Chris Winfield
Honorary Treasurer, Trustee and Board Member @Hope After Harm
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WORK HISTORY
Honorary Treasurer, Trustee and Board Member @Hope After Harm
Aylesbury, GB
Honorary Trustee and Treasurer | June 2025 – PresentTrustee, Treasurer and Board member of a regional charity supporting victims of serious violence and harm.Key responsibilities:Finance oversight including budgeting, reserves policy.Governance and board support, including policy development, risk management, and formal sign-off processes.Active input into charity strategy and long-term sustainability planning.Reporting line to the Chair of Trustees.Mentor to the Finance Manager, supporting capability development and effective financial controls.
EDUCATION
University of the West of England
BA (Hons), Accounting and Finance
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRIS WINFIELD
PROFILEA finance director/treasurer with a track record of achievement recently within the Charity sector, but also in Fintech, Material Automation and IT services sectors. Proven leadership skills have successfully led teams in an entrepreneurial SME, private equity, and complex multinational blue-chip environments. Numerous board level appointments. Built a reputation for delivery of improved profitability and achieving cash targets, taking on challenging tasks and driving projects through to a successful outcome. EXPERTISE/SKILLS• Charity sector• Operating in a SME entrepreneurial environment• Various board level roles• Private equity experience• Wide ranging commercial understanding• Legal responsibility and contract negotiation• Business guidance and strategy development• HR management• Hands on change management and process improvementCurrently Honorary treasurer for Hope after Harm which provides specialised support to individuals and families impacted by crime, trauma, and the justice system. Most recent full time experience, Finance Director for 9 years at Distribution Technology Limited which operated in a SME, entrepreneurial, Fintech environment. The company provided a Software as a Service (SaaS platform) catalogue of products to the financial service market. The products marketed under the Dynamic Planner banner had a purpose of \"helping financial advice firms match people with suitable portfolios and products through engaging financial planning\"PREVIOUS EXPERIENCESiemens IT Solutions Commercial Director. Responsible for the bidding process covering large and complex IT and Business Process outsourcing projects. Dematic Ltd, CFO Northern Europe, Major project based engineering environment, Driving the financial performance of the business, new business appraisal and sign off, management of business risk and development of business strategy. Excellent performance in achieving profitability and cash generation targetsThree years’ experience as CFO reporting into Triton, European private equity investor Significant Siemens experience in several senior financial rolesPension Trustee for a Defined Benefit scheme. Experience in setting up Defined Contribution scheme. Mergers and acquisitions experience. Carved out businesses from Siemens, merged newly acquired businesses into Siemens existing businessesQualified Chartered Accountant with significant audit experience. Experience of IFRS USGAAP and the requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley act.
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