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Elizabeth Alexander

FD/CFO

I have over 20 years of experience in finance leadership roles in both SMEs and large corporates and across a variety of sectors. I am passionate about sharing my strategic and operational finance skills, and by bringing clarity and rigour, I help businesses, and their leaders, achieve their goals with confidence and control.

Elizabeth Alexander – Fractional CFO – North East

Track record highlights

  • Prepared SaaS business for Venture Capital investment, resulting in £7m funding raise.
  • Established new operational finance team, implementing processes and controls and creating a successful succession plan.
  • Implemented tax efficient initiatives including EMI schemes, EIS investment and R&D claims.
  • Led a business transformation project to create and manage a centralised finance team to deliver cost savings and process efficiencies. This team went on to win the North East Accountancy Awards Business Finance Team of the Year.
  • Raised over £100M in securitisation funding.

Sector Experience

  • Technology Media & Telecoms: SAAS
  • Services: Tech services and Support
  • Banking & Financial Services: Automotive Finance Lending, Residential Mortgage Lending
  • Not for Profit: Community Leisure Centre

Elizabeth's specialist skills

Systems and Controls

Setup up robust systems and controls for small to large organisations. Implemented and managed the Sarbanes Oxley compliance programme for UK subsidiaries of US owned company.

Management Information

Designed and implemented improved MI to enable informed decision making at management and board level. Identified and tracked appropriate KPIs (both GAAP and Non-GAAP) to drive improved business performance.

Raising Funds

Raised £7M of VC funding, preparing business plans and overseeing the due diligence process.

Budgeting & Forecasting

Built fully integrated, scenario driven forecast models to VC standards. Led annual budgeting process and developed and implemented quarterly forecasting process.

Profit Improvement

Identified opportunities to reduce costs and increase margins, managing budgets to deliver expected profit outcomes.

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