Gordon Rayment
Wishaw,Lanarkshire
Summary
Results-driven professional with strong analytical and communication skills, adept at fostering stakeholder relationships and demonstrating leadership and influence. Skilled in budgeting and financial management, with a proven ability to navigate challenges with resilience and self-discipline. Committed to leveraging expertise to drive organisational success while maintaining a focus on continuous improvement and strategic growth.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Régional Finance Business Partner
Biffa
Glasgow, Glasgow City
12.2024 - 03.2025
- Company Overview: Biffa is a leading UK nationwide integrated waste management business providing collection, treatment, recycling and technology driven energy generation services
- Business Partner covering all sites across Scotland
- Primary contact for Regional General Manager and regional team for all financial matters
- Recommending and preparing financial business cases for investment, capital expenditure and change programmes resulting in cash flow and profit improvement
- Proactively seeking and recommending profit improvement suggestions for region
- Ensuring regional period-end close and submissions are made on time and in full
- Preparing regional re-forecasting and budgeting
Finance Business Partner
Morrison Energy Services
Bellshill, North Lanarkshire
05.2024 - 12.2024
- Company Overview: Morrison Energy Services work with national energy networks to repair, renew, refurbish and maintain the country’s gas and electric infrastructure, with a key focus on decarbonisation to support the transition to a Net Zero Economy
- Finance Business Partner working with the Contracts Director, commercial and operations teams, supporting them in all areas, the contract involves the electricity construction/infrastructure side of things for Scottish Power- MES provides all the services around repairs and maintenance, planned electrical work and alike
Interim Senior Accountant
Pulsant Ltd
Edinburgh, Edinburgh City
04.2024 - 05.2024
- Looked after the financial statements while undertaking day-to-day accounting activities and maintaining internal controls to avoid business disruption
Head of Finance
Simply Solutions (Europe) Ltd
Livingston, West Lothian
11.2023 - 03.2024
- Company Overview: Simply Solutions are a boutique International Property Maintenance provider
- Ensure the Finance function is efficiently managed, including sales invoicing, registering supplier invoices, production of returns, ensuring compliance with any conditions; production of timely and accurate budgets and accounts
- Ensure a high standard of preparation and presentation of all financial information to the Board and other forums as required
- Advise and support the Senior Management on all aspects of financial management and planning
- Continuous development of financial management information
- Monitor and manage the cash position of the Group of Companies to ensure the continual compliance with all banking covenants, maintaining banking relationships
Commercial Finance Manager – North Region
Elysium Healthcare
Warrington, Cheshire
07.2022 - 10.2023
- Company Overview: Elysium Healthcare is a private provider of mental health services based in Borehamwood, UK
- Acting as business partner to the Regional Operations Director, Hospital Directors and Care Home Managers by identifying KPIs and driving improved financial performance
- Visiting sites on a frequent basis, analysing site and business results and to help drive improvements in site performance
- Providing commercial and financial support, guidance and challenge to senior management & budget holders on key aspects of regional performance
- Supporting the Group CFO and FP&A in the development of the annual budgets and forecasts
- Supporting the month-end management accounts process, reviewing P&L’s and preparing analysis
- Supporting the preparation of investment appraisals of potential acquisitions or greenfield / development opportunities
- Identifying best practices within sites and support cross functional / regional communication & rollout where appropriate
- Supporting the finance processes at site level as & when required
- Undertaking ad-hoc projects as required within the Finance function
- Drove an 81% increase in EBITDAR within 2023 from £1.6m to £2.9m
- Oversaw a 71% decrease in Agency spend within £2023 from £1.3m to £0.4m
- Improved revenue collection processes resulting in excess of an additional £1m being claimed in 2023
- This was all achieved during extremely challenging operating conditions
Interim Finance Business Partner (Scotland)
Sustrans
Edinburgh, Edinburgh City
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Company Overview: Sustrans is a United Kingdom-based walking, wheeling and cycling charity, and the custodian of the National Cycle Network
