Five roles, five companies
KORA CAPITALMeridian BankNorthbankHalden & CoJohn & Frant
Director of Finance Operations · 2021 — PresentBuilt the operating rhythm behind a 42-person finance team across three UK business units. Reporting that reaches decisions faster, and control that no longer depends on heroics at quarter-end.
Head of Financial Control · 2017 — 2021Rebuilt month-end close from fourteen days to five. Halved the review calendar by separating genuine control from ceremony, then held the new rhythm through two full reporting cycles before calling it done.
Senior Finance Manager · 2013 — 2017Where the numbers stopped being abstract. Built the first reconciliation pack that survived month-end without a rewrite, and learned early that a figure nobody owns is only an opinion.
Finance Analyst · 2009 — 2013Built the first reconciliation pack that got through month-end without a rewrite. It cut two days off the close.
Finance Manager · 2008 — 2009Four years inside other people’s finance functions. The same three problems every time: unclear ownership, review meetings protecting a calendar rather than a number, and a close nobody could sustain.
KORA CAPITALMeridian BankNorthbankHalden & CoJohn & Frant
Director of Finance Operations · 2021 — PresentBuilt the operating rhythm behind a 42-person finance team across three UK business units. Reporting that reaches decisions faster, and control that no longer depends on heroics at quarter-end.
Head of Financial Control · 2017 — 2021Rebuilt month-end close from fourteen days to five. Halved the review calendar by separating genuine control from ceremony, then held the new rhythm through two full reporting cycles before calling it done.
Senior Finance Manager · 2013 — 2017Where the numbers stopped being abstract. Built the first reconciliation pack that survived month-end without a rewrite, and learned early that a figure nobody owns is only an opinion.
Finance Analyst · 2009 — 2013Built the first reconciliation pack that got through month-end without a rewrite. It cut two days off the close.
Finance Manager · 2008 — 2009Four years inside other people’s finance functions. The same three problems every time: unclear ownership, review meetings protecting a calendar rather than a number, and a close nobody could sustain.
five companies. the same problem in every one.
Five roles · 2009 to now