Simon qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young. He then moved into industry services where he undertook a wide variety of roles in both listed and privately-owned companies for over 20 years. 

He is flexible and a resilient self-starter, working well either alone or as an effective team player. Simon is a goal-driven individual, action-orientated, with a can-do attitude and a fine eye for detail. 

Over the course of his career, he has: 

• Business Planning – Collaborative development of plans to support the growth of the business by strategic investment in the business’s operations. 

• Cash-flow – Developed short and medium term cash-flow projections to enable business to understand intensive working capital demands of capital intensive projects and to fund additional working capital requirements. 

• Due-Diligence – Supported sale and acquisition of small and medium sized businesses. Including ensuring preparation of virtual data room and presentation of relevant material and analysis. 

• Business Turnaround – Review of major loss-making operations to improve financial viability and ensure sustainable strategy. 

• Buy/Sell Business – Acquisition and disposal of business operations as part of group growth strategy.

• Accounts preparation
• System implementation
• Treasury
• Banking
• Business Process Improvement
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Restructuring
• Leadership
• Management Accounts
• Financial Forecasting
• Financial Planning and Analysis
• Cost Controls

1. Manufacturing
2. Sourcing
3. Distribution