Implement system change (Sage to Xero)Improve reporting (KPIs, Management Accounts, Cashflow)Budgeting /Re-forecasting

• Lead group annual audit and individual statutory reporting, delivered on time, in budget and with no auditor adjustments.• Responsible for tax compliance and working with advisors, VAT queries, R&D calculations, US Sales Tax, US Federal Tax, UK Corporation tax.• Lead treasury and cash management, circa £15m diversified with solid returns. • Implemented intercompany transfer pricing process for both goods and services (significant stock held in the group). • Improved Balance Sheet control following new system implementation in February 2022.

DD Group, historically Dental Directory Group backed by Palamon PE. Turnover of £215m from multisite dental practices but also offers medical beauty services and have their own pharmaceutical arm. Joined to assist with sale completed for circa £700m.• Respond to wide array of financial queries for the due diligence process leading up to the sale.• Variance analysis around debtors, cash, working cap, EBITDA and provide commentary.• Management accounts to statutory account reconciliations for multiple periods.• Intercompany consolidations – reverse engineer from larger group reporting to create new group accounts for sale purposes (group separation).

Krispy Kreme operate in circa 1,000 locations with sales of just over £100m in the UK. This was a contract role to assist with year-end audit and monthly management accounts.• Liaison with FP&A team for provision of and reporting on budget and forecast data• Preparation for year-end audit working with Financial Controller• Collating reports and information requests for auditors• Information request for corporation tax finalising

Recruited to lead finance team on a fast growth journey, year ended March 2018 turnover had grown from £2.3m to £7.4m whilst having no financial information and a single bookkeeper.Start from scratch job with full autonomy and recruitment responsibility. Three years later the growth was achieved, £32mil top line and managing a small team of 4. Achievements• Application of accounting fundamentals, including finance lease recognition, correct recognition of revenues, intercompany charging & reconciliation, accruals concepts such as rent-free periods etc. • Month end reporting put in place within 5 months, joining up new people, new accounting system, new process as the company grew.• Never failed to deliver a full board pack within 5 working days. Includes main three statements: cashflow, P&L and balance sheet in addition to full deck of KPIs with supporting analysis. • Overhaul of payroll process due to historic constraints. New external provider, new internal process to gain control, easier monthly review and gain overall efficiency i.e., csv templates imported into accounts, removing paper payslips, replacing manual payments with upload files, sync payroll and HR records.• Introduced & maintained budgetary processes, no budgets existed. Including much needed sensitivity analysis, break even calculations and various much needed analysis within a fast-changing business.• Formed a typical accounting function for a multi-currency, multi subsidiary group. Natural achievements followed such as improvement to debt control, working capital, training documentation etc.• Achieved clean audit reports and worked closely with auditors as the company embarked on first year audits and new consolidation considerations.• Worked with CEO on small company acquisition in August 2019, £2mil turnover, 20 staff.

Managing a small team and reporting all group financial information directly to the owners of 3 group companies. Turnover of £10m+, over 250 staff and various divisional reporting. Recruited to improve systems and assist with sale of group which was successfully completed on 31 July 2017, to Whistl Ltd a large corporate with turnover of £600m. Role• Preparation of monthly management accounts with commentary thereon.• Prepare and present monthly board pack on PowerPoint.• Main contact with auditors, prepare audit packs and deal with requests and queries.• Main contact with insurers and calculations within. • Dealt with external parties including financial and legal due diligence teams including Menzies, KPMG and BDO.• Main contact with bankers, preparing regular cash flow, profit and loss and balance sheet forecasts to support funding levels required.• System improvements such as electronic invoicing and documentation.• Reduction of month end close period from 3 weeks to 5 days.• Prepare forecasts and explain variances.• Liaise with other heads of divisions.• Pre-acquisition oversee AP, AR, Payroll and treasury.

The company provides property management services and developed properties with £10m+ turnover. Role• Assist with quarterly management accounts and annual statutory accounts • Liaising with external auditors and preparing year end packs.• Preparation of VAT and CIS returns for review.• Post wage journals and submit pension contributions.• Credit control, bank reconciliation and assist with weekly cash flow summaries.• Liaise with subcontractors, suppliers and stakeholders.• Implement new systems and controls.• Assist with tendering for contracts and business strategy.

Preparing and submitting VAT returns for businesses using cash accounting, the second hand margin scheme, flat rate scheme and invoice accounting. Clients include consultants, builders, property developers and training providers using single entity and group VAT returns.Preparation of all aspects of management accounts; prepayments, accruals, maintaining fixed asset registers, loan schedules, control accounts etc. For some clients the entire accounting function was outsourced and I would reconcile supplier statements, pay creditors, raise sales invoices etc.Management accounting – I would visit the client’s premises to fully reconcile the balance sheet from the information input by their internal staff. I would typically report back to the director/owner with the quarterly/monthly position such as the key variances, unusual margin changes, the VAT payable, the profits available for dividends, expenses to be reclaimed etc. The non-audit roles allow me to gain a full understanding of the financials to be able to appropriately explain and advise to senior management.Statutory accounts preparation for an array of small clients in varying industries and forms i.e. manager owned limited companies to family partnerships or limited liability partnerships. The typical turnover of clients were £100k - £1mil thus under FRSSE. During the third year of my training I was given responsibility of planning, budgeting and conducting fieldwork for audit assignments. Typically I would supervise one junior member. I would work closely with the financial controller and sometimes the director.