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Business Manager and Leader who consistently improves companies financial & commercial performanceWorked in large & small businesses I am a senior executive with a proven track record in improving companies' financial & commercial performance. My strengths lie in strict financial management, organisation development and change management. Having spent 10 years working as a finance manager with Procter and Gamble I broadened into general management through a role with a small Fresh Produce packaging manufacturing company.I am an autonomous individual with over 20 years experience of managing large and small businesses. I have directly managed the P/L of companies with staff numbers varying from 40 to in excess of 300. Beyond the daily management of the companies I have been successful in overseeing the strategic planning, development and execution to over-deliver results through personal involvement with key personnel and teams in the following areas :• Finance• Operations• Customer Service• Sales• R&DI am a personable, commercially driven leader with an entrepreneurial flair and gain the most satisfaction from working in a highly motivated team focused on delivering business results and the enormous positive outcome from sharing success through engaged personnel.I have a hands-on approach as well as being able to delegate effectively. My diverse experience has provided me with a thorough understanding of what is required to drive a business forward and achieve set goals varying from increased turnover to higher staff retention and profitability. My strength is being able to analyse problems from every angle whether internal or with customers and develop a sustainable solution.Having restructured my previous team I have taken interim roles in finance closer to my home base in the South West and currently financially manage a global digital marketing company through a period of exponential growth.

Listed skills include Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Change Management, New Business Development, and 16 others.