Barry Evans

Experience

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  Deloitte Haskins and Sells

  Sept 1983 - Apr 1987

  Audit Senior

  Responsible for the planning and control of a wide variety of audit assignments, reporting to the Audit Manager or Partner; managed up to five staff.Took responsibility at an early stage in this rapidly expanding practice, covering a client base with turnovers ranging from £4M to £60M across several sectors. Piloted a new audit approach based upon business review and risk analysis. Experience was also gained in the insolvency department.

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  Center Parcs Ltd

  Nov 1987 - Jan 2001

  Corporate Finance Manager

  Capital Expenditure Control, Budgeting & Forecasting, VAT and Treasury Management. Corporation Tax provisions, computations and UK Statutory Accounts. Significant achievements: recovered £1.1M from HMC&E, constructed cash flow forecasting models; controlled the building costs of the second UK Village within budget; managed up to £50M surplus funds on the Money Markets.

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  3D Education & Adventure Ltd

  Jan 2001 - Dec 2005

  General Manager

  As the first General Manager, converted a Pontins Holiday Camp into a 700-bed Adventure Activity Centre for school trips and family holidays, including the construction of a watersports lake, then operated over 40 adventure activities whilst managing up to 150 staff.

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  PGL Travel

  Jan 2006 - Jul 2013

  Commercial Operations Manager

  Reviewed and restructured budgeting and forecasting processes, increasing the commercial awareness and financial competency of senior managers.Reviewed all significant operational cost areas, achieving large savings in the procurement of food, utilities and a wide range of other operating costs.