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Finance Director

Work Experience

WORKING HISTORY

1992 – onwards SELF EMPLOYED

10/2001 to 01-2002: Interim Financial Manager / Director, working on 6 assignments to-date:

01/03-05/03: Interim FD, Doncasters Shrewsbury + Doncasters Airmotive. T/O £11m + £6m, 130 + 40 e’ees. Aerospace fabrication and aero-engine repair. Consolidation project, create profile for new FD of enlarged facility to accommodate 2 additional Doncasters’ businesses (T/O +£23m).

09/02-01/03: Interim CFO, Craft Collection Ltd, Wakefield & Kidderminster. T/O £6.5m, 70 e’ees. Assembly and Distribution of Craft Kits for Mail Order Market. Fill-in role between FD’s.

01/02-03/02: Consultancy project, Doncasters Blaenavon, South Wales. T/O £18m, 120 employees. Forged rings for Aerospace industry. Profitability Assurance assignment, Cost Profiling, Inventory Valuation etc.


05/01-12/01: Interim Finance Manager, Doncasters Precision Castings, Chard. T/O £12m, 200 employees. Based in Chard, Somerset. Precision castings for Aerospace industry. Acquisition Integration incorporating: Established Self-Accounting and Financial Management functions from zero-base, recruited permanent CFO, established systems strategy to achieve fast-track selection and implementation of fully integrated ERP and desktop systems within 4 months. Assisted CEO in transition from Branch to Profit Centre status.

01/01-04/01: Interim Finance Director, Sheffield Media and Exhibition Centre. Business Turnround, recovery planning and management re-focus to achieve draw-down of Arts Council grant funds.

10/00-12/00: Interim Group Finance Director, Halco Drilling International. T/O £15m, 200 employees, locations in UK(2), USA, Eire, S Africa, Australia. Based in Halifax. Manufacture of machined components for drilling industry. Stand-in role for FD on leave of absence.


12/92 to present: Independent Management Consultant specializing in Financial Management Systems Projects, Management Development and Training. In association with other consultants, a director of Hopton Safety Services Limited (specialising in Health & Safety consultancy), and Hopton Group Limited (specializing in Training and NVQ delivery, and general consultancy)


12/96 to 9/2000: Financial Controller (cfo, Part-Time) Lowe Electronics Ltd. T/O £1.8m, 20 employees.
Based in Matlock, Derbyshire. Wholesale, Retail, Mail Order and e-mail sales of short wave radio, GPS, Communications equipment and accessories. This has been a successful turnround role in terms of cash generation, product range re-profiling, conversion to profitability, acquisition of an aerial sites business (5/98) and Relcom Communications (5/99) (see below).

9/99 to 9/2000: Financial Controller (cfo, Part-Time) Relcom Communications. T/O £1.3m, 20 employees.
Based North London. Sale and Hire of 2-way radios, Service Provider of National Band 3 and Dolphin Tetra systems. Acquired by Lowe Electronics Ltd. Reorganised financial function to centralize payables, payments, financial and management accounting in Matlock. Revised business processes to halt decline of previous years. Turnround from heavy loss-making to profitability and cash-generator.

Short Project (1999): Harprule Hire Ltd. T/O £1.5m, 8 employees.
Based Newark, Notts. Refuse Collection Vehicle Hire. Free ranging role to identify improvements to Balance Sheet and operational procedures. Complete.

1999 Project: Manganese Bronze Holdings plc, Automotive Components Division. T/O £10m, 200 employees.
Based in Ipswich. Manufacture and supply of sintered automotive components. 3-month assignment to investigate reasons for loss-making, analyse key cost-drivers and identify profitability by product area, install cost centere structure, responsibility accounting and accountability, design monthly management reporting and information package to meet both local and group needs. Completed satisfactorily.



1989-1992 REEDPACK LTD / RPC GROUP

1989-1992: Financial Controller (cfo): RPC Containers Ltd (Oakham / Blackburn division). Formerly Reed Plastic Containers. T/O £35m, 500 employees, 2 factories.
Based in Oakham, Leics. Manufacture and sale to industrial sector of moulded plastic containers for Food, Paint, Surface Coatings and DIY industries. Responsible for all Finance and Systems.
Successfully steered the division through 2 MBO’s and 1 exit, replaced the costing system with workable ABC system, integrated acquired CMB (Metal Box) paint can business, designed and implemented Ingres-based Financial systems on Sequent S27 platform. T/O growth from £22m to £35m. Left to pursue consulting career.


1987-1988 COATS VIYELLA plc.

1987-1988: Financial Director (cfo), Jaeger Knitwear. T/O £20m, 1200 employees, 8 locations.
Based Belper, Derbyshire. Jaeger Branded and Private Label knitwear into wholesale, retail and export sectors. Implemented centralized management, IBM S/38 for financial accounting. Left to take MBO opportunity at Reed Plastic Containers.


1979-1987 CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY Inc.

1981-1987: Financial Director (cfo) / Co. Secretary: Unger Meats Ltd. (Also Co. Secretary Campbell UK Ltd). T/O £14m, 150 employees, 3 locations.
Based Manchester. Frozen, Reformed Meat Products for Wholesalers, caterers, cash ‘n Carry, Multiple Retailers.
Integrated recent acquisition into corporate structure. Installed monthly management accounting and profit forecasting. Introduced strategic planning and financial projections. Assisted major drive into retail sector, established pricing mechanisms to reflect distribution profiles of key-customers. Guided and implemented the evolution of systems from accounting machines to IBM S/38. Planned and controlled £12m strategic investment in new Frozen Food facility. Left to advance career outside food.

1979-1981:Finance Manager: Campbell Europe. T/O $300m, 3,500employees, 6 countries, 10 factories.
Based Brussels. Bakery, Confectionery, Canned and Frozen Foods into 6 European markets + Export. Responsible to (Italian) VP-Finance for all financial management reporting, analysis and consolidation. Interface with National and Business Controllers and General Managers. Acquisition studies, Disposal negotiations. Redeployment of German accounting function from Brussels to Frankfurt. Introduced concept of electronic interfaces between group – companies. Transferred to recently acquired UK subsidiary (Unger Meats).

1977-1979 INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH Inc (ITT).
1977-1979: Financial Analyst – ITT Prepared Foods Europe. T/O $60m, 600 employees, 2 countries, 5 factories.
Based Frankfurt. Gourmet Soups and Pates, Bakery Products and Cured Meats into 3 markets + Export. 1st job outside profession. Responsible to (German) Comptroller for Financial data interface between operations and European HQ. Division acquired by Campbell – see above

1972-1977 DELOITTE & CO (now PriceWaterhouse Coopers)
1972-1977: Audit Clerk, then Senior Accountant. Based Birmingham. Left to pursue career in Industry.

1969-1972 COURTAULDS LIMITED
1969-1972: Laboratory Technician: Courtelle Pilot Plant.
Based Coventry with assignments in Liverpool and Bradford. Left to acquire Professional qualification.

Education

Qualified UK Chartered Accountant (US CPA equiv)

Skills

Accounting & Finance
Management Reporting & Consolidation
Company Secretarial
Systems Planning and Implementation
Management Buy-Outs
Acquisition Appraisal
Acquisition Integration
Disposal Negotiation
Tax Planning
Transfer Pricing & Royalties
Electronic Group Funds Management
Profit Improvement and Cash Generation
Strategic & Financial Planning
Budgeting & Forecasting
MBO Preparation and due diligence

Languages

English - fluent
German - some
French - some

Other

Full-time Interim Manager, readily available to provide solutions to long term problems for international businesses

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