Simon Mander

Experience

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  Coopers and Lybrand (formerly Deloitte Haskins & Sells)

  Sept 1974 - Sept 1992

  Corporate Finance Manager/Audit Manager/Audit Senior/Articled Clerk

  CORPORATE FINANCE MANAGER (Liverpool) 1987 - 1992Responsible for a variety of corporate finance assignments including acquisitions, management buy-outs, fund raising and share valuations.AUDIT MANAGER promoted from Audit Senior (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) 1982 - 1987 responsible for a variety of audits and other assignmentsSENIOR ACCOUNTANT promoted from Articled Clerk (Liverpool and Manchester) 1974 - 1982 responsible for/involved in a variety of audits and other assignments Show less

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  Royal Life Insurance Ltd

  Sept 1992 - Oct 1994

  Agency Finance Manager

  Responsible for managing the Agency Finance Department of Royal Life Insurance

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  MTL Services Ltd

  Apr 1995 - Apr 1999

  Group Business Review Manager

  Responsible for operational review and business development projects across the group, at the time the largest independent public transport group in the UK with 6,500 employees and a turnover of £500m, covering both rail and bus sectors.

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  MTL Commercial Ltd

  May 1999 - May 2001

  Finance Director

  Responsible for the financial management, control and development of this business services company operating from a number of locations across the UK. Working with the managing director, responsible for improving the profitability of the company and returning value to shareholders.

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  Tramtrack Croydon Limited

  Apr 2002 - Jun 2008

  Finance Director

  Financial management and control of a £200m (assets) PFI public transport company, responsible for enhancing the value of the company and returning value to funders and shareholders - over time increasing value from £15m to £98m

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  Amey Ventures Investments Ltd/Amey Cespa Ltd

  Oct 2008 - Sept 2010

  Interim Manager - Financial Analyst

  Assisting on a number of projects involved in the development, funding and growth of the business, working at times as part of a combined English/Spanish team

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  Amey Ventures Investments Limited

  Oct 2010 - Dec 2011

  Interim Finance Director

  Financial management (accounting, budgeting, cash management, financial & management reporting, liasing with funders/legal advisors etc, reporting to the board, etc) of 8 PFI companies as well as the investment holding company and overseeing investments in 4 further PFI companies with the aim of maximising returns to shareholders

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  SVM Enterprises Ltd

  Jan 2012 - now

  Interim Director/Manager (Finance)

  Currently working as Senior Commercial Manager Chiltern Railways, previously interim finance director where I was responsible for all financial matters, IT, business planning and business assurance as well as managing regulatory contracts and relationships with external stakeholders including the Department for Transport and Network Rail. Currently (as Senior Commercial Manager) managing a number of commercial matters for the company.Previously providing financial consultancy services including services in the media sector/film industry assisting, inter alia, with contracts, budgets and fundraising. Now looking for non-executive positions to work with organisations to assist with their financial management and strategic/commercial development requirements Show less