Exciting new opportunity joining the Knutsford Admin Team, working with more local businesses in a great little market town.

Assisting SME's with financial expertise and the FD role on a part time basis.Also available for short term interim work and contracting either in an FD role, or for a specific project (eg. business plans, forecasting, year-end deadlines, financial due diligence, improving processes and functions to streamline operations and develop reporting). For further details see Summary.

Project work with Conviviality Retail• Documenting procedures and process within the finance department, working with PWC• Development of detailed financial calendar picking up statutory & internal reporting requirements• Company Secretary duties for group companies.

Running the finance function and overseeing all day to day operations for Bargain Booze. Responsible for a team of 20 staff covering financial reporting, management accounts, purchase ledger, treasury, sales reporting, credit control, payroll and statutory reporting.Parent company Conviviality Retail Plc - floated on the AIM market in July 2013. Responsible for all consolidated reporting, share plans and specific AIM reporting requirements.• Increased reporting requirements… Show more Running the finance function and overseeing all day to day operations for Bargain Booze. Responsible for a team of 20 staff covering financial reporting, management accounts, purchase ledger, treasury, sales reporting, credit control, payroll and statutory reporting.Parent company Conviviality Retail Plc - floated on the AIM market in July 2013. Responsible for all consolidated reporting, share plans and specific AIM reporting requirements.• Increased reporting requirements with AIM.• Key part in preparing the company for floating on AIM – due diligence, restructuring and debt repayment.• Floated company in 10 weeks, with successful financing in place and VC leaving completely. • Acquired Wine Rack (£1.65m - retail chain of 21 shops) in Aug 2013 - due diligence done at same time as float.• Introduction of SIP scheme for employees• Auto-enrolment achieved successfully in April 2014 for core employees (330 employees, 2 PAYE’s)• Key part of large scale organisational change programme introduced with new CEO• Increased responsibilities including reporting in Board meetings, responsible for all operational finance areas and issues.• Successful introduction of RTI to all payrolls (payroll service run for franchisees - 200 databases)• Re-financed debt in summer of 2012 to repay an element early (£5m) Show less

Managing the finance function reporting into the finance director.Company bought by venture capitalist company ECI Partners in January 2006.• Responsible for the finance function reporting to the Board and ECI, including statutory reporting.• Daily treasury management (including invoice discounting £17m facility)• Expanded reporting pack, used in Board reports. Stock holding & cash closely controlled (stock holding reduced by £8m) enabling debt to be paid down early… Show more Managing the finance function reporting into the finance director.Company bought by venture capitalist company ECI Partners in January 2006.• Responsible for the finance function reporting to the Board and ECI, including statutory reporting.• Daily treasury management (including invoice discounting £17m facility)• Expanded reporting pack, used in Board reports. Stock holding & cash closely controlled (stock holding reduced by £8m) enabling debt to be paid down early (£5m)• Increased commerciality of reporting requirements internally.• Team increased to 11 Show less

Company owned by Irish based group BWG (VC Electra). – Oct 2002 to Jan 2006• Responsible for small team of 6, ran the finance function & payroll under FD• Management accounts pack developed and team grew with Company, reporting in to group as a small subsidiary• Full Audit responsibility• Key part of the due diligence needed for the buyout in Jan 2006.