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Reading, Gb

Reading

Anesco is a rapidly growing clean energy company. Now acting to source and implement an ERP system to cover all aspect of the business. Modules ALL Finance plus, Contracts/Projects,Document Management, Field service, CRM etc

London, United Kingdom

Nexmo inc business has from start up grown to become a $100M Turnover company in 4 years. Consisting of 4 legal entities based in California, London, Singapore & Hong Kong.Now consulting to bring the finance team all financial processes and systems to a best in class standard in line with operational developments. Reporting into CFO in San Francisco. Managing the finance team of 8 including group Financial Controller. Overseeing Audit, Monthly Accounts,Integration to finance systems.

Maidenhead & Victoria

• Project management – Selected fully Integrated Financial system managed successful implementation process to Budget on time. Introduced new chart of accounts and revenue coding. In addition sourced new Expense system and 3 way banking reconciliation systems. • Finance team assembly – Inherited underperforming financial team of 16 based in Highbury. Assembled a completely new trained efficient team of 8 in Maidenhead.• Management reporting – Overhauled all financial management reporting for the business introduced new relevant timely accurate reporting required in order to provide operations management with first class information.• Accounting - Changed the reconciliation and processing of all financial ledgers including, G/L, Procurement, AP, Royalties, Affiliates, Fixed Assets, Projects and Banking. Resulting in dramatically reducing time taken to produce accurate Period results and significant cost savings.• Business intelligence - worked closely as senior finance lead with technical team to change the BI system involving Game coding structures and hierarchies, increased control on daily feeds from third parties. Automation and validation of approach.

• Management accounting - Introduced significant improvements to the quality, content and timeliness of the group’s management accounting reporting pack and KPI’s, ensuring relevance essential for the development of the rapidly expanding business.• Senior business managers – Worked closely with business managers to provide weekly and ad-hoc information on revenue streams trends and analysis. • Financial Systems –Project managed the successful selection and implementation of core finance system to timetable within budget’• Business systems – Lead member of team which successfully selected and implemented new loan system for the business Netsol, delivering significant business benefits.• Statutory & audit - Established excellent relationship with auditors Smith Williamson ensuring the group statutory accounts and audit process was performed to timetable and budget and no audit points in accordance with UK GAAP & IFRS.• Finance team -Managed and mentored finance team of 14 staff improved the quality and accuracy of financial outputs.• Forecasting & Budgeting - Sourced and implemented new cognos budgeting, forecasting and planning system. Worked closely with senior business managers to develop operating plans and budgets.• Treasury (Bank & cash) - Liaison with banks in respect of monthly reporting, cash forecasts, and banking covenants• Financial Accounting – Managing all aspects of this area to a high standard and to timetable area includes. Stock, Payroll, VAT, Bank, Accounts Payables, POP, Inter Co, Treasury, Fixed Assets, Leasing, Debtors etc.• OPEX & CAPEX – Produce analysis and monitor expenditure against plan and provide explanation of any variances with potential solutions for corrective action where applicable.• Major achievements – New accounting system implementation – Integration of Herbert Brown & Son Ltd acquisition – Move to IFRS – Implementation of Loan system – Rationalisation of suppliers providing cost savings & efficiencies

Molins Group - Manufacturers, Distributors and Exporters (annual turnover £110m)Initially Divisional Finance manager promoted to financial controller for division Dec-05 Role included:• Finance representative on senior management team responsible for successful implementation of IFS system throughout group including introduction of more efficient business processes with financial benefits.• Rejuvenated 10 finance Staff into a focused motivated team covering all financial areas and shipping. Improved reconciliation process’s• Senior manager reviews finance representative providing financial advice and information to assist business decisions. • Review of all financial areas to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and profitability• Reporting to group to IFRS standards using Hyperion liaison with external auditors• Major achievements – IFS system implementation – Motivation of previously disillusioned finance team.

1861 Group -Retailers, Distributors and importers of bathroom products (annual turnover £10m) Commercial Manager/Financial controller (reporting to owners) Role included• Introduced monthly management information pack including Actual ,Budgets, Forecasts and KPI’s advised owners on Commercial issues• Responsibility for introducing cost centre structure into the business, with clear reporting lines and responsibilities.• Responsible for accounts team of 6 and all accounting including stock management, payroll, cost accounting, fixed assets, VAT, purchase ledger, sales ledgers, balance sheet, treasury management including foreign currency transactions• Assisted owners in improving efficiency and identifying savings in all operational areas including distribution, exhibitions, new branches, shipping, warehousing, web-site and sales order processing. • Bank facilities -Wrote business plan and obtained banking facilities for expansion of business Responsibility for communications with, banks, brokers and auditors• Responsible for IT liaison with software supplier re-implementation of Kerridge system and installation of business Hardware and networks.• Major achievements – Obtaining new Bank facilities – Web-site implementation – Savings in shipping costs – establishment of stock re-order levels saving significant expenditure.

Hurst Morrison Thomson -Chartered Accountants Corporate Financial Advisor Role included• Interim FD and FC roles, successfully acted as interim in a number of industry sectors including retail, engineering, travel, IT, warehouse and distribution.• Due diligence investigations into retail, manufacturing, travel, property and audio companies as required by bankers prior to granting of financial facilities• Development of financial models tailored to meet clients’ management reporting requirements• Lead advisory, preparation of packs for business sales, and MBO’s• Major achievements – Client satisfactionAll of the above principally for Banks and Venture Capitalists

Infrastructure, facilities management, contractors Financial Accountant > Divisional controller > Company Financial controller > Group Finance controller (reporting to chairman)Roles included• Working closely with senior operational directors to create effective financial controls and cost monitoring throughout group, company secretarial tasks• Liaison with auditors on year end and tax issues completing statutory accounts to timetable with full compliance.• Business reviews – Financial input into business review meetings with senior management.• Managing central Finance and IT team of 40 staff, focused on providing a quality service to the business• Producing accurate, timely, relevant information performance monitoring at all levels, Actual, Budgets, Forecast and KPI’s• Due diligence - Performing investigations and creating day one plans on successful acquisitions.• Managing successful transition from division of large company to VC backed operation. • Bank & Cash flow - Managing cash resources created excellent relationship with bankers• Successfully re-tendering and negotiating all groups’ operating leases with cost and efficiency savings (300 plus vehicles)• Selecting insurance brokers, reducing overall cost of premiums, implementing risk management culture throughout the business• Being key financial driver in project team which selected, introduced, planned and managed successful £2.5 million installation of full integrated management information and finance system, identifying agreeing and implementing beneficial business changes. • Streamlining management accounting procedures meeting every deadline• Financial accounting - Responsibility for management of treasury, cost accounting, fixed assets, payroll, subcontractors, WIP, purchase ledger, stock, sales ledger• Major achievements – Implementation of operating system – integration of acquisitions – Savings secured from insurance and leasing project – Introduction of Management pack