Commercially minded Chartered Accountant (ACCA) with demonstrable experience operating at Finance Director and Group Finance Director level across high-growth, PE-backed, international and start-up environments. Known for combining a strong control framework with modern finance systems and automation to deliver accurate, decision-ready information that drives growth, margin improvement and investor confidence.
Highly effective in investment readiness, fundraising, refinancing, M&A, international expansion and systems transformation, with a strong track record of working closely with CEOs, investors and boards. Brings a hands-on yet strategic approach, comfortable scaling finance functions from early-stage through to complex multi-entity groups.
Exposure includes:
- Secured £5m across two funding rounds
- Refinanced debt, saving £0.4m annually
- Led European expansion (Netherlands), adding ~€3m projected turnover
- Built long-term financial strategy to support scalable growth
- Global publishing & ecommerce group (£43m turnover) across 7 countries.
- Led finance function of 25 staff internationally
- Drove transition to ecommerce, subscription & wholesale models
- Delivered 4 acquisitions in 2 years
- Reduced debtor days from 55 to 42
- Cut audit fees by 62% and professional tax fees by 72%
- Recovered £0.8m in backdated tax claims
- Managed and expanded major licensing agreements
- Supported 65% revenue growth over two years
- Built forecasting & KPI models to control marketing spend
- Delivered €700k annual cost savings through supply chain renegotiation
- IFRS & GAAP
Software knowledge:
SAP Business One (Superuser) | Microsoft Dynamics | JD Edwards | Hyperion
Excel (Advanced) | Power BI | Access / Mintsoft | Odoo | Xero | QuickBooks | Exchequer
Qualifications: ACCA
Notice period: 3 months
Location: Farnham, Surrey
Candidate ref: 86235
To discuss this candidate or request a full CV, please contact:
Julie Mott – 01252 718777