David Jackson

Experience

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  Cadogans

  Sept 1996 - Oct 2015

  FINANCE & OFFICE MANAGER

  • • Made significant improvements to data reporting and analysis and introduced streamlined procedures• Built Admin & Finance teams • Introduced improved credit control procedures, providing cash projections, whilst working with the bank manager when shortfalls were identified to ensure that important costs (e.g. salaries) were always paid• Led company strategy review • Quality Assurance Manager

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  HKA

  Nov 2015 - May 2019

  Director

  EXPERT WITNESS ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY• Finance team and office manager• Managed the business integration of small business (2015 turnover £1.8m) into a large US corporation (2015 turnover in excess of $400m)• Led and managed Business Management meetings and Business Development meetings• Managed budget setting, including calculations, negotiations, agreement and monitoring• Delivered monthly management report with analysis to tight timescale• Calculated, Produced, analysed and presented KPIs• Personnel manager for Administration, Finance and Commission Management teams (11 staff), • HR – managed all personnel data, undertook personnel reviews, staff inductions, liaising with insurers and HR specialists as necessary• Delivered staff training and presentations Show less

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  New role starting soon

  Jun 2019 - Sept 2019

  Highly experienced Business Manager

  SKILLS & ABILITIES• Management Accounting• Financial Forecasting• Operational Efficiency• Senior Stakeholder Management• Transformation Management• Team Building• Crisis Management David’s role and experience is such that he was entrusted with the central role in the integration of Cadogans with Hill International, ensuring the correct balance was struck between the needs of staff and the Board of Management, whilst maintaining profitability and growing the business. Show less

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  Doig+Smith

  Oct 2019 - now

  Business Manager

  Tasks include management ofFinancial resources, budgets, cashflow, HR, administration department, and IT systems