Acting as an interim financial consultant and part time finance director for several small businesses, including advising owners on tax planningKey Projects:• Preparing business plan for a startup property development company and raising £10m private equity finance• Working with a supply and fit main contractor to implement new financial controls and reporting structures, resulting in more efficient systems giving clarity over project performance• Assisting a startup property maintenance company with implementing an accounts system, staff training, cash management and tax planning• Working with the owners of a multi-national manufacturing group on inheritance tax issues, proposing solutions and working with external advisors to implement them• Proposing and implementing new structures for joint ventures

Managing the Finance, IT, HR and Admin teams for the UK trading companies and overseeing the Finance Departments of the Overseas Subsidiaries.• Conducting a multi-national Transfer Pricing Review in accordance with OECD Guidelines• Foreign Exchange and Treasury Management• Leading the acquisition of a major overseas competitor, including managing the legal and financial due diligence• Turnaround, and subsequent successful sale, of a loss making subsidiary

• Liaising with the Group's bankers and other financial institutions to raise finance for development projects• Conducted a review of the group structure, and implemented a new structure to allow proper costing and monitoring of performance

• Developed a business plan for the Management Buy-Out, arranged finance, overseeing legal and financial due diligence and agreed contracts with vendors• Carried out a review of the internal plant hiring system and implemented new procedures to ensure that all plant was correctly accounted for and costs properly allocated