ACCA-qualified Finance Manager with over 10 years’ progressive experience built entirely within a multi-entity SME group — starting as a Sales Ledger Clerk and working up to full ownership of the finance function. A self-made finance professional who completed ACCA entirely through self-study with all first-time passes, whilst simultaneously growing into a leadership role and managing finance across multiple subsidiary businesses.
Grounded, practical, and commercially focused — with the kind of end-to-end business knowledge that only comes from growing up within a business rather than parachuting in.
What makes them genuinely different:
- Progressed from Sales Ledger Clerk to Finance Manager within the same group over 10 years — genuine institutional knowledge, earned through every level of the function.
- ACCA qualified, self-studied, all first-time passes — demonstrates real drive and discipline outside of a supported training environment.
- Manages finance across multiple subsidiary entities simultaneously — multi-entity group accounting, VAT, CIS, Domestic Reverse Charge, and audit management all within scope.
- Consistently delivered clean audit outcomes and improved financial controls across the group.
- Reduced bad debts through improved processes — a tangible, cash-positive contribution to business performance.
- Leads a team of four, including recruitment, performance management, and development — a people manager as well as a finance manager.
- Hands-on across the full finance function: management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, balance sheet, fixed assets, and stakeholder reporting to senior management.
Best suited for: Finance Manager or Financial Controller roles within an SME or growing business. The ideal hire for a business that wants someone technically solid, highly dependable, and ready to take real ownership — without the need for hand-holding.
