Candidate Overview
The candidate is an experienced Financial Controller with over 20 years’ progressive finance leadership experience, operating across logistics, manufacturing, engineering, hospitality, and multi-entity group structures. CIMA part-qualified and AAT qualified, they bring strong analytical capability combined with commercial awareness and operational insight.
Currently leading the finance function of a multi-depot UK operation (£27m+ turnover), the candidate oversees AP, AR, payroll and treasury within a shared-service environment, delivering accurate and timely board-level reporting. They have a strong track record of stabilising finance functions following systems transitions, implementing reporting improvements, and embedding financial governance frameworks that enhance visibility and decision-making.
Their experience spans corporate de-mergers, multi-entity consolidations, US GAAP reporting exposure, systems implementations, and the creation of real-time reporting tools using advanced Excel and Power BI to support strategic planning and operational control.
Core Expertise
- Full Financial Controller ownership (AP, AR, Payroll, Treasury)
- Board pack production & management accounts
- Budgeting, forecasting & cashflow modelling (60-day rolling forecasts)
- Multi-entity consolidation & statutory compliance
- Systems implementation & finance transformation
- Stakeholder communication (Board, auditors, HMRC, external bodies)
Selected Career Achievements
- Rescued and stabilised year-end accounts following accounting system transition, restoring reporting integrity and stakeholder confidence.
- Reduced month-end reporting timeline, delivering board packs within 14 days to enhance decision-making relevance.
- Implemented system improvements that increased reporting speed and accuracy while removing reliance on costly overtime.
- Led finance functions across multi-entity UK and US operations, managing statutory reporting under differing accounting standards.
- Designed real-time project and performance reporting tools linking operational data to financial outcomes, improving visibility and reducing financial risk.
- Played a key role in corporate de-merger settlement calculations and subsequent financial independence of group entities.
Leadership Profile
Commercially astute, analytical finance leader comfortable operating at board level while remaining hands-on within the detail. They lead small-to-medium finance teams, and are particularly effective in environments requiring clarity, structure, and improved reporting visibility. With strong systems expertise and a process-driven mindset, they are able to translate complex financial data into actionable insight for non-financial stakeholders.
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