Senior Finance Professional

I seek a challenging rewarding opportunity where I can crystallise my 30 years experience for the next 5-10 years

KD Cruise Services Limited, Feb 2011 to Jan 2012
Group Chief Accountant – 1 Year Contract
Headed up the Finance Department of a ship management company in Limassol.

Browns Eastern Limited, 2004 to 2011
Commercial and Finance Director
This was a Commercial Advisory / Consultancy to business owners wishing to improve profitability, or sell their businesses.

Computing and Business Applications Limited Concurrent with below 1992 to 1999
Commercial Director
Project Lead, Financially Managed, and Marketed/Sold early ERP Systems to the Business sector.

W. Brown 1986 to 2004
Consultant / Interim Manager
Interim Manager, ‘Financial Director’ share facility and Accounting / Payroll service, including PLCs, SMEs and OMBs.

SMAC Media Group, City of London, UK 1982 to 1986
Financial Director


UAC International, Blackfriars, London (Largest Unilever Subsidiary) 1977 to 1982
Trainee Commercial Manager with Accountancy
Unilever had a policy of recruiting graduates with a view to training up to become eventual business unit Commercial Managers. I was the only non-graduate to be accepted into this prestigious scheme.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS Sullivan Upper School, Holywood. 11 O Levels, 1 AS Level, 3 A Levels
Further Education: I chose to enter the Accountancy profession by means of beginning with a year’s course to pass the Foundation A and B of the old exam structure rather than go the degree route.
Professional: Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
COMPUTER SKILLS Ms Excel, Ms PowerPoint, Ms Word, Keyboard 30 wpm, Sage, Global 2000 & 3000, Oracle, Opera, JD Edwards, Sun Systems, Pegasus, Lotus 123, ERP Systems, English (mother), French (good), Navision Accounting Software, Windream

FCCA

PERSONAL STATEMENT
I am an accomplished Executive with experience in Multinational Conglomerates, SMEs and OMBs. I possess gravitas and the ability to gain buy-in from fellow members of staff and peers quickly. I ensure accurate, timely financial reports and controls, and efficient planning mechanisms are in place to maximise business performance and can understand the key cost drivers across the businesses activities, aligning financial processes to underpin operations, to maximise efficiency and provide executive colleagues with a sound platform for decision-making, actively involving finance in all aspects of the business. I have the credibility to work both cross functionally and at Board level, with the ability and clarity of thought and argument to initiate and drive change. I am a tenacious, passionate and credible finance professional, thinking of myself as a business partner who can build relationships and get results, with a proven ability to identify business opportunity through financial process and analysis. I possess imagination, original thought, flair and a proven ability to introduce change.