenses, general accounting;• Research and advise on VAT for student accommodation sector and ensure correct accounting.• Mentor Assistant Accountant to a level to prepare draft management accounts.Hands on use of Sage 50 Professional and Excel. Show less

Crawley

PE backed multi-site radiology services company providing MRI scans, revenue £9m. Interim role to assist CFO/ FD with acquisition integration and as required.Responsibilities and achievements:• Reduce delivery of management accounts from 15 to 7 days;• Reduce debtor days from 68 to 55 days and introduce credit control procedures for further reduction;• Research and advise on VAT for medical sector: simplify and automate VAT return work, including partial exemption… Show more PE backed multi-site radiology services company providing MRI scans, revenue £9m. Interim role to assist CFO/ FD with acquisition integration and as required.Responsibilities and achievements:• Reduce delivery of management accounts from 15 to 7 days;• Reduce debtor days from 68 to 55 days and introduce credit control procedures for further reduction;• Research and advise on VAT for medical sector: simplify and automate VAT return work, including partial exemption calculation;• Investigate and reconcile all balance sheet items;• Prepare year end accounts, prepare for audit and liaise with auditors.Use of Sage Line 50 Professional and Excel. Show less

Bordon, Hants

Specialist distribution and manufacture group with £20m revenue. 5 direct reports.Responsibilities and achievements: • Identify, prioritise and implement changes in processes: staff expenses, EU sales list, supplier payments integration;• Reduce delivery of management accounts from 16 to 9 days;• Manage annual budget preparation;• Document current and new processes.Use of Microsoft ERP AX 2012

Godalming

Outsourcing service company providing core services to companies and individuals. Interim role with contract extended twice.Responsibility for a portfolio of clients:• Prepare monthly management accounts (consolidated if applicable) to tight deadlines;• Prepare cash flows;• Assist clients to monitor budget and forecasts, including variance analysis;• VAT advice, prepare and submit VAT returns;• Prepare and submit FCA returns;• Prepare statutory accounts and liaise… Show more Outsourcing service company providing core services to companies and individuals. Interim role with contract extended twice.Responsibility for a portfolio of clients:• Prepare monthly management accounts (consolidated if applicable) to tight deadlines;• Prepare cash flows;• Assist clients to monitor budget and forecasts, including variance analysis;• VAT advice, prepare and submit VAT returns;• Prepare and submit FCA returns;• Prepare statutory accounts and liaise with auditors;• Draft Corporation Tax computations;• Liaise/ work with processing and payments teams, Payroll, HR and Co Sec departments.Client sectors: Aircraft leasing; Renewables; Property; IT services.Hands on use of Sage Line 50 and Excel, also Xero and NetSuite; use of SAP for statutory accounts. Show less

Havant, Hampshire

FD/ MD at WebOK, offering web development and design. Web hosting was provided through its separate FutureServers division. Modernised financial procedures, introduced forecasting and cashflow reporting. Implemented modernisation of systems and product.

Petersfield

Self-employed accountant and business consultant, specific projects:* Consultancy and review of all aspects of small ski tour operator;* Advising on UK VAT implications and its recovery on car exports to New Zealand;* Voluntary work, assisting in the set up and launch of our village's Community Store & Cafe: fund raising and sourcing local suppliers.

Chichester

50% owner of Ski Beat until sale in September 2010; remained MD until August 2011. As a tour operator Ski Beat offered holidays in its 53 catered chalets across 6 resorts in the French Alps. £7m revenue, 8 direct reports.Responsibilities and achievements:• Full bottom line responsibility and development of strategic plans;• Monthly budgeting, cash flow, forex and management accounts;• VAT (incl TOMS) and other taxation (UK and France);• Payroll: use of Sage Payroll for 150+… Show more 50% owner of Ski Beat until sale in September 2010; remained MD until August 2011. As a tour operator Ski Beat offered holidays in its 53 catered chalets across 6 resorts in the French Alps. £7m revenue, 8 direct reports.Responsibilities and achievements:• Full bottom line responsibility and development of strategic plans;• Monthly budgeting, cash flow, forex and management accounts;• VAT (incl TOMS) and other taxation (UK and France);• Payroll: use of Sage Payroll for 150+ employees;• Preparation of Statutory Group Accounts, liaising with auditors; • Sale of company in spite of the general economic situation. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Manager at Touche Ross, London (now part of Deloittes) having qualified as Chartered Accountant in 1984

Ba Hons, Accounting

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