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Paul Winfield In 60 Seconds
| A calm and assured Portfolio FD/CFO with over a decade of leadership experience in SMEs and listed businesses. A CIMA Fellow and business process improvement expert. A proven track record in business start-up and reorganisation with a genuine eye for detail. |
Specialist Skills
Business Planning
Developed clear plans that deliver strategy.
Financial Operations
Embeded a financial rigour into the business.
Management Information
Improved visibility of key drivers for the business.
Systems and Controls
Delivered secure and regulatory compliant systems.
Budgeting & Forecasting
Provided vital budgetary information with regular review, tracking and reforecast.
Track Record Highlights
- Working with a large multinational automotive business reduced the monthly reporting cycle down from 5 days to 24 hours and the team from 25 down to 7 and eventually 4.
- Led the implementation of a UK business wide ERP system for a NYSE listed business under budget and before deadline saving over £100k in ongoing partner and support costs.
- Developed a process driven POP system at an automotive storage centre reducing order to invoice variance significantly, speeding up the pre-sales cycle by 30 days and increasing margin by c. £300 p/u.
- Created an online invoicing portal for a national franchised cleaning company allowing them to improve revenue streams and maximise their invoice factoring facility.
- Facilitated the sale of a £500m department (allowing the founders to refinance their remaining business) by working with external parties and transferring contracts and relationships to a new entity.
Sector Experience
- services, Automotive Remarketing, Franchised Cleaning
- technology-media-telecoms, Automotive SASS and PAS
- manufacturing-transport-logistics, Automotive Refurbishment
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