Adam R.
Chief Financial Officer @Meridian Cambridge
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Financial Officer @Meridian Cambridge
Cambridge, GB
Sole finance lead for an AI safety non-profit managing £5M+ in grant funding across many concurrent international programmes. Rebuilt the finance function from scratch. Built multi-year financial models covering cash runway, restricted funding, FX sensitivity, and programme burnPersonally implemented end-to-end automation across finance and HR: Xero, BrightHR, Zapier, Airtable, Wise — delivering annual savings and stability. Established monthly board reporting cycle: management accounts, cashflow forecasts, risk registers, KPI dashboardsDesigned financial controls, delegated authority matrices, and compliance structures across HMRC, visa sponsorship, and grant requirements
EDUCATION
University of Surrey
Classic Civilisations and Social Anthropology
ABOUT ADAM R.
I\'m a CFO and Fellow Chartered Management Accountant (FCMA, CGMA) with 15+ years building financial infrastructure from the ground up across private medical, AI safety, and tech scale-ups. I specialise in the early and growth stages — coming into organisations where the finance function is underdeveloped or under pressure, and building the structure, controls, automation, and reporting that allow leadership to make confident decisions and move fast. My work spans full P&L ownership, multi-year financial modelling, grant portfolio management, board reporting, and hands-on systems implementation. I\'ve delivered 163% profit growth, £25k+ annual savings through automation, and renegotiated contracts saving over £100k — while personally building the tools and workflows that underpin it all. If you\'re scaling, restructuring, or building something that needs a finance function to match — that\'s where I do my best work.
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