Kieran O'Connor

Experience

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  Glamalco

  Feb 1994 - Dec 2010

  Chief Exec / Financial Director
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  Cambrian Printers Limited

  Aug 2011 - Mar 2014

  Financial / Managing Director
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  Football Association of Wales

  Aug 2015 - now

  Honorary Assistant Secretary & Treasurer of The Welsh Football League since 1986, a voluntary unpaid position, covering a Royal patronage national league of 50 clubs and 4500 players. Elected to the Council of the Football Association of Wales in 1999 and elected Vice President in 2015, I now sit on the Executive Committee. Through various initiatives I have become the boards “financial expert,” advising on all commercial matters, including: television rights; sponsorship; ground improvement grants; EUFA & FIFA distributions; investment strategy. This role brings me into contact with various national and international bodies, including: Welsh Assembly; UK Sports Council; BBC, ITV, SkyTV Show less

  • Council Member

    Feb 1999 - now

  • Past President

    Aug 2021 - now

  • President

    Aug 2018 - Jul 2021

  • Vice President

    Aug 2015 - Aug 2018
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  The FD Centre Limited

  Sept 2015 - Apr 2017

  Part-time Financial Director

  Ambitious companies looking to grow quickly need to build a quality finance function led by a senior Finance Director with ‘big business’ experience, but that person does not necessarily need to be full-time. I’m a part-time Finance Director for the FD Centre, the world’s number 1 provider of senior, high calibre part-time FDs.Our business model means that growing businesses can take on a quality finance director for a fraction of what it would cost to appoint one on a full-time basis.Our goal is to help busy CEOs/MDs free up time to grow their businessesWe introduced this model to the UK back in 2001 and each year more and more business owners are choosing a part-time Finance Director over the full-time alternativeWhen we engage with our clients we perform a detailed review using our unique 12 Box Architecture which helps us to understand the areas of vulnerability and strengths in your business before designing a comprehensive implementation plan By way of an overview, we can help Manage cash flow Improve profit. Tighten up internal controls Create reporting structure to improve visibility Plan for an exit Manage risk (Re)design the business plan and create an implementation timetable Find investment/funding Become compliant Maximise tax efficiency Advise on outsourcing Manage the relationship with the bankWhat makes us different is:The quality of our Finance Directors (only 1 out of every 100 applicants is accepted )Each FD is part of a local team of high calibre FDs which means that all of our clients benefit from decades of experience and a rich, diverse combination of skillsWe have national and international reach meaning that clients looking to expand both domestically and internationally can leverage our global infrastructureThe FD Centre has a vast network of partners/suppliers which means that our clients get to leverage our relationships and reduce the headaches associated with choosing outsourced providers Show less