
Most recently the Chief Operating Officer at a publicly listed Accounting and Subscription Management solutions provider. Previous career experience and expertise in a broad range of Finance (Accounting), Change and IT roles in Tier 1 financial services institutions. Currently transitioning to interim/fractional roles and most interested in scale up opportunities.
What I offer

Interim and Fractional Executive Leadership
To step in as a temporary CEO, COO, or other C-suite executive to lead during transitions, crises, or while a permanent hire is sought.
Provide executive leadership on a part-time basis, offering strategic direction and operational oversight without the full-time commitment.

Strategic Planning and Execution
Develop comprehensive strategic plans that outline key priorities, goals, and initiatives.
Provide hands-on support to ensure successful execution of strategic plans and initiatives.

Change Management Advisory
Craft and implement change management strategies that align with organisational goals and culture.
Guide organisations through significant changes such as mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, or digital transformations

Operational Excellence Consulting
Analyse and improve business processes to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and increase productivity.
Implement performance metrics and improvement initiatives to drive operational excellence across the organisation.

Program and Project Management
Lead large-scale programs and projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and successful delivery.
Provide oversight and governance to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
Experiences

LEADERSHIP & PEOPLE
- Leading diverse projects, programs, teams, functions, and business units
- Effectively collaborating with senior leadership colleagues
- Steering multicultural teams across continents
- Leading teams of up to 130 professionals, and revenues to £30m
- Implementing a Diversity and Inclusion program

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
- Establishing a Chief Operating Office function
- Developing an end-to-end operating model
- Creating and executing a tailored professional services delivery model
- Conducting pre-acquisition due diligence
- Performing post-merger integration
- Conducting detailed process mapping

GOVERNANCE AND CONTROL
- Implementing a control framework to align sales processes to product capability and solution support
- Designing and implementing a globalised professional services business
- Establishing an objectives and key results (OKR’s) approach to align strategy, measure performance, and enhance governance

CHANGE MANAGEMENT / REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
- Enhancing the strategic Finance infrastructure and control framework in response to Federal Reserve and Dodd-Frank requirements and regulations
- Maximising the efficiency of a Basel II risk weighted asset (RWA) regulatory capital calculation during the 2008 financial crisis