Paul Langdown
Finance Director @K3 Fashion Solutions
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WORK HISTORY
Finance Director @K3 Fashion Solutions
Finance Director of a listed International Fashion and Retail SAAS business, with global revenue of c. £7.5m over 3 business units and 20 countries. A key commercial partner to the Managing Director and leadership team, leading and managing all financial activities, whilst also providing insightful commercial analysis to support strategic decision-making, pricing, product profitability, and growth initiatives.• Divested 5 Retail business units in first 7 months (c. £5m of revenue)• Restructured finance team, management reporting and finance processes to increase automation, standardization to maximise efficiency and enable scaling• Design and modelling of a new growth strategy to grow the business significantly over 3-5 years • Treasury management, maximising cash flow and optimising working capital • Responsible for Management and Board packs, presenting to SLT and ELT• Commercial support to optimise contracts and maximise profit and cash across UK and Netherlands• Recruited a new Finance team and set up an office in Bristol to build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, commercial awareness and continuous improvement• Trusted adviser to the Managing Director on all financial and commercial matters• Multi-currency and tax experience across UK, US and Europe (Denmark, Germany and Netherlands)
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ABOUT PAUL LANGDOWN
An energetic and driven leader, “Big 4” trained, with a broad range of experience, specializing in change management, strategic planning and business transformation in broad range of industries, from small to large businesses. A self-starter with a focus on maximizing business growth, through strategic analysis, process optimization and creating strong best in class finance teams through development and motivation. I am a strong motivator and strategic thinker, but happy to get in the detail to do hit deadlines and drive growth. Driving and managing change in all roles; most recently strategic transformation of an aim listed business, divesting 4 business units and designing a 5 year strategic plan for the remaining business, whilst also re-designing the finance processes and finance structure for K3 plc. Prior to this I have designed and implemented a new finance solution (Microsoft Dynamics – SunLife), process design and streamlining, scoping and designing a new finance systems and process (Sage Intact – OPUS) and outsourcing of finance activities to an overseas shared service centre (Tribal). A strong leader and team player who enjoys collaborating, motivating and developing others. A challenging and evolving mindset, where there are always opportunities to enable growth; through strategic analysis, process improvements or cost efficiencies.
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