Chartered accountant with 30+ years in financial services, holding senior line and consulting positions in Risk, Financial Control, Product Control, and Operations. I have had demonstrable success as a Head of Finance, a programme manager, and an organisational designer. I am a team and change leader with a track record of delivery.I regularly interact with a range of stakeholders including regulators, “C” suites, board members, and business-heads. I have a strategic outlook and also excel at the “heavy lifting” with the detail. I understand the criticality of robust frameworks for business architecture, data modelling, risk management, controls, and governance in delivering services of real value in an efficient, low-risk manner.I have built successful teams across a broad range of businesses. I am a collaborator who works in partnership with others to ensure seamless delivery of services and projects. I am a strong communicator, who is adept at explaining complex issues in concise, simple terms. I have a deep understanding of financial services products and business lines. Examples of roles and stakeholder interaction•Head of Group Services and Financial Control, Odyssey Infrastructure; report to Group COO•Head of Finance, Wholesale Banking Santander UK; report to UK Finance Director•Head of Product Control, Santander Global Banking & Markets UK; report to SGBM (UK) COO•GFS Operational Excellence Programme Lead, Deutsche Bank; report to Global Head GFSExamples of change experience-Programme Lead of Operational Excellence programme which delivered significant run-rate benefits from off-shoring, process engineering, span-of-control initiatives, automation, and technology enhancement.-Built requisite finance and product control processes, technology, teams, and governance to support new business start-ups including credit derivatives, equity derivatives, property derivatives, and fixed income covering transaction accounting, p&l attribution, back-testing, price testing, provisioning, MI, and board reporting.-Team restructure and process reengineering of product control, risk, and finance teams to align with Group accountabilities and governance, gain efficiencies of scale, and align processes.-Delivery of a business-aligned IT strategy framework across all Risk functions of DB, in compliance with the principles of BCBS239. -Co-chair of Risk and Finance Data Adjustments and Controls at DB, responsible for defining data adjustments principles, controls inventory requirements, and common data sourcing requirements.