Corporate business advisory services.

Providing Family Office (FO) services for HNWI, hedge funds and other clients.+ Managed accounting and FO functions, for UK, Monaco, and other EU cross border interests.+ Created corporate structure to minimise EU tax exposure, while providing UK based services. + Advised hedge funds on NFA, SEC, CySEC & FCA reporting and compliance.+ Accounting for maritime asset, dealing with full corporate accounting function and related agents.+ Responsible for HMRC dispute resolution on behalf of HNWI.+ Establishing UK operations including staff recruitment and negotiating financial services.+ Managing overseas finance staff delivering financial services (corporate reporting and audits).+ Reporting to senior partners on all corporate management matters (effectively CFO role).

Nereas Asset Management SAM (Monaco) – Finance Director Global quantitative trading hedge fund across a variety of asset classes. Commodity pool operator (NFA).+ Sole responsibility for corporate accounting+ Full audit completion and filing of statutory returns within deadlines.+ CCAF regulatory reporting and related returns.+ Social service inspection and related returns preparation and statutory filing.+ Ensuring compliance to SICCFIN and CCAF money laundering regulations and reporting.+ Oversight and responsibility for all day to day operations of local office, regular on sight visits.

IKOS CIF Ltd (Cyprus affiliate) - Head of Corporate AccountingCyprus based global quantitative trading fund of all asset classes.Commodity pool and trading advisor (NFA & SEC).+ Seamlessly transferred UK operations with ~$4bn assets under management to Cyprus. + Dealing with Cypriot tax authorities (using KPMG office) on hedge fund business model.+ Established ring-fenced transfer pricing report to mitigate UK tax exposures.+ Responsible for corporate tax filings both in the UK and Cyprus.+ Board level reporting of Austrian research centre, full audit/regulatory filings within local territory. + IKOS Compliance team, regulatory reporting and DDQ investor presentations. + Implemented SEC liquidity crises daily short trades reporting for portfolio asset management.+ Senior member of the team that received favourable legal resolution of the IKOS global dispute.+ Establishing new accounting system (MSDynamics).

IKOS UK Ltd - IKOS Asset Management Ltd (Cayman Islands /UK affiliate)Cayman Islands based fund, UK service company.+ Updated the statutory accounts for various IKOS affiliates through use of internal audits.+ Carried out first external audit (with Robson Rhodes) consolidating 7 years of previous accounts.+ Obtained FSA accreditation fulfilling role of compliance officer for Capital Adequacy Reporting. + Preparation of group financial accounts, corporate tax filings and employment taxation reporting.+ Responsible for forecasting, variance analysis, budgets, month end routines.+ Developed new reporting procedures and P&L analysis for CEO review.+ Created third party charter business of corporate aircraft dealing with US/UK legal and finance.

Octagon Sports Marketing Ltd – UK Financial Controller + International sports marketing company part of IPG group in US.+ Reporting of UK ops to Finance Director and board of parent company in New York (IPG Ltd). + Restructured financial reporting system to provide greater insight into company finances.+ Established new reporting lines for marketing teams to provide timely job/project analysis. + Reduced debt balances through pursuit by sales ledger team followed by legal action. + Responsible for management, recruitment, training and appraisal of team of seven direct reports.+ Control/reporting of income streams, ensuring profit recognition in line with commercial contracts.+ Provided exceptional reporting for events (e.g. Vodafone Grand Prix, Hyundai World Cup).+ Preparation of quarterly corporation tax reports to U.S. head office.

HMV UK Ltd - Treasury & Control AccountantMusic & leisure retailer in UK, with operations in Canada and Hong Kong.+ Managed Treasury function, for corporate reporting of £500m revenue across UK and Ireland.+ Reporting included Monitoring Capital Employed, group cash-flow, spike analysis. + Clearance of year-end audit, statutory reporting, liaison with internal audit department. + Improved information flow between Finance, Loss Prevention, Marketing, Ops and Payroll. + Achieved ~60% reduction in store transactional losses by controls established at store level.+ Introduced new banking procedures, new tender type transactions and EFTPOS reporting.

Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (M.C.P.S) Finance ManagerLicensing mechanical (reproduction), distribution and import rights and distribution of music royalties to artists. + Managing team of nine to deliver finance reporting for ~£200M revenue.+ Operating Pan European Royalty Licensing Agreement across 19 European territories.+ Implemented an ABN-AMRO on-line banking system for royalty collection.+ Replaced sales ledger accounting system to improve interconnectivity to other finance systems.