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Simon in a few words
I'm an experienced Finance leader with a broad range of skills; from technical data analytics to strong interpersonal and personal development skills. I enjoy making a difference in people’s lives and to the businesses I've worked for, striving for (and delivering) YoY improvements through continuous review and swift actions.
I have strong data analytical skills and can use a variety of software to generate insights, which I work with people to transform into actions and impact.
Key achievements would be:
- Building strong relationships wherever I have worked, and relying on those to
- Setting up (legally and financially) the #1 water and sewerage retailer in the UK, and then using central market data to define and deliver a growth plan, whilst ensuring #1 compliance
- Operational savings through automation or out-sourcing; challenging status quo regularly [£2m-£100k p.a. / up to +20% OP]
- Built various MI to monitor and manage every part of a business. Automated tasks and reduced monthend from a week to 3-4 days
- Completed CIMA in under two years with first time passes and qualified #1 in the world
- Supported on Acquisitions and managed post acquisition integration of finance teams across multiple sites
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