A fully qualified FCCA accountant for over 25 years and highly competent professional Financial Director with experience in a wide range of industries including Horticulture, Retail, Manufacturing and Insurance/Financial Services. A results driven, commercially aware individual that thrives on working in collaboration with the business to achieve its goals. A proven ability to constantly challenge and improve existing processes and systems. I have wide experience in a variety of financial management system that include Sage and SAP. I am highly analytical and have strong excel spreadsheet skills. I can delegate and prioritise high workloads which gives me the ability to meet challenging and conflicting deadlines. I have extensive experience in producing group accounts and also in financial planning and analysis.