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Multiple OrganisationsFractional CFO
Oct. 2023London Area, United KingdomCurrently working across multiple Start-ups helping deliver growth strategies and fundraising from seed to Series-A (£500k - £20m) Current Sectors:
- Health tech
- Food and Beverage
- Deep Tech
- Gaming
Living OpticsFinance Director
Jan. 2022 - Oct. 2023Oxford, England, United KingdomLeading all finance and legal activities at living optics. Lead a successful £20m+ fundraise, headed by OSE and Octopus Ventures. Including SSA negotiations and all DD.
Lead the deployment of a new AP system.
Lead on all budgeting, forecasting and business partnering.
Establishing manufacturing capabilities in Taiwan, and establishing local office with local staff to oversee development and manufacturing.
Headed all leasehold negotiations and build out of properties to facilitate lab and office work.
Developed internal governance and control frameworks.
Contributed on all board discussions and meetings, with a big focus on strategic position and revenue planning.
In charge of all treasury functions including allocations and strategy.
ConfidentialFinancial Consultant - Multiple Organisations
Nov. 2021 - Feb. 2022United KingdomWorking with 3 organisations concurrently to help them fundraise. This involved building out financial models and hiring plans, building pitch decks, negotiating terms sheets and legal work related to closing fundraising rounds. The rounds in question were from £5m to £50m and a £200m debt raise.
Rated PeopleFinancial Controller
Feb. 2020 - Jan. 2022London, England, United Kingdom- Managing full end to end budget process, including financial modelling and stakeholder management throughout the process. - Scenario planning for budget process identifying key risks and opportunities for the business.
- Through financial planning, retention strategy and cost management successfully protected revenues and EBITDA through the COVID-19 pandemic.
- In charge of business partnering across all departments of the business. Helping to improve reporting and help shape the strategy and direction of the business.
- Leading monthly Management Account process and board reporting.
- Annual Audit process and tax reporting with Top 4 audit practice, ensuring accuracy of reporting.
- Development of new commission structures for operations and sales to better aid retention and customer base growth.
- Monthly SEM cost control
- Management of company EMI scheme
- Implementation of an internal controls and customer payment strategy team
Multiple Contract RolesGroup Financial Controller
Feb. 2019 - Feb. 2020LondonInterim, Contact and Finance Outsourcing Solutions Finance Manager - Eve Sleep Plc
Group Financial Controller - WeFlex Ltd
Management Accountant - Gymbox (Sparring Partners Ltd)
Group Financial Controller - Squint Opera
Culture TripFinance Manager
Nov. 2017 - Feb. 2019London, United KingdomProducing detailed local and group monthly reporting in line with tight deadlines to the highest standards, including KPI reporting, for monthly presentation with annotations to investors and board
Full balance sheet reconciliations and P&L analysis including variance analysis
Budget maintenance and preparation for all company departments
FP&A – working with Finance Director and Commercial Finance Director to provide business partner support, planning and analysis to various departments across the business
Working with various stakeholders to build a ground-up model for the new online travel division of the business
Responsible for treasury duties (Banking, Financial Oversight, Budgeting) and day to day finance operations
Key Achievements
Built Online Travel and Media Sales Models/forecasts which were adopted company wide as the source of truth on the company’s attitude and directions to these two revenue streams
Developed content syndication and video monetisation models/forecasts
Lead procurement and implementation for an enterprise level travel management company, expenses solution and payables management tool
Share CreativeFinance Manager
Sep. 2016 - Dec. 2017London, Greater London, United KingdomHead of finance across our UK and US offices reporting to the CEO. In this role I implemented new profitability and cash forecasting procedures which are used monthly in management decision making. This involves a project/client profitability report, these are used to assess each client's profitability and what actions can be taken to improve profitability whilst maintaining high levels of service. We also use these reports to assess the efficiency of each team and makes changes to organisation and structure to ensure we are as productive as possible. This role involves the following tasks: - Preparation of management reporting packs for the CEO and senior management - Preparation and management of monthly budgets and variance reports
- Administration of payroll, benefits and bonus schemes for the U.K. And US (benefits and bonus schemes were implemented by myself)
- Managing AP and AR functions
- Treasurer and Banking duties across the US and U.K. Including forex accounts
- Oversee the preparation of YE accounts
- Ensure statutory compliance is met at local, state and national levels in the UK and US
- Implementing a HR function, which manages employee review processes and all other aspects of HR.
- Reviewing all out going client contracts and agreements to ensure they are inline with the business requirements.
- Reviewing vendor agreements and contracts to ensure SHARE is in the best position it can be.
ihorizonFinance Assistant
Nov. 2015 - Sep. 2016London, United KingdomProduction of management accounts and a number of outsourced accounting responsibilities: Administering payroll Managing and making payment runs
Manual journal entries for prepayments, accruals & various other entries
Full balance sheet reconciliations and P&L analysis
Bank reconciliations
Process improvement
VAT return reconciliations and filings
Full management reporting HMRC contact on clients behalf Consolidating accounts for entities across multiple jurisdictions
Updating financial models
Frank HirthTax Associate (Business Advisory Group)
Jun. 2015 - Nov. 2015London, United Kingdom-Establishing filing requirements for corporations and individuals.
-Completing tax returns for entities and individuals. -Dual tax handler, UK/US -Focusing on the interaction of the US and UK tax systems as well as other jurisdictions (European, Cayman Islands, BVI) -Working in the business advisory group, aiding other departments on partnerships and individuals returns.
-Preparing guidance and process improvement points for others to follow on form completion and establishing US filing requirements -Proficient in the use of CCH and Prosystems
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