Val Smith Email & Phone Number

St Albans, Gb

Hertfordshire

Key experience- primarily on large, complex transactions (£20m-£1bn) requiring an end to end understanding of the deal including all aspects of the solution (IT/BPO delivery, transformation, HR/TUPE), sales strategy, commercial and financial- responsible for ensuring all financial aspects of the deal meet client and internal criteria, taking into account specific pricing principles - key role in the winning bid team which created Shared Services Connected Limited, a joint venture… Show more Key experience- primarily on large, complex transactions (£20m-£1bn) requiring an end to end understanding of the deal including all aspects of the solution (IT/BPO delivery, transformation, HR/TUPE), sales strategy, commercial and financial- responsible for ensuring all financial aspects of the deal meet client and internal criteria, taking into account specific pricing principles - key role in the winning bid team which created Shared Services Connected Limited, a joint venture between Steria and the Cabinet Office- key role in the deals to bring MOJ and HO into SSCL- pre sales work to develop the financial/commercial propositions ranging from simple ITT responses to more complex transactions (eg JV's)- business case development for new business streams e.g Cloud- strategic business reviews providing key recommendations for future strategy Show less

Hertfordshire

Key areas:- significant board level exposure since joining Xansa, now Steria- key financial role (to shape the deal) in the winning bid team which created NHS Business Services, a unique joint venture between Steria (formerly Xansa) and the Department of Health- key role in the development of the BPO strategy and target operating model for the Indian business- mergers and acquisitions - pre sales work to develop financial/commercial propositions ranging from simple ITT… Show more Key areas:- significant board level exposure since joining Xansa, now Steria- key financial role (to shape the deal) in the winning bid team which created NHS Business Services, a unique joint venture between Steria (formerly Xansa) and the Department of Health- key role in the development of the BPO strategy and target operating model for the Indian business- mergers and acquisitions - pre sales work to develop financial/commercial propositions ranging from simple ITT responses to joint venture proposals- business case development for new business streams- experience of TUPE Show less

Luton, United Kingdom

Key experience- Transaction support ( pre acquisition due diligence)- Lead advisory (raising venture capital, writing business plans including preparing financial forecasts, selling private businesses)- experience of Stock Exchange transactions- secondment to plc client to act as Financial Controller for a key division- overseas assignments in France, Portugal, Belgium- key role on a major corporate restructuring transaction

Chorley

Qualified as a Chartered accountant, working across many sectors including manufacturing, distribution and construction