Experience

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  Grant thornton llp

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

  Trainee accountant

  Audit and accounting assignments for a top ten firm of Chartered Accounts.

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  Crowther beard llp (chartered accountants)

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1997

  Senior accountant

  Audit Senior working on a range of audit, accounts and tax assignments.

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  Rhodia organique fine ltd (formerly rhone-poulenc)

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Management accountant

  Management Accountant for a €7.4bn turnover speciality chemical company that manufactured agrochemical intermediates, anaesthetics (for human and veterinary use) and refrigerants.

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  Alandick and co ltd

  Feb 2001 - Aug 2006

  Group finance manager

  Group Finance Manager for Alan Dick & Co Ltd which was a $340 million turnover international engineering/telecoms group. I travelled overseas extensively, helping to set up new subsidiaries and successfully driving international trade. I helped the group with complex international VAT and tax issues as well as managing complex foreign exchange transactions across 35 foreign subsidiaries. Alan Dick & Co Ltd was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade.

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  Fasthosts internet ltd

  Aug 2006 - Jan 2009

  Financial controller

  Financial Controller for the UK’s leading web-hosting company. Full P&L and Balance Sheet responsibility for all aspects of the finance function for a £30m turnover group of companies. Developing financial policies and introducing robust financial controls across the business. Identifying business improvements, cost savings and growth opportunities in order to maximise profits. Leading on the implementation of a SAP ERP system into the business. Implementation completed successfully on time and on budget. Show less

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  Staffordshire and west midlands probation trust

  Aug 2009 - Mar 2015

  Director of finance

  Full strategic and operational responsibility for the £70m budget. Portfolio included information technology, estates, information assurance, health & safety and finance.Delivered timely financial and performance information to the Executive Team and Board. Key player in the successful bid to become a Probation Trust in 2010 (Lord Carter stated that my “financial submission was the best he had seen”). Transition of the organisation from a public sector body to a commercial limited company in 2014. Developed increased and new commercial revenue streams. Managed the merger of Staffordshire and West Midlands Boards into a single harmonised Trust. Show less

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  The cornwall college group

  Mar 2015 - Aug 2016

  Director of finance and resources

  Member of the Senior Executive Team and an Executive Board member, managing all financial and most corporate departments of a complex £70m organisation. Implemented a strategically critical annual budget at a time of severe funding reductions delivering £6m of cost savings through a successful corporate restructure.

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  Cheltenham ladies'​ college

  Feb 2017 - Jul 2018

  Finance director

  Director of Finance for one of the leading independent schools in England.Supporting the aims of the College by managing the day to day finances, ensuring compliance with FRS102 and delivering professional financial advice.

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  Falfish limited

  Sept 2018 - Aug 2020

  Finance director

  Financial Director for a £40m turnover FMCG market leader in the food and drinks sector.Provided financial leadership across the organisation and helped to develop the strategic direction of the group.Driving efficiencies to improve margins.

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  Workr umbrella - contracting

  Sept 2020 - Jan 2021

  Finance director
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  Coopersurgical

  Feb 2021 - Nov 2024

  Responsible for Operational Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) across Europe, Middle East and Africa. CooperSurgical is a $2.9 billion turnover global medical device company, publicly traded on the NYSE (NYSE:COO) committed to advancing the health of women, babies and families with its diversified portfolio of products and services focusing on medical devices and fertility & genomics. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, Cooper has more than 12,000 employees with products sold in over 100 countries.

  • Manager EMEA Factory Finance

    May 2023 - Nov 2024

  • Operations Finance Controller

    Feb 2021 - Apr 2023