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John Ford ACMA,CGMA
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Sale, United Kingdom
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Markets
United Kingdom
Language
German
Good
English
Fluently
My experience
2020 - ?
freelance
Owner Consultant/Contractor
Scythe Consulting Ltd.
2020 - ?
job
Co-Owner
Goose Pack Gaming Ltd.
Setup Goose Pack Gaming with three other co-owners to create brand new gaming experiences
through leveraging of intellectual property and development of original game ideas.
• Currently developing our first licensed IP with a world-renowned wrestling brand.
through leveraging of intellectual property and development of original game ideas.
• Currently developing our first licensed IP with a world-renowned wrestling brand.
Development
2019 - 2020
temp
Finance Director/CFO
The Modern Milkman Ltd.
Key Achievements.
• Produced Investor deck and model for £0.5m seed funding round completed in April 2020. Pitched
company to potential VC/PE and HNW individuals.
• Implemented digital invoice capturing software, Purchase order platform for faster data entry saving
time and money on additional resources required during peak covid-19
• Implemented Soldo expense platform to improve expense budgeting and timely capture of receipts.
• Secured short term working capital funding on a revolving basis with Clear banc.
• Negotiated longer term credit terms and pricing with all major suppliers as part of standardized
supplier agreement.
• Secured cheaper group fleet insurance policy and introduced risk management to minimize
insurance costs and open up additional fleet financing opportunities.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Part time FD role advising the board of director/owners and investors on all aspects of operational,
performance and strategic finance. I am also heavily involved in legal and HR aspects of the company.
• Preparation of short and long term financial modelling. Board pack. Management Accounts, Cashflow
etc
• Preparation of annual accounts and R&D tax filing.
• Currently looking into Franchising model and setup.
• Produced Investor deck and model for £0.5m seed funding round completed in April 2020. Pitched
company to potential VC/PE and HNW individuals.
• Implemented digital invoice capturing software, Purchase order platform for faster data entry saving
time and money on additional resources required during peak covid-19
• Implemented Soldo expense platform to improve expense budgeting and timely capture of receipts.
• Secured short term working capital funding on a revolving basis with Clear banc.
• Negotiated longer term credit terms and pricing with all major suppliers as part of standardized
supplier agreement.
• Secured cheaper group fleet insurance policy and introduced risk management to minimize
insurance costs and open up additional fleet financing opportunities.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Part time FD role advising the board of director/owners and investors on all aspects of operational,
performance and strategic finance. I am also heavily involved in legal and HR aspects of the company.
• Preparation of short and long term financial modelling. Board pack. Management Accounts, Cashflow
etc
• Preparation of annual accounts and R&D tax filing.
• Currently looking into Franchising model and setup.
R, Risk Management, Cash Flow, Management, Finance, CFO, Insurance, Software, Working capital, UP, Platform
2015 - 2017
job
Senior Finance Manager UK & ROW
Foundry 42 Ltd/ Cloud Imperium Games.
Key Achievements
• Project Manager for the UK role out of a new purchase order system (DPO) an online cloud based
solution which included stakeholder analysis, costing, vendor selection, negotiation and implementation and testing. Phased the rollout over 8 weeks across multiple Companies,
departments within the UK and Germany. Trained core users and drafted policy and procedure
document.
• Supported rollout of DPO to US based sister companies.
• Within 3-month probation period actively sought new areas to streamline purchasing and other
processes for Foundry 42, including the role out of interfaces to improve transactional input
turnaround. Saved 1 day per month on Payroll, 2-3 hrs per day on PO processing. Fully outsourced
Payroll functions by September 2016 due to continued growth in headcount.
• Simplified and timetabled numerous accounting processes from Credit card reconciliations, Payroll,
bank reconciliations and reporting to deliver accurate figures for weekly and monthly reporting.
Transitioned 2015 accounts from a cash to accruals basis. Introduced 10 day soft close month end
and fully reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts.
• Brought VAT reporting within HMRC deadline dates as well as introducing new VAT MOSS into
QuickBooks online. Setup Group VAT accounting for UK entities
• Revised COA Structure to align with US and to enable easier consolidation into group accounts and improved reporting
• Introduced the budget and forecast data into QuickBooks online to enable analysis of actuals vs
Forecast/budget.
• Creation of sales model with analysis of various KPI's
• Documented core business processes and achieved AAT accredited employer status March 2017.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Responsible for the financial control and management of three UK based companies SMEs' with turnovers in excess of £15m (2015). Including all aspects of management, statutory and regulatory
reporting.
• Management of 2 direct reports including setting of workload and training.
• Weekly, Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting across multiple BU/departments.
• Assisted the CFO when required with group consolidations and addhoc work.
• Finance lead for 2016 Squadron 42 shoot including analysis of budget requirements, forecasting
and reporting. Analysis of cost data, contracts and liaising with various stakeholders
• Project Manager for the UK role out of a new purchase order system (DPO) an online cloud based
solution which included stakeholder analysis, costing, vendor selection, negotiation and implementation and testing. Phased the rollout over 8 weeks across multiple Companies,
departments within the UK and Germany. Trained core users and drafted policy and procedure
document.
• Supported rollout of DPO to US based sister companies.
• Within 3-month probation period actively sought new areas to streamline purchasing and other
processes for Foundry 42, including the role out of interfaces to improve transactional input
turnaround. Saved 1 day per month on Payroll, 2-3 hrs per day on PO processing. Fully outsourced
Payroll functions by September 2016 due to continued growth in headcount.
• Simplified and timetabled numerous accounting processes from Credit card reconciliations, Payroll,
bank reconciliations and reporting to deliver accurate figures for weekly and monthly reporting.
Transitioned 2015 accounts from a cash to accruals basis. Introduced 10 day soft close month end
and fully reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts.
• Brought VAT reporting within HMRC deadline dates as well as introducing new VAT MOSS into
QuickBooks online. Setup Group VAT accounting for UK entities
• Revised COA Structure to align with US and to enable easier consolidation into group accounts and improved reporting
• Introduced the budget and forecast data into QuickBooks online to enable analysis of actuals vs
Forecast/budget.
• Creation of sales model with analysis of various KPI's
• Documented core business processes and achieved AAT accredited employer status March 2017.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Responsible for the financial control and management of three UK based companies SMEs' with turnovers in excess of £15m (2015). Including all aspects of management, statutory and regulatory
reporting.
• Management of 2 direct reports including setting of workload and training.
• Weekly, Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting across multiple BU/departments.
• Assisted the CFO when required with group consolidations and addhoc work.
• Finance lead for 2016 Squadron 42 shoot including analysis of budget requirements, forecasting
and reporting. Analysis of cost data, contracts and liaising with various stakeholders
Costing, Cotton wool, AAT, Manager, Processes, Contracts, Processing, DPO, Forecast, Online, KPI, Testing, Regulatory, Project Manager, CFO, Implementation, Growth, Turnaround, Sales, Finance, Management, Cloud, Training, Contracts, Forecasting, Budget
2008 - 2010
job
Finance Assistant
Cardinal Maritime.
Finance
2007 - 2008
temp
Temporary Contract
Thomas cook.
Commercial finance assistant
Finance
My education
2000
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2003
Liverpool John Moores University
N/a, N/a
N/a, N/a
1993
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2000
n/a
Secondary, Mathematics and Statistics
Secondary, Mathematics and Statistics
?
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2014
The Manchester College
N/a, N/a
N/a, N/a
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