Ref - CFO/Finance Director – Ref 7100

CFO/Finance Director

ACCA qualified senior finance professional, with significant private equity and business turnaround experience. Has an established career in commercial business and financial leadership within an international environment, obtained across various market sectors. A strategically focussed leader, with very strong management, organisational, analytical and IT skills, along with a thorough understanding for the need to develop good communications and teamwork. Excellent interpersonal skills and a personality that enables an adaptable and versatile approach to the requirements of any new challenge.
  • An integral part of the senior leadership team in a major business turnaround, following the acquisition of the business
  • Stabilised the cash position and supplier base, having joined the business with over £7m of creditors that were in excess of 90 days overdue
  • Led a detailed forensic accounting exercise, in order to be able to complete the statutory accounts
  • Led the legal process to complete on a large sale and leaseback process for an owned site
  • Refinanced a invoice discounting facility with new providers
  • Provided the investors with regular and detailed cashflow and business performance information
  • Delivered numerous significant margin improvement and cost saving initiatives across the business
  • Fully restructured the Finance and IT teams, following the acquisition of the business
  • Led a successful refinancing of the business, significantly improving shareholder value
  • Led numerous IT improvement projects throughout the business, providing huge efficiency and data accuracy gains
  • Led the financial and legal due diligence process for a potential UK acquisition
  • Delivered numerous significant cost saving initiatives across the business
  • Compiled, designed and introduced a whole new suit of KPIs and business information in the BI tool Tableau, with the data sourced from various applications
  • Detailed appraisal and monitoring of a large capital investment programme, to expand the site’s production capabilities
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