Finance Director, Chartered Accountant based in Yorkshire with extensive experience in practice and industry. Commercially aware and proactive with a common-sense approach. Focused on fully understanding a business to ensure that finance fully supports the management process. Emphasis on ensuring strong systems and controls, relevant and timely reporting and developing team members to promote responsibility and accountability. Comfortable working at all levels, with financial and operational staff. Results orientated, always looking for further improvements. 

Andrew qualified as a chartered accountant in London and then spent a short time with Coopers & Lybrand before moving to a head office role with a global media company.

Moving out of London and working for many years in Wales, he is now based in Yorkshire and has held roles at Finance Director and Financial Controller level for a variety of companies from small owner managed to large multinationals in a variety of industries including engineering, manufacturing, social care, property and retail.

Working with these companies as a Finance Director he has:

• Developed business plans to support growth and obtain equity investment and debt facilities from banks and Peer to Peer lenders
• Managed cash flow and cost control initiatives.
• Strengthened budgeting, forecasting and reporting.
• Influenced management to implement changes in working practices, utilising KPI’s to increase awareness and highlight financial impact resulting in significant cost savings.
• Worked with advisors to understand business rates issues and obtain substantial savings.
• Reviewed systems developed specifications and led implementations and upgrades ensuring that these support the business.
• Reorganised and mentored finance teams, improving relationships with other departments and developed a culture of responsibility and accountability.
• Nurtured relationships with external stakeholders such as banks, HMRC and professional advisors, tackling issues and improving confidence.
• Prepared Information Memorandums and led the finance aspect of Sale and Purchase Agreements through to agreement of the Completion Balance Sheet for successful company acquisitions and disposals.
• Helped owner managers to understand financial and commercial aspects of the business and develop strategy for growth.

1. Mechanical Engineering
2. Civil Engineering
3. Manufacturing
4. Oil Refining
5. Marketing
6. Retail
7. Media
8. Professional Services
9. Care and Property Development

Accounts preparation, Board meetings, Board reports, Bookkeeping, Business plans, Costing, Due diligence for acquisitions and disposals, Healthcheck visit, HR/Payroll, Raising equity, Reorganisation, System implementation, System selection, Treasury, Banking, Business Process Improvement, Business Strategies, Financial Analysis, Financial Modelling, Leadership, People Management, Project Management, Stakeholders Management, Management Accounts, KPIs, Budgets, Financial Forecasting, Financial Coaching and Training, Mentoring, Fundraising, Investor relations, Cash flow management, Cost reduction, Company secretarial, Statutory accounts, Corporation tax, Indirect tax