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Lisa Wright

FD/CFO

I am an experienced Chartered Accountant, CFO and FD with a diverse corporate background in both blue-chip organisations and smaller family-owned businesses. I have experience leading teams in Finance, IT, Legal, Risk and Supply Chain. I have a proven track record in M&A, restructuring and change management with a focus on improving profitability, process and control.

Lisa Wright – Fractional CFO – North West Lancashire

Track record highlights

  • Led a transformation project to merge 5 regional Finance teams to create 1 dynamic national Finance team with no interruption to service levels or accuracy whilst achieving substantial cost reduction.
  • Planned and executed a strategic business plan to close manufacturing site and outsource production requirements, whilst supporting colleagues in an ethical and respectful manner.
  • Completed legal sale of business, transitioned to Buyer and standardised all transferring European entities into new system, processes and teams without interruption to service.
  • Developed, implemented and managed transitional service agreements for 3 independent company divestments within 1 ERP whilst maintaining timeliness and accuracy of Management Information.
  • Raised finance and managed cashflow through trade debt securitisation, revolving credit facility, inventory reduction and control of customer and supplier terms.

Sector Experience

  • Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: Forestry, paper industry, machinery, textiles
  • Retail & Consumer Products: FMCG, paper industry, e-commerce including websites and marketplaces
  • Services: Equipment hire
  • Not-for-Profit: Education, charity

Lisa's specialist skills

Profit Improvement

Led profit improvement initiatives through restructuring, acquisition, divestment, growth and headcount reduction.

Financial Operations

Managed and motivated teams across multiple geographies to improve reporting accuracy, process and timeliness with full KPI suite.

Cash flow Improvement

Changed and implemented bank facilities, reduced stock and improved terms to support business need.

Budgeting & Forecasting

Delivered quarterly and annually, measured and improved accuracy.

Outsourcing

Developed plans to outsource production following closure of operations.

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