Ref - Head of Finance / Financial Controller / Finance Director / Commercial Finance – Ref 8125

Head of Finance / Financial Controller / Finance Director

Immediately available! An extremely focused, ambitious and hardworking graduate ACMA with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, who always drives for continuous improvement & excels in a fast-paced environment A retail expert with excellent systems knowledge with strong IT skills and significant experience of projects and system integrations Experienced in all elements of Management Accounts, Short, Medium and Long-Term Forecasting, Process Development, Modelling and Cash Management as well as leading a Commercial Finance function A Commercially focused Senior Finance Professional with experience is small, growing and large turnover organisations. Experience of working with all levels in the business and a desire to drive constant improvement and deliver change. Someone who thrives on getting into the industry and building relationships with the supply chain and customer base. Highly proficient in MS Excel, SAGE and Oracle Financials
  • Improved group cash position by over £2m
  • Introduced invoice financing product with HSBC
  • Worked with Chinese & UK suppliers to negotiate favourable payment terms
  • ‘Dead-stock’ clearance managed to minimize margin erosion and optimize cash-flow
  • Managed through negative cash position through utilization of Trade Loan facilities, better credit control procedures and tight spending controls
  • Introduced company-wide bonus scheme
  • Oversaw PBT improvement of £2.5m
  • Stock turn improvement from <1.0 to over 2.1 in under 18 months
  • Reduced overhead spending by c.£0.5m p.a.
  • Introduced standardized monthly reporting pack to senior management team
  • Implemented business partnering structure to business units
  • Minimized FX risk position balanced with the business appetite for risk using various products
  • Improved Slovakian banking relationship including implementation of significant loan & overdraft facilities
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