Proficient and committed finance professional with extensive experience of domestic and international finance in commercial, regulated, and private equity backed businesses and across diverse industries. A driven professional with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of financial management, accounting practices, and business management and processes both as a leader and participant. A consistent track record of successfully delivering a quality service to the highest accounting standards and tight time scales. Proven experience in business and stakeholder partnering delivering optimal business performance, profit, and growth. Extensive commercial, operational, and senior management experience supporting strategic and operational decision making, business turnaround, change management, business planning, and sustainable profitability to shareholders.Competencies include:1) Balance sheet and profit/loss management/financial/statutory/group/consolidated/international) 2) Multi-term operational and strategic budgeting, financial planning, and business planning.3) Managing and delivering strategic and operational change and turnaround programmes.4) Delivering quality and focused performance reporting to boards.5) Operational and strategic cash flow performance management to maximise financial resources.6) MI systems, process analytics, project management and value improvements, KPI development & performance management, ERP systems. Excel modelling and Microsoft office products7) International and group financial and operating experience within regulated (RICS, FCA & IPA) and non-regulated operations.8) Assembling, rebuilding, management, and development of finance teams (3 to 30 resources)9) Debt and working capital management including asset based lending, invoice financing, and institutional financing10) External relationships including banks, auditors, HMRC, lawyers and other 3rd parties.11) UK and international audit.