David Crew ACMA
Newcastle Under Lyme,Staffordshire
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in business partnering and investment strategies, adept at coaching and training teams to achieve business and strategic planning goals. Demonstrates strong capabilities in capital investment, cash flow management, and profit and loss accountability, driving financial strategy development with commercial acumen. Committed to margin maximisation and enhancing organisational performance through effective financial leadership.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work history
Finance Director
Robust UK LTD
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
02.2018 - Current
- Delivered business case that secured £6m capital investment to relocate the business purchase state of the art P&M
- Finance lead successfully delivering the new investment with the key objective of tracking the £6m expenditure against budgets
- Led finance team in delivering accurate and timely monthly reporting,
- Directed all aspects of company's accounting functions, ensured regulatory compliance.
- Managed comprehensive budgeting processes, improved overall organisational efficiency.
- Maintained integrity of financial data through rigorous checks and verification methods, upheld trust in the organisation's finances.
- Improved cash flow management and progressively improving working capital to ensure operational stability.
- Built strong relationships with MD and the rest of the Senior management team
- Built strong relationships with UK finance HQ and European HQ
- Led a project to support the key strategic objective of top line growth. This was achieved by construction complete and accurate BOM once in place allowed for pricing flexibility that directly influenced commercial decisions. £11.5m to £19m over a 5 year period
- Implemented cost-control measures, optimising expenditure within budgetary constraints.
- Lead negotiator with suppliers including £0.3m saving from steel suppliers
- Developed a coaching and learning environment within the finance team to assist with progression and development
- Coordinated annual budget preparation for controlled expenditure and profitability. Along with German HQ quarterly review
Finance Manager
BAE Systems
Crewe, Cheshire
07.2004 - 01.2018
- Enhanced company profitability with strategic budget planning.
- Conducted thorough risk assessments to mitigate potential losses.
- Site Project lead of a Business Transformation programme which was a comprehensive review of how the business operates in order to become more competitive, agile and efficient, with excellent operational capability. My role is to ensure all workstreams identified to successfully deliver Business Transformation, are on track against agreed tasks and milestones and to complete all central tracking reports in preparation for divisional Senior Leadership review.
- Finance Manager role with a commercial bias is an integral part of the Senior Management Team, providing relevant and accurate financial information in line with business KPI measures. My role encompasses two main areas which are to challenge the team in order to deliver a value for money product. My in-depth knowledge of the cost base and it drivers have proved invaluable in developing opportunities to make year on year savings balanced with actively providing solutions/ a platform to achieve this via financial reports and analysis.
I am responsible for the provision and development of Management information for financial and non-financial staff. I am able to adapt the style of presentation to meet the target audience ensuring that the business objectives are realized.
I have full site responsibility for internal and external audit compliance which is the finance functions number one priority.
I am the site Finance lead as part of the Commercial Bid Team, with involvement from bid launch to final tender submission using LCM framework.
I led and managed one qualified accountant and 3 non-finance staff including setting clear objectives and reviewing on a monthly basis offering support and guidance throughout.
Site Finance lead for the Continuous Improvement philosophy adopted by BAE Systems.
Responsible for Capital Expenditure business case submissions to head office for approval.
I am part of the internal Audit team spending a week a year at other BAE sites.
I am the finance lead of the Margin Improvement team established to reduce controllable costs by 25%.
I have full responsibility of budget and target setting covering both an annual budget and a 5 year plan. More importantly, obtaining full commitment and understanding from budget holders and General Manager.
Management accountant
Johnson Matthey
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
09.1999 - 07.2004
- Led audit preparations, ensuring smooth process without discrepancies.
- Identified cost reduction opportunities, improving profitability margins.
- Facilitated cross-departmental communication for effective budgeting and forecasting.
- Conducted regular variance analyses to identify potential areas of concern.
- Compiled financial data for business forecasting and budgeting.
- Full responsibility for the provision of management accounts
Education
ACMA -
CIMA
Skills
- Business partnering
- Investment strategies
- Coaching and training
- Business and strategic planning
- Capital investment
- Cash flow management
- Profit and loss accountability
- Financial strategy development
- Commercial acumen
- Margin maximisation
Timeline
Finance Director
Robust UK LTD
02.2018 - Current
Finance Manager
BAE Systems
07.2004 - 01.2018
Management accountant
Johnson Matthey
09.1999 - 07.2004
ACMA -
CIMA
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