Acting for one of PwC clients as Group Control and Reporting Manager for a Nasdaq listed subsidiary of a larger global Chinese car manufacturer.

Stonegate Farmers Group Ltd is a privately owned Holding Company with three trading subsidiaries (Stonegate Farmers Ltd, Stonegate Agriculture Ltd and Clarence Court Eggs Ltd), the majority of the business sells shelled and processed Egg products into UK Multiplies and Food sector, in own label and branded product. The smaller Agriculture subsidiary rears laying birds for internal use and onward sale. Group Turnover is above £200m.Leading a team of 12 for all AP/AR & cash management… Show more Stonegate Farmers Group Ltd is a privately owned Holding Company with three trading subsidiaries (Stonegate Farmers Ltd, Stonegate Agriculture Ltd and Clarence Court Eggs Ltd), the majority of the business sells shelled and processed Egg products into UK Multiplies and Food sector, in own label and branded product. The smaller Agriculture subsidiary rears laying birds for internal use and onward sale. Group Turnover is above £200m.Leading a team of 12 for all AP/AR & cash management issues, preparation of Budgets, Monthly Management Accounts, Standard Costing, Supporting sales teams with Commodity based price increases, Internal controls, Bank Covenant reporting, Invoice Discounting reporting, funding via Asset finance and secured Bank lending, Company Secretarial, VAT returns, information for the Statutory Audit and R&D tax credits. I also covered for the Financial Controller who was on Maternity leave. Show less

Heathrow Truck Centre is a privately owned £150m subsidiary within Ballvesey Industries, the business operates as a Commercial vehicle sales dealership which has DAF, Fiat Professional, LEVC and LDV Maxus dealerships operating from eight locations around the South East of England. The business sells and repairs vehicles, in many cases these require complex modification to the base chassis to meet the needs of its customer base. I also had responsibility for DGC Limited a vehicle rental… Show more Heathrow Truck Centre is a privately owned £150m subsidiary within Ballvesey Industries, the business operates as a Commercial vehicle sales dealership which has DAF, Fiat Professional, LEVC and LDV Maxus dealerships operating from eight locations around the South East of England. The business sells and repairs vehicles, in many cases these require complex modification to the base chassis to meet the needs of its customer base. I also had responsibility for DGC Limited a vehicle rental business with sales of £7m and assets of £14m.Led a team of fifteen staff across three locations, with responsibility for all AP/AR and cash management issues, including preparation of Statutory Accounts, Company Secretarial, Budgets, Monthly Management Accounts, Profit Forecasts and weekly Cash flow and KPI reporting. It also involves reporting and liaison with the Company’s bankers and providers of asset based finance. Show less

Textron Inc. is a $16n business quoted on the US stock exchange the business has been expanding into the Ground Support sector with four acquisitions in just over three years. I joined the business under the previous owners Curtis Wright prior to sale in January 2015. A Subsequent acquisition Sweden took place in October 2016, both businesses were acquired in net assets deals with new legal entities created for each acquisition. The combined turnover of the two businesses is just under $40m… Show more Textron Inc. is a $16n business quoted on the US stock exchange the business has been expanding into the Ground Support sector with four acquisitions in just over three years. I joined the business under the previous owners Curtis Wright prior to sale in January 2015. A Subsequent acquisition Sweden took place in October 2016, both businesses were acquired in net assets deals with new legal entities created for each acquisition. The combined turnover of the two businesses is just under $40m, with 150 employees. Each business designs and builds specialist vehicles used to support aircraft handling at airports throughout the world.Leading a team of seven spread across the two countries, including local IT staff. Responsibility for all AP/AR and cash management issues for the European sites, preparation of Statutory Accounts R&D tax credits, Innovate Grant funding, Company Secretarial, Management Accounts, Standard Costing, Cash flows, Budgets monthly forecasts and Sarbanes-Oxley controls on both sites. My team also supported the Commercial team across the region with Commercial tenders and contract renegotiation with Babcock & BA for repair contracts. The business exported a significant proportion of its sales so Managing Foreign Exchange exposure and dealing with letters of credit and bank guarantees formed a significant part of my discussions with the Companies banks. Show less

