ACA Qualified Finance Director

ACA Qualified Finance Director Lincolnshire

• Mining & Natural Resources (UK, Australia, Africa) individual shareholder/owner – Group CFO / Exec Director / Company Secretary delivering operational oversight, major financing (US$400m bond issue + restructuring), strategic planning, investor relations, operational leadership and turnaround activities.
• Technology & High-Growth Tech – Fractional CFO for multiple scaling tech businesses; built funding models (£125m+ capital plans), managed legal separations, secured debt/equity financing, improved financial controls & reporting, and supported successful exits and restructures. Developing finance teams
• Broadcasting & Media (FTSE 100) – As Group Financial Controller, transformed board-level reporting, delivered performance reporting systems (Hyperion), improved financing structures, and enhanced group budgeting/forecasting.
• Enterprise-Wide Reporting & Systems Transformation – Led major reporting system implementations (Hyperion Essbase/Planning), developed enterprise reporting strategies, and embedded consistent KPI and management information frameworks.
• Private Wealth & Professional Services – Stabilised global financial control teams, rebuilt control and reporting frameworks, resolved legacy issues, improved audits, and drove system and reporting improvements.
• Printing / Manufacturing (Private Equity-backed) – Improved cash/working capital forecasting, supported £1.1bn refinancing, restructured finance teams, simplified group legal structure, and oversaw pension strategy.
• Waste & Facilities Management – Designed and implemented new reporting structures (KPI-driven, cross-business comparability) and improved governance, forecasting, and segmental performance management.
• Car Rental (Europe, Africa, Middle East) – Delivered IPO reporting, overseas FD experience (Greece), drove group-wide risk management, and managed global accounting/reporting.
• Automotive – Finance Director roles establishing finance functions, forecasting models, KPIs, and supporting launch/rollout of new ventures and dealership-linked operations.
• Start-ups & Early-Stage Ventures – Hands-on leadership of finance functions, cashflow modelling, fundraising support, strategic planning, and initial reporting frameworks.
• Private Equity & Investor-Led Businesses – Extensive experience working with PE owners, banking syndicates, bondholders, and high-net-worth proprietors; strengthened governance, controls, forecasting, and stakeholder reporting.
• Complex Turnaround & Crisis Environments – Managed tight liquidity situations, extended bank facilities, executed accelerated business sales and returned functions to business.
• Global Multi-Jurisdiction Experience – Operational and financial leadership across UK, Jersey, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Far East, and Australia, managing diverse regulatory, reporting, and cultural environments.