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Adrian Lawrence

FD Capital Recruitment

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London, United Kingdom
Accounting
fdcapital.co.uk
Joined June 21, 2022
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CFO/FD available on part-time or project basis. Chartered Accountant and experienced FCA. Very approachable and helpful (please give me a call 07528 969471). Understands the importance of customers. Actively seeking new and interesting regular financial Director / CFO or non-executive roles. Substantial MBO / VC / PE experience. Strong E-Commerce and online marketing experience. Board positions: FD/CFO roles within PLC, PE and privately owned businesses. Placings, PE exits, equity and debt financing. Strategy, Finance, Operations and Investor Relations Sectors : Fin Tech, Technology, B2B, Transport. â–ªSMEs and Entrepreneurs: working with founders on funding â–ªIPOs, PE exits, equity and debt financing. â–ªStrategy, Finance, Operations and Investor Relations Company Director in strategic, commercial and financial management roles. Lots of acquisition, disposal, profit improvement, systems and cash flow management experience. Strong record of achievement. Very commercial and strategic outlook. Able to guide, mentor and develop members of staff, or else roll up my sleeves and get stuck in myself. Experienced Finance Director with a demonstrated history of working in the transportation, ICT and business services sectors. Skilled in financial modelling, f inance raising, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Entrepreneurship, Financial Accounting and Management. Strong finance professional, FCA qualified, graduated from Queen Mary, U. of London. Specialties: Finance Director, Financial Director,FD, Chief Financial Office, CFO, Portfolio FD, Portfolio CFO, exits, disposals, commercial finance, due diligence, part-time finance, outsourced finance, financial management, interim finance, insolvency, business partner, ICT, venture capitalist, VC, venture capital, PE, private equity, angel investment, acquisitions, reorganisations, turnarounds and rapid growth situations. Close working with Private Equity house to support funding for MBO of business including monthly MI packs and reporting. Increased focus on optimisation of margins and working capital. Improved management reporting systems and budget forecasting to facilitate better decision making. Search Marketing / SEO - More than 12 years experience, developing large ecommerce and online community sites. Professional level understanding of online marketing and all aspects of natural search and backlink building. Built and developed sites from concept to 400,000+ daily visitors.