Amcor are of one of the world’s leading packaging business listed on the Australian Stock exchange and working globally across 42 countries and 300 sites. My role was as Financial Controller with responsibility for Financial and Commercial reporting on site reporting to the site General Manager, with a dotted line to the divisional FD. The site had annual turnover of £50m, with Exports forming 25% of site turnover, and 250 employees providing flexible packaging to the Fresh produce, Bakery… Show more Amcor are of one of the world’s leading packaging business listed on the Australian Stock exchange and working globally across 42 countries and 300 sites. My role was as Financial Controller with responsibility for Financial and Commercial reporting on site reporting to the site General Manager, with a dotted line to the divisional FD. The site had annual turnover of £50m, with Exports forming 25% of site turnover, and 250 employees providing flexible packaging to the Fresh produce, Bakery and Personal Care sectors Leading a team of ten including finance, IT systems and commercial pricing/tendering. Responsible for local AP/AR issues including liaison with UK shared service team, Management Accounts, Standard Costing, Budgets monthly forecasts, Balance sheet and Internal Controls. Finance lead for a project to embed Integrated Business planning on site using Oliver Wight. Show less

Business partner role working with the Marketing Director for the Ice Cream Category Director, the Category with responsibility for the Marketing strategy covering UK and Ireland. With sales in excess of €500m and an A&P budget over €30m. Leading a team of two (UK and Eire, responsibilities included Monthly FP&A forecasting, supporting the Marketing teams in both the UK and Ireland with all financial decisions including pricing, new product listings and investments, pricing and… Show more Business partner role working with the Marketing Director for the Ice Cream Category Director, the Category with responsibility for the Marketing strategy covering UK and Ireland. With sales in excess of €500m and an A&P budget over €30m. Leading a team of two (UK and Eire, responsibilities included Monthly FP&A forecasting, supporting the Marketing teams in both the UK and Ireland with all financial decisions including pricing, new product listings and investments, pricing and promotions modelling, monthly reporting and budgets. These processes required regular presentation to the UK board of Unilever. Show less

Business partner role working at the Ice cream factory in the UK. Production of Ice cream is seasonal with a peak workforce of over 500 and total site budget (including materials) in excess of £100mI led a team of 16.staff with responsibility for local AP/AR issues including liaison with Unilever shared service teams in Poland and India, production of weekly labour and material reporting, monthly accounts, budgets, forecasts, standard costing, NPD product costing for sales teams and… Show more Business partner role working at the Ice cream factory in the UK. Production of Ice cream is seasonal with a peak workforce of over 500 and total site budget (including materials) in excess of £100mI led a team of 16.staff with responsibility for local AP/AR issues including liaison with Unilever shared service teams in Poland and India, production of weekly labour and material reporting, monthly accounts, budgets, forecasts, standard costing, NPD product costing for sales teams and control of site capex. Management responsibilities also included on site IT functions, canteen, administration, MRP buying and outsourced services contracts with an annual contract value in excess of £0.7mProject work in 2010 involved working with the Ice Cream Supply Chain VP and his team in Switzerland on capacity extension plans. This involved assessing the best locations in the European network for investments, with capital spending now over €30m Show less

Dairy Farmers of Britain were a Farmer owned Co-operative with group turnover of £700m. I joined the business as Divisional Finance Director for the Cheese business unit, a multi-site division with turnover £50m and stocks of £25m. The business was reorganized removing the divisional structure by the autumn of 2005. Following this I acted as Senior Commercial Finance ManagerLeading a team of 18 people via 5 direct reports with responsibility for monthly accounts, budgets, forecasts… Show more Dairy Farmers of Britain were a Farmer owned Co-operative with group turnover of £700m. I joined the business as Divisional Finance Director for the Cheese business unit, a multi-site division with turnover £50m and stocks of £25m. The business was reorganized removing the divisional structure by the autumn of 2005. Following this I acted as Senior Commercial Finance ManagerLeading a team of 18 people via 5 direct reports with responsibility for monthly accounts, budgets, forecasts (FP&A), standard costing, credit control, supporting sales teams with tenders and pricing to provide Commercial Management reporting Show less

The Site packed branded and own label Cheese into Multiples and Food Service with total costs of £185m and 500 staff on siteLed a team of 12 people providing, weekly and monthly accounts, budgets, forecasts, Purchase ledger, payroll processing, Cost Control, capital appraisal, balance sheet controls,

Led a team of eighteen people across three sites to provide commercial, management and financial accounting services for a £80m multi-site autonomous division. We completed a strategic review of the division, the exec board adopted value based recommendations from this review leading to the sale of the division