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Fractional Finance Director

Fractional Finance Director

Provide board-level financial leadership on a part-time/portfolio basis, ensuring finance supports scale, resilience and growth.

Investor & Stakeholder Engagement

Investor & Stakeholder Engagement

Build confidence with banks, auditors, NEDs, investors and JV partners through clear, consistent communication.

Cashflow & Working Capital Management

Cashflow & Working Capital Management

Implement forecasting/full S&OP and discipline to protect liquidity and fund growth.

ERP & Finance Transformation

ERP & Finance Transformation

Design and implement systems and processes that deliver actionable insight, efficiency and compliance.

Experiences

Acquisition & Integration (Cafedirect, 2023)

Acquisition & Integration (Cafedirect, 2023)

Co-led the acquisition of Bewley’s UK, managing negotiation, due diligence, funding workstreams and post-close integration.

ERP Implementation (Cafédirect, 2020 & 2024)

ERP Implementation (Cafédirect, 2020 & 2024)

Led SAP Business One rollout, delivering SKU/channel profitability insights, revolutionising control and decision making, and reducing month-end close timelines

Interim FD (AQA, 2017)

Interim FD (AQA, 2017)

Guided financial integration and strategy after a software house acquisition, advising the governing Council.

Global Pricing Transformation (Belkin, 2013)

Global Pricing Transformation (Belkin, 2013)

Designed and implemented a global pricing platform, stabilising revenues and margins across EMEA.

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Roles (/)
  • i.e. Marketing director
  • i.e. Mentor
  • Fractional Finance Director
  • Portfolio CFO
  • Head Of Finance
  • Finance Director
  • Interim Finance Director
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Industries (/)
  • i.e. Tech
  • i.e. Education
  • FMCG
  • Food and beverage manufacturing
  • Manufacturing
  • Consumer tech
  • Technology
  • Not for profit
  • Start-ups / scale-ups
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Career experience

31+ years

Regions
  • Europe, 
  • North America (east coast), 
  • North America (west coast)
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Skills (/)
  • i.e. Research
  • i.e. Branding
  • Strategic Planning
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Enterprise IT Strategy
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Board Governance
  • Executive Leadership
  • KPI Implementation
  • Cross Functional Team Building
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Keywords (/)
  • i.e. Digital nomad
  • i.e. Ex-Google
  • Finance Director
  • fractional CFO
  • Portfolio CEO/Director
  • MSME access to finance
  • Budgeting, FP&A, Financial Operations
  • Sales Operations
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • investor relations
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