- I provided a comprehensive professional accountancy and general financial advisory service to leaders, managers and staff in Scotland
Finance Business Partner
Ovo Energy
Bristol, Bristol
01.2020 - 03.2022
- Company Overview: Ovo is an independent energy company based in Bristol
- Create monthly and annual reports to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts
- Proactively challenge the business on financial performance to drive improvements and identify opportunities and risks
- Providing information to aid key strategic decision making and formulating business strategies
- Part of project transformation from Harmony and TM1 to Workday
Business Operations Manager
SSE
Glasgow, Glasgow City
03.2016 - 12.2019
- Company Overview: SSE Energy Services became part of the Ovo family in January 2020
- Oversaw Finance within Marketing
- Produce monthly/yearly management accounts
- Preparation of budgets/forecasts for department cost centres
- Identifying and Implementing areas of continuous improvement
- Worked with Internal and External Audit as required
- Part of project team which implemented PBCS
- Became PRINCE2 Practitioner & Green Belt Qualified
Management Accountant
Student Loans Company
Glasgow, Glasgow City
08.2015 - 01.2016
- Provided financial support to the Digital, Transformation and Technical Services Directorate
Management Accountant
National Australia Group
Glasgow, Glasgow City
08.2008 - 08.2015
- Supported the Retail and Ops & IT workstreams within Project ROSE (Strategic Review of the Banks Operating Structure)
- Supported Strategic Projects and supporting the Infrastructure area with the bank
- All-round knowledge having supported both Projects and Baseline and had good exposure to various senior stakeholders
- Microsoft Office modelling skills were an integral part of time
Business Analyst
Raytheon Systems Limited
Glenrothes, Fife
01.2006 - 08.2008
- Supported the Weapons area of the Business
- This was a high-profile role with exposure to senior stakeholders including the Ministry of Defence and the US Department of Defense
- This involved working with projects to build up forecasts, reporting on performance and presenting to the above stakeholders
Project Accountant
Diageo
Glasgow, Glasgow City
01.2004 - 12.2005
- Supported a variety of internal projects, preparing budgets, reporting on performance
- Spending time between Glasgow, Edinburgh and London
Royalty Accountant
HarperCollins Publisher
Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire
01.2003 - 12.2003
- Managed a team of five employees
- Prepared and reviewed royalties that authors were due
- Advised on the implementation of a new Software System
Management Accountant
HF Developments Ltd
Bellshill, North Lanarkshire
01.2002 - 12.2002
- Managed team of three
- Preparation and review of accounts for several joint ventures in the property market
Management Accountant
APW
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
01.2000 - 12.2001
- Managed team of five
- Preparation of accounts
- Part of a project team implementing a new software system for the company
Cost Accountant
Chunghwa Picture Tubes
Holytown, North Lanarkshire
03.1998 - 12.1999
- Managed team of three
- Preparation of cost accounts for review by parent company in Taiwan
- Maintained integrity of the general ledger through regular reconciliation tasks.
Education
Pg Dip - Finance
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, Glasgow City /1996 - /1997
BA (Hons) - Business Information Technology with Finance
University of Paisley
Paisley, Renfrewshire /1992 - /1996
Skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong communication skills
- Stakeholder relationships
- Leadership & influence
- Budgeting and financial management
- Resilience and self-discipline
Timeline
Régional Finance Business Partner
Biffa
12.2024 - 03.2025
Finance Business Partner
Morrison Energy Services
05.2024 - 12.2024
Interim Senior Accountant
Pulsant Ltd
04.2024 - 05.2024
Head of Finance
Simply Solutions (Europe) Ltd
11.2023 - 03.2024
Commercial Finance Manager – North Region
Elysium Healthcare
07.2022 - 10.2023
Interim Finance Business Partner (Scotland)
Sustrans
04.2022 - 07.2022
Finance Business Partner
Ovo Energy
01.2020 - 03.2022
Business Operations Manager
SSE
03.2016 - 12.2019
Management Accountant
Student Loans Company
08.2015 - 01.2016
Management Accountant
National Australia Group
08.2008 - 08.2015
Business Analyst
Raytheon Systems Limited
01.2006 - 08.2008
Project Accountant
Diageo
01.2004 - 12.2005
Royalty Accountant
HarperCollins Publisher
01.2003 - 12.2003
Management Accountant
HF Developments Ltd
01.2002 - 12.2002
Management Accountant
APW
01.2000 - 12.2001
Cost Accountant
Chunghwa Picture Tubes
03.1998 - 12.1999
Pg Dip - Finance
University of Strathclyde
/1996 - /1997
BA (Hons) - Business Information Technology with Finance
University of Paisley
/1992 - /1996
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