Graham Richardson Acis, Fca(Z), Aca Email & Phone Number

London

Bridgewey is a leading independent financial strategic advisory and interim management services firm. We are able to seamlessly integrate sound strategic thinking, clear commercial insight, financial expertise, management knowledge and execution excellence. The commercial mind-set is second nature to us and we speak the same language as the clients whose problems we aim to solve.Financial Projects that have recently been undertaken have involved both the public and private sectors, working with a start up organisation and a well respected business which is responsible for the development of grassroots sport in England.Specific project work has included • Funding processes • Tender processes associated with outsourced delivery • The overhaul of financial processes within businesses • Financial reporting requirements in tight timelines • The management of teams of staff in difficult situations.Tasks and accomplishments include • Raising the profile of a finance team • Acting as the finance lead on a complex year-end process • Data mining and the implementation of remedial action based on findings.

London, Old Bailey

The Market Development Company for the Gold Sector with circa 100 employees and circa $160 M in annual revenue.Involved in all aspects of financial management for the group across eight geographical regions, including internal and external reporting, regulatory compliance, treasury, cash flow management and taxation aspects.Accomplishments included the globalisation of major suppliers accounting for 5.25% of all supplies to the group • Implementation of a treasury management process and increased earnings on surplus funds • the delivery of various transformation programmes • The implementation of a centralised cost control methodology • The consolidation of a group of companies operating in a number of regions under different basis of accounting standards.

Hounslow, London

A leasing group with c500 employees and T/O of £200mResponsibilities included all control functions, the production of statutory reports, coordinating the annual audit, the consolidation of the monthly management accounts, preparation and presentation of the monthly results to the group finance director, orchestrating compliance with global SOx requirements, the carrying out of due diligence and the financial integration of businesses acquired.Specific projects undertaken included • Analysing the underlying reasons for the drop in the group's overall profitability, the implementation of remedial actions to resolve this drop • The development of the group finance function • Being involved from a financial perspective in the upgrade of the group's finance system.

A strategic role involving the direction of all financial functions for the group, across six countries, including FSA reporting, foreign currency risk and exposure, cash flow management, treasury requirements, payroll management and VAT compliancy. Actively involved in fundraising activities along with acquisition due diligence and financial integration.Specific projects undertaken included • The capital consolidation and reduction exercise that resulted in the Group being able to raise additional funding for investment and acquisition purposes via shareholders and other third parties. • The successful conversion of the groups reporting standards transition from UK GAAP to IFRS. • Reduction of the foreign currency exposure of the group by £1.5 million through the monitoring of foreign currency movements and the early settlement of foreign loans.

The City, London And Romford

Cater Allen Private Bank, has over 150 years of experience working with professional financial advisers in the UK. Cater Allen's insight into the needs of financial intermediaries, as well as the differing requirements of personal, business and specialist clients, allows them to focus on doing the things that matter, well. Cater Allen is a wholly owned subsidiary of Santander UK plc. Their range of bank accounts is designed to be consistent with the needs of clients’ cash portfolios, including current accounts, savings accounts and fixed term deposits.This role focussed on the financial integration between Cater Allen Private Bank and Flemings Premier Banking. I reported to the Finance Director. In this role I was responsible for amongst other things • The monthly management accounting for Cater Allen Premier Banking, Flemings Premier Banking and the combined entity • Regulatory (B of E and FSA) reporting. Project work undertaken included • Bank of England compliancy issues resulting from N2 including data clean up, coding issues, industry and sector classifications • Involvement in the migration of client accounts from the old banking system to the new banking system • The design of foreign currency and term products for the banking system • The design and implementation of an access database for the Bank of England and FSA returns • Staff management of 9 Romford finance personnel including the reconciliation and controls (Treasury) teams.

Harare, Zimbabwe

Tourism Services Zimbabwe is a destination management company that offers tailor-made tours and packages in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana. Tourism Services Zimbabwe specialises in organising tailor made African holiday experiences for groups from one to 100, and more. Tourism Services Zimbabwe arranges every detail of travellers safaris from the moment that they arrive in the country.Finance Manager responsible for all financial aspects of the concern, reporting to the locally based General Manager and the Mauritius based Group Finance Director.My role and responsibilities included:• Representation on the board of directors. • Undertaking due diligence on the purchase of a six five star safari lodge/hotel company • Involvement in the process to revalue and re-gear the company in order to complete the safari lodge / hotel company acquisition • Championing the project to purchase and refit a new head office • Introduction of a new computer system (back office and front office) to achieve better efficiencies of scale • The management of treasury and foreign currency aspects associated with the operations of the company • Responsible for all HR aspects of the staff.

Education record

Chartered Accountant (Aca)

Ca(Z)

Acis, Rpacc(Z), Company Secretary, Associate Of The Institute Of Chartered Secretaries And Administrators

Daa, Post Graduate Diploma In Applied Accountancy, Accountancy, Auditing And Tax

Bcompt, Accounting And Auditing

Education record