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Michael Harrison

FD/CFO

I am a highly experienced CFO with 25+ years experience in the Finance profession at various levels. I have worked for a number of large multinational businesses to develop breadth of skills and experience but in recent times have worked in a mid cap family owned business as CFO where I have developed my skills to help businesses grow and thrive.

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Track record highlights

  • Led and delivered a major programme of outsourcing, delivering 23% savings through offshoring, automation and workflow.
  • Delivered a £6m cost reduction programme for a Business that had turnover of £120m.
  • Saved a business from going into administration through action and sale of a non core part of the business to raise funds.
  • Overhauled a Business strategy to change the business from being a "stocked" to a "stockless" provider freeing up significant working capital and generating significant cost savings.
  • Completed partial sale of a business and closed down and wound up operating for the part that was not sold.

Sector Experience

  • Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: B2B product warehousing and distribution
  • Healthcare: Dental, Clinics, Hospitals
  • Insurance: Health Insurance
  • Services: Aged Care, Retirement villages
  • Banking & Financial Services UK and International banks

Michael's specialist skills

Budgeting & Forecasting

Implemented monthly rolling forecasting.

Cash Flow Improvement

Delivered tangible improvements to cashflow and negotiated payment terms with suppliers.

Leadership

Significant experience of leading teams of up to 500 people.

Profit Improvement

Delivered significant profit uplifts through cost reduction and pricing sophistication.

Strategic Thinker

Developed a number of new strategies for businesses.

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