Nicholas Davies

Experience

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  EY

  Sept 1973 - Aug 2006

  Partner in charge of audits and transaction advisory services for clients in the Financial Services sector in both Romania, Moldova & BulgariaPeople and Markets/Business Development leader for the Romanian Practice Rebuilt EY Practice when previous member firm left the network. Established a viable operation which provided audit, accounting, tax, corporate finance & legal services to local and International companies operating in Bulgaria.Audit Partner on clients in the Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Technology sectors Partner in charge of audits and advisory services for clients in the Financial Services sector and Technology and Systems Risk Services practicesAudit methodology implementation leaderChange management leader for the Practice

  • Partner

    Sept 2005 - Aug 2006

  • Country Managing Partner

    Sept 2002 - Sept 2005

  • Partner

    Jan 1999 - Sept 2002

  • Various roles

    Sept 1973 - Dec 1998
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  Grant Thornton

  Sept 2006 - Jul 2010

  Partner

  Partner in charge of audits and advisory services for clients in the Financial Services sector Concurring partner on listed financial services clientsLead partner on a GT International Top 10 multinational listed clientMember of International Financial Reporting Standards team

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  Holistic Governance

  Jul 2010 - now

  Business Consultant

  Nicholas Davies as Holistic Governance provides Business Consulting using Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) principles and Non-Executive Director services. ERM consultingThis enables owners and managers of a business to identify and manage the risks within the wider environment, ensuring compliance requirements are met including appropriate disclosures being made and the needs of key stakeholders are fulfilled in a coherent and transparent manner. The ERM consulting services include the following:• Strategic Analysis and Map development• Business Plan development• Organisational analysis• Business Process design and improvements• Risk Management• Compliance advice and support including Corporate Governance and appropriate Reporting• Change Management• Coaching and MentoringNon- executive director servicesTo have access to an experienced and knowledgeable individual with an awareness of the key issues affecting most businesses who can act as independent non-executive director on the Board and applying best in class Corporate Governance. Show less

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  National Asset Management Agency

  Jul 2010 - May 2019

  • The key projects and activities included the following:o Acting as the Operational interface with other NAMA business units and introducing structures, guidance and direction. o Developed and implemented a process to enable Periodic Reporting from Debtors which enables Case Managers to monitor and manage the strategy agreed with the Debtor, to facilitate approval of credit requests in an efficient and timely manner and maintain and monitor cashflow forecasts used for internal budgeting & impairment assessment.o Developed Operations Manual aligned to the achievement of NAMA’s objectiveso Manage and participate in many projects and tasks to address issues and new challenges within the organization as it moves from start up to business as usual phase such as:- Creation of databases of key data- Systems development & implementation- Business process analysis and implementationo Liaising with internal and external stakeholders such as the Audit Committee members, the various auditors and service providers. Show less

  • Senior Divisional Manager, Asset Management & Recovery Division,

    May 2017 - May 2019

  • Senior Manager Audit & Projects

    Jul 2010 - May 2017
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  The Agile Executives

  Mar 2020 - now

  Business Mentor, Consultant & Portfolio Finance Director

  For business owners who want to fortify their leadership team with deep financial understanding, digital capability and scaling expertise, Agile Executives provides experienced senior business leaders as a service that help companies unlock their full potential. We offer finance, marketing, sales, HR, technology, procurement, sustainability, data management and protection and operations advisors who can add value to your senior teams quickly for shorter and longer term engagements

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  The Grey Matters Network

  Apr 2020 - now

  Associate
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  Land Development Agency

  Jul 2021 - now

  Senior Governance Framework Manager