Paul Clements
Interim Fractional CFO & Business Transformation Executive @Fluid Fd
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WORK HISTORY
Interim Fractional CFO & Business Transformation Executive @Fluid Fd
Consultancy working with private equity investors, business owners, CEOs and Managing Directors to grow revenue, reduce costs and minimise risk as both a Chartered Accountant and an experienced Finance Director with a focus on operations and transformation. Business sizes worked with range from £10m to more than £400m annual turnover.
EDUCATION
Roundwood Park School, Harpenden
8 GCSEs & O Level Maths
ICAEW
Chartered Accountant (FCA)
Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
2:1 BSc Honours Degree, Statistics
Roundwood Sixth Form, Harpenden
A Levels in Maths, Chemistry & Biology
SKILLS
ABOUT PAUL CLEMENTS
Board level Interim CFO, Group Finance Director and Business Transformation Executive with expertise in commercial leadership, operational management and business development in brand focused industries as a fully qualified Chartered Accountant.With consumer sector specialism including hospitality, leisure, e-commerce, multi-site retail and wholesale distribution, I have previously led entrepreneurial and private equity backed companies to manage change, deliver growth and maximise profit in challenging market conditions. Companies I have successfully led and scaled range in size from £10million to more than £400million annual turnover.Specific areas of expertise include:* Business strategy and turnaround reviews* Management information and key performance indicator reporting* Budgeting and forecasting* Financial planning and analysis* Cash flow optimisation* Operation and financial controls implementation* Cloud accounting transformation and related change management* Fundraising support for organic growth and acquisitions* Appraisal and due diligence of investment opportunities* Business exit preparation* Supplier contract negotiations* Sales and marketing business intelligence analysis* Business partnering and staff development* Relationship management with banks, auditors, private investors and other third parties* General business advisory and sounding board for decision makingAlso experienced using various different accounting software systems including SAP, Oracle, SUN, Sage and Xero.#FMCG #Consumer #Distribution #Retail #Multi-site #Ecommerce #PrivateEquity #Hospitality #Hotels #Restaurants #Bars #Gyms #SportingGoods #Cycling #Golf #CFO #FractionalCFO #COO #FinanceDirector #FractionalFD #Transformation #GroupFinancialController #NonExecutive
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