Stuart Lyons Email & Phone Number

www.theafogroup.com

London, England, Gb

Markettiers4DC is a group of pioneering agencies that provide expert services and expertise across three key pillars of strategic communications: broadcast, data and insight and virtual/hybrid events.Innovation has been at the heart of what we do for almost 30 years, and we continue to create competitive advantage for our clients by being data driven, technology enabled and broadcast activated.

London, England, Gb

Finance director of the GDM group. We provide MEP Design, Framework Project Management and Facilities & Real Estate Management throughout the UK, EMEA, North America and Australia

London, England, Gb

Number 19. Sunday Times Profit trackNumber 60. Sunday Times Sage Tech Track 100Number 74. Sunday Times PWC Top Track 250Number 1. Sunday Times International Track 200I am a commercial accountant who is considers that a finance department is first and foremost a facilitator and servant of the business. I ​am a strong communicator with operational teams and aim to work in a robust collegiate atmosphere.I have experience in rebuilding and rationalizing teams and companies and driving real commercial changes in an organisation. Over the last 18 months I have rebuilt a 15+ finance team from the bottom up whilst merging two 30mill turnover companies and disposing of a third 10m business. In 21 months, the rebuilt team delivered three Group audits of 100m and the group itself posted its highest EBITDA number's, Tight working capital collection by the team drove cash balances to over 20m in the period 31 Dec 2019 to 22m at 31 Dec 2020 During the last two years my team have opened subsidiaries with general ledgers in Switzerland, USA, Germany and Luxembourg to serve the group’s international growth strategy and only where necessary have we recruited local staff .We have created an FP&A function that has moved the finance department from providing zero deliverable value to a detailed pack allowing the business to drill down in the month into each individual project contract; allowing operations to become a proactive team rather than reactive information taker. The continual improvement we are committed to in our finance functions will be assisted by the delivery of a transformational ERP that will intergrade all global companies onto the same global accounting package - serving the business with real time project data

Co-Founded an online wellness shop to capitalise on the cannabis market.Set overall stratergy for the business, new products, marketing engagments ectPrepare, stats, corporation tax and VAT returnsCreated and developed an own brandFirst year sales ~£125K, 1 July to 30 June 2019Sourcing, production and manafacturing across Europe and ChinaThe business is almsot 100% passive incomeSponsor a Rugby team and motor cross rider

London, Gb

▪ Flow of funds and post IPO completion: Created the step-plan for the flow of funds for post IPO completion – removing six dividend trap companies from the corporate structure. Requires oversight of both co sec, accounting and treasury. ▪ Project: D365 ledger rebuild. Following the introduction of a new ledger in FY19, I rebuilt the the AP and AR coding to correct the setup in the UK and drafter changes for the the French ledger, These were extensive changes to the original setup of D365 and required specialist knowledge of the system and correct accounting coding▪ Project: European booking fee sales engine. Managed the introduction of a engine to allocate revenue on Train-line's booking fees across europe▪ Tax: Transfer pricing: Introduced a group wide transfer pricing method – first to Trainline▪ Tax: VAT Claim – successful VAT claim £1mill in cash from HMRC▪ Tax: Managed a number of disclosures £500K in the UK and France – pre IPO resulting in zero penalties.▪ Tax: Creation of multiple process manuals and new controls in the UK and French business

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London, Select, Gb

Built and deployed robust controls and processes, recorded all financial transactions, reconciled accounts, and managed all project related financial accounting requirements. Executed strategy to expand business into Asia-Pac and America by creating two trading entities. Supervised year-end accounting as well as aided with managing statutory accounts and annual return processes. Kept all internal and external stakeholders up-to-date through regular reporting to board and investors, regularly provided performance statistics, and managed HMRC filings.▪ Raising venture finance: Raised £3.5m of Venture debt, managing the day to day relationship withinvestors, from setting targets and explaining when targets are not met▪ Increase in sales by >50% YoY, creation of new geographic markets▪ International expansion: Implemented the board strategy of expansion into Asia-Pac andAmerica via the creation of two trading entities in Australia and America▪ Efficient working capital: Introduced debt factoring, stretched creditor days to in excess of 200days and reduced debtor days from 110 to 67 and negotiating with HMRC▪ Cost cutting: Reduced costs by £1m in FY 16▪ External and Internal Reporting: Responsible for the the creation of Board reports, reports toinvestors and Stat and HMRC filings. R&D Tax credit

London, London, Gb

Conformed to UK GAAP standards and accordingly prepared accounts for 30 business entities, also provided monthly multi-currency UK GAAP consolidation. Implemented new global account mapping, rolled out expense procedures, oversaw PSA reporting, presented cash reporting process and intercompany rec process, and led indirect tax saving projects. Deployed new TP methodology, provided BEPS review and inter group financing. Enforced new controls over AP/VAT reporting and global group FX, negating FY16 audit management points. Achieved consistency in general ledgers by executing month-end procedures.▪ Internal reporting: Automation of the Group’s board report. Multi-currency UK GAAP Consolidation on a monthly basis.▪ External Reporting: Preparation of UK GAAP accounts and consolidations for multiple entities.▪ Due Diligence: Preparation of data room documents and presentations to third party advisors▪ Transitional team: Recruited as part of a new Group finance team to transition the business▪ Transfer Pricing update: Implementation of new TP methodology, including BEPS review and inter group financing.▪ Management: Monthly management of overseas financial controllers, including review and interrogation of subsidiary results.▪ Internal Controls Environment: Implementation of new controls on AP, VAT reporting and Global Group FX – negating FY16 Audit management points. Implemented new, month end procedures to ensure consistent General ledgers across the group.▪ Corporate Tax: Internal preparation of UK corporate tax returns delivering ~75K saving in FY 15. Preparation and presentation of the senior accounting officer support documents and submissions.▪ Indirect Tax: Submission of new group PESM targeting annuity costs savings of ~£600K in FY 17 and cash refund in excess of €150K from suppliers.

London, Gb

Newly qualified CA in KPMG's Capital advisory group

London, Gb

I started work in corporate tax compliance, which allowed me to get close to a multiple range of businesses. Subsequently I have moved into Financial services VAT where I had a great time working on a range or of projects, from PESM to VAT reviews and DD's. I also have a good knowledge of Global IPT from a planning and compliance perspective.

London, London, Gb

I worked for MET traders, throughout university, primarily in their operations. While there I saw and experianced all aspects of a trading house from market making, brokering to fund structuring. The former of these I became heavly involved in in relation to the carbon emissions market.

Ba Econ, Economics

Ba Econ, Economics

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