Business strategy

• Planning, formulation and execution of business strategy
• Preparation of Business Plans
• Developing and implementing Critical Success Factors and measurements

Experience includes:

• Formulated and executed strategic plans for company and individual business groups to achieve growth targets, improve profits, profitability & maximise shareholder value
• Preparation of Business plans and supporting financial information for start-up and established companies seeking funding.
• Developed and implemented Critical Success Factors and balanced scorecard measurements to manage the company on a broad range of measures.

Part time Financial Director
A part-time Finance Director, enables your business to benefit from a qualified, skilled and experienced professional Finance Director, at a fraction of the cost of employing a full time person.
The part-time Finance Director is supported by a professional management accounting service and a dedicated administration team.

• Help with the formulation and achievement of business strategy and plans.
• Provide business and financial advice and guidance.
• Provide financial planning, financial management and financial control.
• Implement effective policies, systems, procedures and controls.
• Lead and manage of the finance and accounting function.
• Project management and management of change including computer systems implementations, reengineering, restructuring and reorganisations.

These should all help the business to increase profits & profitability, improve return on capital employed, enhance shareholder value, safeguard assets and ensure that legal requirements are met.

Experience includes:

• Many years experience as Finance Director and in general and project management roles
• Operational leadership and management of Customer Service, Distribution, Purchasing, Information Technology, Human Resources, Training etc.
• Excellent track record of achievements in senior executive positions

Change management

• Managing reengineering, restructuring and reorganisations.

Experience includes:

• Managing significant change including business reorganisations re-engineering financial and administrative services, downsizing, manufacturing rationalisation, integration of acquisitions etc.

Project management

• Appraising, planning, implementing and subsequently monitoring projects

Experience includes:

• As sponsor, accountable executive, facilitator and project manager in a variety of significant projects including computer systems implementations, establishing shared service centre, Total Quality Management, manufacturing rationalisation, business integration etc with costs of individual projects ranging between £0.5m and £10m.

Non-executive director

• Financial management and control
• Business and commercial expertise
• Development and implementation of Strategic initiatives
• Special initiatives
• Mentoring and support

Experience includes:

• Many years experience as Finance Director
• Operational leadership and management of Customer Service, Distribution, Purchasing,
• Information Technology, Human Resources, Quality and Training
• Excellent track record of achievements in senior executive positions

Financial leadership, advice, management and control

• Reviewing and implementing improvements to accounting, financial management and reporting
• Reviewing and implementing improvements to management and financial controls
• Providing financial analysis, interpretation, evaluation & advice
• Management and control of fixed and working capital
• Formulation and review of management and financial policies and procedures
• Budgeting, planning & reporting
• "A safe pair of hands" providing the financial management required to reassure you, your investors and shareholders

Experience includes:

Many years experience as Finance Director responsible for all aspects of finance, accounting, financial management & reporting, financial control & analysis etc.
Provision of high quality reporting, analysis, interpretation of results and decision support.

Forecasting, business planning and budgeting

• Preparation of financial forecasts and budgets
• Preparation of Business Plans
• Assistance in obtaining funding
• Improving the forecasting / budgeting process

Experience includes:

• Preparation of financial forecasts and budgets - P&L, Balance Sheet, Funds Flow, Cash Flow, detailed analysis etc.
• Preparation of Business plans and supporting financial information for start-up and established companies seeking funding
• Improving the forecasting / budgeting process to reduce the time, effort and cost involved and improve the value of the process

Acquisitions, joint ventures, alliances and divestments

• Evaluation, due diligence and execution of acquisitions, joint ventures, alliances and divestments
• Implementation and integration of acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances

Experience includes:

• Evaluation, due diligence and execution of acquisitions, joint ventures, alliances and divestments
• Implementation and integration of acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances

System review, design and process improvement

• Systems and process analysis
• Systems reengineering & development
• Improvements to operational effectiveness & efficiency
• Enhancing service, reducing costs & increasing profitability
• Computer systems evaluation, development and implementation

Experience includes:

• Reengineering financial and administrative services.
• Value analysis of activities, evaluating cost and value to the business, benchmarking against other companies and refocusing efforts to maximise the benefit to the business.
• Implementation of integrated business software.

Training and development

• Formal and informal training provided for groups and individuals
• Upgrading staff performance to transform the service and support to the business and enhance job satisfaction

Experience includes:

• Preparing and presenting training for people at all levels in all disciplines in a variety of topics including finance, leadership and management, Quality, Customer Service etc.
• Enhanced the skills, professionalism, performance, productivity of staff to increase their business and Customer focus.