ACA | Finance Leader | Engineering, industrial, project-based environments
ACA-qualified finance leader with c.15+ years’ experience across professional services, consumer, and engineering sectors. Progressed from practice into senior finance leadership within a complex, project-based environment, now operating at Business Unit level with full P&L exposure. Combines strong technical and commercial capability with a down to earth, approachable style, building trust quickly with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Finance lead within a multi-disciplinary engineering business, with full ownership of P&L, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management
- Trusted partner to senior leadership, providing financial insight, challenge, and support on strategic decision making
- Strengthened financial controls and commercial governance, improving risk assessment and margin discipline
- Delivered robust budgeting and long-term planning processes, enhancing forecasting accuracy and alignment to growth priorities
- Improved quality and clarity of reporting, enabling better visibility of performance across the senior leadership team
- Developed financial modelling tools to support scenario planning, margin analysis, and investment decisions
- Strong ERP exposure (SAP, Navision, Sage), supporting system improvements and consistent use across teams
- Known for a grounded, collaborative approach, engaging effectively across the business and bringing people with him on change
Best suited for
Head of Finance, Financial Controller, or Finance Director roles within engineering, industrial, or project-based businesses where commercial insight, governance, and financial leadership are key.
