Raj Shetty

Experience

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  Minister Pathways Ltd

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Management Accountant

  • Preparation of monthly management accounts• Analysing and preparing variance reports for business unit overheads

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  Eagle House Group Limited

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2022

  Finance Leader of a £14M turnover organisation team responsible for managing the finance, accounting and global treasury functions and working directly with the CEO to drive group growth and profitability. Core responsibilities include leading internal and third-party teams, influencing business strategy with data-led insight, supporting high-level objectives with reliable budgeting/forecasting, maintaining compliance, and proactively identifying market trends, risks and opportunities. Initiated and executed the delivery of change and transformation projects to maximise the performance and cost-efficiency of internal controls, processes and systems.• Secured 100% bank funding for a new project with robust financial model and a meticulous 5-year projection and cash flow forecast that led to 200% occupancy growth within 3 years.• Led an effective end-to-end due diligence process that resulted in the sale of the business. Show less Business Partnering CEO, Board of Directors and Business Unit Heads of to build commercially sound consensus and influence strategic planning with detailed, user-centric management accounts. This involved leading and developing the Finance Team, preparing budgets/forecasts, authorising monthly balance sheet reconciliations, and producing internal and external financial reports. Continuously improving strategy across controls, processes and systems, and driving seamless end-to-end external audits.• Initiated, secured buy-in for and executed a payroll transformation that reduced timescales by 70%+.• Drove a highly successful tender through the Middle East subsidiary that secured a significant new business contract to manage an existing Saudi Aramco funded special education project.• Led a project to redefine fee structures that were historically standardised for all pupils regardless of individual needs, resulting in a more viable tiered fee structure that increased revenues by 8%.• Initiated and executed an interest rate hedging products (IRHP) review that led to a substantial redress from the bank. Show less

  • Finance Director

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2022

  • Financial Controller

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2018

  • Senior Management Accountant

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2012
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  Mootral Limited

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  Finance Director

  Finance Leader of a British-Swiss AgriTech scale-up developing innovative solutions to tackle climate change and antimicrobial resistance. Core responsibilities included leading the finance team in strategic projects to support growth and business partner leadership, develop policies and systems to improve the financial acumen of the organisation, provide leadership and coaching to the finance team, manage the annual financial audit and tax filings to ensure timely submissions and optimal results. Show less