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Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Nottinghamshire Hospice is a charity providing free palliative and end of life care, including bereavement support, to families facing terminal illness.

Long Bennington, England, United Kingdom

Long Bennington, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Blue Castle Group are a business consultancy, working closely with our clients, suppliers and employees to deliver bespoke professional and independent solutions for commercial energy, waste management, telecommunications and water services across the United Kingdom.Responsible for the leadership of the finance team to ensure it operates as a smoothly run and efficient function of the business, translating detailed financial information into useable management information enabling stakeholders to make quick and accurate business decisions.Working closely with the management team of the business across all areas, particularly operations to optimise gross and EBITDA margins via cost effective strategies. In particular, acting as a project champion for high profile projects to support the sustainable growth of the business through organic and acquisitive expansion.

Bury

Bringing 'Prodware adjust Waste & Recycling' solutions to clients in the waste management & recycling industry. Developed in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, the software is able to manage waste collection, processing, storage, recycling and disposal. A single solution from Prodware can provide complete visibility, management and control tools to ensure that resources are exploited to their fullest and that the overall business is working in close synchronization.Prodware adjust Waste & Recycling is the leading solution for all companies who are operating in the Environmental Resource market. Businesses are able to benefit from a number of class-leading components which are a results of the strategic partnership between Prodware, Microsoft and Tegos.

Sleaford

Waldeck is a privately owned award winning professional services business serving the markets of energy & utilities; rail, ports & road infrastructure; freight; logistics and e-commerce; manufacturing; and property. We provide multi-disciplinary advice to assist clients with investment, acquisition, planning, development, construction, and maintenance of capital assets. The business’ clients vary in size from SME’s through to international “blue-chip” businesses and institutions.Reporting to the Executive Board, I have overall control and responsibility for all financial aspects of company strategy as well as operational management of all the Company’s support functions including IT, HR, and QA, ensuring they support the effective running of the business. I am responsible for ensuring effective financial planning, monitoring and reporting to enhance the decision making process of the Board of Management and the Executive Board and recently guided the business through the due diligence & business modelling process whilst securing growth capital funding from a major bank to enable the business to continue its rapid expansion plans.

Lincoln, United Kingdom

Short term contract working in the Service Division pricing potential new business, completing monthly internal management reporting on annual price increases achieved on existing customer contracts & working with a project team considering the profitability of Managed Print Services contracts.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Wastecycle Limited is one of the East Midlands leading waste management and recycling companies with a turnover approaching £25m and c. 220 employees. It forms part of the Environmental division of DCC plc, a sales, marketing, distribution and business support services group employing about 9800 employees with a revenue of €13bn and operating profits of €229m. * Responsible for the preparation of the monthly management reporting and KPI pack and annual statutory financial reporting packs of the business to the parent plc.* Reporting upon financial performance of the company to the board of directors and representation of the company in financial matters at monthly board meetings.* Company secretarial duties for 8 group companies.* Leadership of the finance and IT functions of the company comprising 10 staff during a period in which the business has organically doubled in size and undertaken two acquisitions.* Audit liaison and preparation of the financial report and accounts for Companies House.* Financial modelling for the successful local authority tender of a 5 year contract commencing April 2011 worth in excess of £3m per annum.* Financial due diligence on business acquisitions achieved by Wastecycle Limited - Toton Aggregates Limited and Maxi Waste Limited.* Integration of finance operations and migration of acquisition target financial systems (Sage) into parent company reporting on Iris Exchequer.* Company liaison with insurers including a fire damage claim of £675k.* Budget preparation and presentation to the DCC Environmental Division board.* Developed weekly sales and profit forecasting process for reporting to DCC.* Completion of the group tax pack and review of the Corporation Tax returns for the business.* Completion of Group Compliance returns and Risk and Internal Control Questionnaires analysing the risks and identifying control measures to minimise their impact upon the business.

Mansfied, Nottinghamshire

Dukeries Building Company was a small construction and property maintenance company operating primarily in the social housing sector with turnover of c. £5m.* Headed the finance team reporting directly to the Managing Director.* Preparation of monthly management accounts having created the accounts pack and internal reporting procedure from scratch on entering the business. This included customer and contract profitability reporting.* Developed and implemented staff appraisal process for the accounts team of seven people.* Leading and project managing the ongoing process review to eliminate waste and duplication of work within the accounts function. Preparation of year end results and resolution of audit queries.* Cash flow forecasting, determination of creditor payment schedule and monitoring of transactions through the business bank accounts.* Member of Joint Negotiation and Consultation Committee for Health, Safety and Welfare as an employee representative.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

* Migration of month end processes from Harlow site for completion within the new centralised accounting function in Nottingham. Review and cleansing of the Harlow balance sheet to implement improved financial controls. Turnover in Harlow was c. £18m.* Preparation of Harlow year end results and resolution of audit queries.* Competitor financial performance analysis.* Supervision of one part-qualified team member.

Peterborough, United Kingdom

Heanor, Derbyshire

Telford, United Kingdom

Worcester, United Kingdom

Acma

Ba (Hons), Mathematics

Converted by time qualification to MA in January 2000