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Nicholas in a few words
Senior board level finance professional with wide ranging experience (former FD) and adept in handling most business/management challenges at all levels alongide my core finance and accountancy specialism.
I am a qualified accountant and have previously held senior roles (finance director and head of finance) at various leading firms in the banking, legal and wider professional services sectors.
I have recently moved out of full time permanent roles, preferring instead to find a range of smaller portfolio projects or consultancy in areas that interest me and particularly where I have specialist knowledge or experience.
I am flexible and open to consider a range of time commitments from a few hours conultancy e.g. a 2hr meeting to advise on a particular issue (e.g. a team reorganisation), through to a couple of days per week or month. At the upper end I would consider a full time interim position or short term assignment for a month or two.
On the advisory side, areas that I tend to focus on include; finance team review and design, business performance and profitability deep dive review, using technology to automate and streamline processes, finance systems selection, strategic planning, recruitment, coaching/mentoring, defining and designing reporting, financial modeling and appraisal, property move and lease negotiation, project sponsor role.
I am more than happy to discuss any of these projects in more detail over a coffee or Zoom call.
I am London based and will consider all UK opportunities where a hybrid remote/office arrangement will be effective.
Experience
- SAFFERY CHAMPNESS LLPFinance DirectorJanuary 2020 - Today (4 years and 11 months)London, UK
- Osborne ClarkeHead of Financial Reporting & SystemsJanuary 2018 - January 2020 (2 years)London, UK
- Abbiss Cadres LLPHead of Finance and OperationsFebruary 2017 - December 2017 (10 months)London, UKSeemore
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Education
- MathematicsUniversity of York2000