Chief Financial Officer

Salary/Rate:c.£130,000 per annum
Type of work desired:Perm
Desired work region:London
Sector:Media & Communications
Post Date:02. 08. 2024
Ref:124380
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About Profile

  • Highly seasoned Chief Financial Officer with over 25 years of expertise, specialising in the media and events sector.
  • Led Finance, HR, IT, and Operations.
  • Responsible for Financial Strategy and Planning, Risk Management, and Commercial Insight.
  • Restructured corporate entities, negotiated banking facilities, and formulated forex and investment strategies.
  • Executed a strategic revenue initiative, resulting in a management restructure alongside the CEO and Managing Director.
  • Created a detailed long-term growth plan, emphasising exit routes, new business opportunities, and KPI development, aiming to increase EBITDA.
  • Designed a corporate structure to enhance the risk environment, optimise tax efficiency, and create a marketable group for investment and divestment options.
  • Significantly re-engineered the ERP system to achieve regular monthly reporting, reducing statutory reporting time. Developed a reporting timetable with templates for weekly, monthly, and forecasting reports. Introduced a new purchasing system incorporating machine learning and AI.
  • Recruited key staff to professionalise processes in HR, IT, and Marketing.
  • Provided transparency over results, enabling accurate forecasting for the business.

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