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FINANCE DIRECTOR

FINANCE DIRECTOR

Work Experience

2003 - SELF EMPLOYED – Consultant/Small Business Adviser
Worked on an assignment with Forbo Nairn.

1999 – 2003 FORBO NAIRN LIMITED, Kirkcaldy, Resilient Flooring Manufacturers T/o £ 40m Employees 400
Head of Finance / Company Secretary
Responsible for the Finance, IT and Warehouse functions Staff - up to 54
·Took over responsibility for Warehouse function, introduced safe systems of work, operations manual, KPI’s and recruited Operations Manager. Improved efficiencies and reduced staff by 4.
·Reviewed Haulage contract. Removed existing service provider. Recruited new service provider through pre selection process, tendering and presentations to Management Team. Dramatically improved service to customers by reducing delivery related complaints from over 100 per month to a handful.
·Introduced comprehensive monthly Management Accounting reporting pack, presented and discussed at monthly board meetings.
·Coached budget holders in preparation and monitoring of cost centre budgets.
·Implemented new spreadsheet based Group reporting package.
·Took on administrative responsibilities, Managing Director for the UK holding company Forbo UK
·Appointed Pension Scheme Trustee in December 2000.


1992 - 1998 SAPPI, Transcript Mill, Carbonless paper manufacturers T/o £ 40m Employees 220
1996 - 98 Mill Administration Manager
Promoted to manage logistics, production control, and customer service in addition to finance and strengthen links with production. Staff 15.
·Strengthened Customer Service function, delivery success improved from 60% to 95% on time.
·Renegotiated Transport Contracts reducing average European Transport costs by over 25% and Deep Sea Container costs by over 30%, saving over £ 100k per annum.
·Appointed Crosby sponsor for awareness and recognition and introduced recognition scheme.
·Managed staff development through appraisals and team briefing.
·Appointed Stock Controller & implemented PI system to control stocks, eliminating IT errors.
·Reduced despatch complaints from average of 8 per month to nil by reviewing procedures and working with despatch crew.
1992 - 96 Financial Controller
Headhunted to introduce effective financial information systems. Staff 7.
·Implemented standard cost model to improve budgeting, order and stock evaluation processes.
·Consolidated individual spreadsheets into integrated model to produce and check monthly management accounts pack enabling production of pack one week earlier.
·Designed and implemented detailed model to prepare annual budget ultimately used as group model allowing consolidation electronically through E-mail.
·Eliminated all overtime in department and reduced staff numbers by 3 by reallocating workload.
·Participated in Executive Team that introduced Crosby Quality Management system and, as Cost of Quality sponsor, supported culture change through team working and facilitation.

1990 - 1992 SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC plc T/o £ 660m Employees 3,000

Divisional Accountant, Commercial Division T/o £ 530m Employees 2,500
Recruited to introduce effective accounting controls in new business units.
·Planned the restructuring of the Commercial Division into four separate business units.
·Set up the admin and accounting procedures for the Business Development Unit (£80m turnover) wrote manuals and conducted training.
·Designed and implemented P.C. based spreadsheets to automate the capture of electricity supply data and produce accurate billing of 2nd Tier customers.
·Monitored and reviewed ongoing business activity and reported to Chief Executive.
·Developed detailed forecasting models allowing speedier review of “what if” scenarios.

1983 - 1990 TULLIS RUSSELL GROUP T/o £70m Employees 1000

1987 - 90 Chief Accountant, Tullis Russell Papermakers
Promoted from subsidiary company to control accounting function. Staff 10 (2 qualified).
·Introduced detailed monthly Management Accounts, with integrated variance analysis, leading to better sales focus and improved mill management.
·Coached Budget Holders in interpretation of management accounts, identified key performance indicators, and set up monitoring and reporting.
·Integrated Costing and Financial Accounting systems, reducing staff by 2, and preparation time.
·Took charge of Credit Insurance Policies, reducing premiums by £35k pa and administration time.
·Developed New Company Car policy, leading to Contract Hire and reduced costs.
·Developed Policy for dealing in Foreign Currencies, to reduce risk of exposure and stabilise export pricing.
·Strengthened Credit Control, wrote operating manual, and took 10 days off average overdues.

1983 - 87 Finance Director/Accountant, Watson Grange Ltd. T/o £ 5m Employees 110
Recruited initially to manage Finance Function of TR paper converting subsidiary and improve management accounting information prior to promotion to Finance Director in 1985.
·Developed computer program to prepare Standard Product Costs, previously manually prepared, allowing review of standards within a few hours, instead of days.
·Took over preparation of statutory accounts from Auditors reducing Audit Fee.
·Computerised all management information systems dispensing with costly computer bureau.
·Specified new Sales Order Processing and Stock Control Systems, to speed up order processing, reducing customer order turnaround from 5 to 2 days.

1980 - 1983 ARCHIBALD SCOTT LTD Coachbuilders T/o £ 2m Employees 50
Accountant / Office Manager
Recruited as the company’s first qualified accountant to introduce effective management and accounting controls and act as Company Secretary.
·Identified opportunity to increase sales of second hand vehicles, set up separate finance company and managed ongoing activity, increasing sales by up to 20 units or £ 100k turnover.
·Computerised all accounting records enabling the speedier production of payroll allowing payment of wages by bank transfer.
·Computerised stock records, improving control and reducing working capital.
·Prepared monthly & statutory accounts and corporation tax computations taking this work over from the auditors and reducing audit fee.
·Introduced costing system for production of new vehicles, allowing accurate pricing to win sales.

1972 - 1980 HARDIE, CALDWELL KER & HARDIE, Chartered Accountants

Assistant Office Manager / Qualified Assistant / C.A. Student
·As Assistant Office Manager responsible for supervising all staff at age 25.
·Managed own portfolio of clients supervising up to 6 audit staff.


Education

Qualified Chartered Accountant - Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland 1977.

Skills

Extremely Computer literate and accomplished in Microsoft Office, Sage. Financial Management, Budget preparation and accountability. Forecasting. Appraising and developing others. Investigative skills. Leadership. Decision Making. Management of Change. Problem Solving.

Languages

English

Other

A FINANCIAL DIRECTOR with substantial financial and management accounting experience at management board level coupled with support services and administration responsibilities, with particular success in delivering management information systems, financial controls and contract negotiation, gained in various business sectors.


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