· Integral part in creation of this special purpose vehicle with two corporate shareholders· Seconded on a part-time basis to control and report on the finances for the company, including preparing year end accounts for audit· Responsibilities include management of all aspects of financial control, budgeting, forecasting, VAT, management accounts, cash flow, credit control, accounts payable, audit, and share issuance coupled with writing and presenting papers to the board of directors.· Created a business model for the future letting strategy of the building once complete· Procured and appointed a letting/managing agent for the University R & D building

· Instrumental in creating the vision, strategy, and overall structure for this subsidiary trading company· Seconded on a part-time basis to manage and report on the finances for the company, including preparing year end accounts for audit· Responsibilities include management of all aspects of financial control, budgeting, forecasting, VAT, management accounts, cash flow, credit control, accounts payable, audit, and share issuance coupled with writing and presenting papers to the board of directors · Full reporting responsibility for numerous government funding streams linked to multiple audit streams· Strategic involvement on multiple workstreams ensuring KPI's and SLAs are met

· Integral in the creation of this special purpose vehicle with three corporate shareholders· I am seconded on a part-time basis to control and report on the finances for the company, including preparing year end accounts for audit· The Phase 1 University building will be open to students in September 2022. We are just starting the Phase 3 build project within the company which will increase the level of complexity of reporting and funding streams· Responsibilities include management of all aspects of financial control, budgeting, forecasting, VAT, management accounts, cash flow, credit control, accounts payable, audit, and share issuance coupled with writing and presenting papers to the board of directors

The CPCA was set up by Central Government in 2017 and includes a directly elected Mayor, 7 Local Councils and the Business Board, Committees and Elected Members: annual budget of £3000M, approximately 100 staff and 1M residents. · Finance Business Partnering to the Business & Skills Directorate and wider committees· Provide strategic insight and commercial analysis to senior officers and Directors· Write and present financial reports to the Skills Committee · Create and deliver regular financial training for District Councillors · Lead on financial arrangements, negotiations and influencing with third parties, delivery partners and Local Government departments · Line management responsibility for two staff members · Ownership of £130m budget p.a. for the Greater South East Energy Hub with financial presentations to the board consisting of 12 Local Enterprise Partnerships· Ownership of £14m budget p.a. for devolved Adult Education Budget including presentations to the delivery board· Ownership of £80m budget p.a. for The Business Board (Local Enterprise Partnership) including writing financial reports, presenting to the board, and taking part in strategy sessions · Designed and implemented new reporting tools for the Directorate including monthly workbooks and forecasting models· Input into Outline, Strategic Outline and Full Business Cases for presentation to Boards· Construct and evaluate both financial and scenario models to aid key decision making· Identify and implement reporting improvements and enhancements

· Managed all financial aspects of four primary schools within the Trust· Set staff budgets for a 4-year period involving over 120 staff· Contributed to the transformation of processes and procedures to bring all 29 schools in line with the Trust

· Devised and implemented GDPR protocols and successfully delivered training to150 staff· Most senior non-teaching member of staff and ‘go-to person’· Managed multiple teams, including Finance, IT, HR, and Estates/Facilities, with 4 direct reports and 12 indirect reports· Constructed and controlled a £5m budget including variance analysis & three-year forecast· Set staff budgets for a 4-year period involving over 150 staff· Standardised all financial and HR processes and procedures · Remodelled HR processes for recruitment, onboarding of staff, performance management and staff retention

· Prepared and controlled a £1.8m budget, including variance analysis & three-year forecast · Project managed academy conversion including risk registers, land transfers and TUPE· Integrated new financial and management information software into working practices · Restructured staffing teams further to conversion process · Outsourced payroll services to a new external provider · Established rigorous processes to ensure monthly payroll was accurate

Component distributor for the electronics market with worldwide distribution. Actively involved with the formation of the business working in all areas, including the legislative business formation process, finance, supply chain and operations.

Niche market provider of specialised computer cabling to the computer networking industry. Unique specialised repair and process facilities added servicing Bloomberg LP as their sole service provider outside of the USA. Moved the focus of the business from pure distribution to manufacturing & later moved the main focus to servicing/repair alongside manufacturing. Sold the business as a going concern in 2014

Headed up the newly created UK office for a US company. Managed all aspects of the business including sales, quality, distribution and finance. Increased turnover by 50% with EBITDA at 25%. Chapter 11 situation of US parent enforced closure of the UK business.

Direct responsibility for the maintenance and expansion of the IBM account with the company, achieved through strategic customer relationship.