Interim Executive Management Profiles

We have set out below details of a selection of high calibre interim executives who are immediately available to undertake short-term assignments:

 

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General Manager/Finance Director
Candidate No: 45840

Hands-on General Manager/Finance Director with extensive knowledge of implementing finance systems, providing support for year end reporting activities and overseeing change programmes aimed at delivering organisational improvements. Skilled in the areas of strategic reviews and operational management.

• Experience: Has project managed change programmes associated with process improvement initiatives and the enhancement of IT systems. Also adept at financial modeling with a view to determining the likely profitability and cash-flow of businesses.
• Qualifications: MBA graduate (top tier university)
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
• Personal: Well presented, professional and commercially focused.

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Management Consultant
Candidate No: 45840

High calibre Management Consultant specialising in the areas of finance and performance management within a blue chip global firm. Excellent fit for FP&A or finance transformation/working capital management project roles.

• Experience: Has extensive multi-sectoral industry exposure, having delivered complex finance transformation and performance improvement initiatives across public and private sector organisations. Skilled at managing staff within a team based environment to ensure challenging project objectives are met - clear focus on delivery.
• Qualifications: Diploma in IFRS and first class honours degree (top tier university)
• Professional Memberships: Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Personal: Corporate and pragmatic with strong technology appreciation and an analytical mindset.

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Commercial Finance Manager
Candidate No: 23729

First rate Commercial Finance Manager with in-depth experience of working at senior management level for a number of high profile plcs in the FMCG/retail sectors. Extensive domestic and international reporting exposure.

• Experience: Recent interim roles have included the posts of Commercial Finance Manager, Finance Director and Head of Financial Control. Successfully migrated the finance function of a well known multinational to Ireland and gained solid experience as FP&A Manager with a global pharmaceutical organisation where remit of role included upgrading the company’s reporting and consolidation capabilities. Strong international expertise – familiar with US and European reporting requirements.
• Qualifications: MBA graduate
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (‘Big 4’ trained)
• Personal: Very strong interpersonally, calm, assured and professional. Advanced IT skills.

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Financial Controller/Finance Director
Candidate No: 29206

Skilled Financial Controller with a wealth of experience, having spent over 20 years working in the pharmaceutical sector. Most recent interim role has been with an SME company as Finance Director.

• Experience: Remit of role within pharmaceutical sector encompassed financial, taxation, regulatory and IT issues as well as supervisory responsibility for a team of 20 staff. Co-ordinated the accounting function in accordance with US GAAP and managed the extensive annual budgeting process. Recent assignment with SME included a profitability review and an examination of the organisation’s business model.
• Qualifications: Diploma in Applied Finance, Certificate in Business Studies and Diploma in Management Finance.
• Professional Memberships: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
• Personal: Solid technical skills, diligent and professional.

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Financial Controller/Head of Finance
Candidate No: 2552

Commercially focused Financial Controller with strong senior management level exposure. Comprehensive knowledge of retail, distribution and manufacturing industries. Ideally suited to SME sector.

• Experience: Most recently employed as interim Financial Controller with a well known mid-sized retail organisation. Re-wrote internal controls policy, reduced working capital and increased liquidity. Has experience of putting robust financial controls in place – strong on systems/project management implementation, KPI setting and streamlining of businesses.
• Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce degree from top tier university
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Personal: Well presented with strong interpersonal and people management skills. Professional approach.

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Finance Director
Candidate No: 44076

Proven track record as Corporate/Financial Controller, having worked for a US publicly quoted company in the hi-tech sector for over 10 years. Gained excellent commercial, strategic and operational exposure.

• Experience: Most recent interim assignment involved working as Finance Director with a growing waste management organisation in the SME sector. Formerly employed in a similar position with a well known FMCG brand where responsibilities included bank relationship and negotiation, shareholder relationship management and involvement in strategic and operational issues.
• Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce degree and post-graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting, both from a top tier university
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (‘Big 4’ qualified)
• Personal: Personable with strong people management skills.

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CFO/Finance Director
Candidate No: 24696

Accomplished leader who will take ownership of a specified assignment and deliver. Key strategist, adept at solving urgent corporate issues. Most recent role includes restructuring of hotel group. Formerly worked on hi-tech turnaround plan.

• Experience: Throughout career to date, has held a number of senior level roles. Formerly employed as Head of Finance and Operations for a multinational software organisation, with responsibility for business activity in Europe and parts of Asia. Implemented tax strategies, expanded into new markets, established SSC in Ireland and brought the company through several acquisitions. Excellent track record of working with senior management teams.
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.
• Personal: Strong communication and interpersonal skills with considerable experience operating at board level.

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COO/General Manager
Candidate No: 45548

Successful leader of heavy duty multinational manufacturing organisations across a variety of industries. Turnaround specialist with experience overseeing businesses throughout Europe, the U.S., India and China. Track record of building strong, focused management teams.

• Experience: Most recent role as COO of a technology organisation involved turnaround of the business to ensure positive cashflow and profits. Has extensive experience of achieving growth results through organic successes and acquisitions.
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.
• Personal: Strong communication and negotiation skills. Disciplined and results focused. Comfortable with extensive travel as part of role.

 

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Finance Director
Candidate No: 2003

Impressive Finance Director who has worked in key finance roles with a broad range of organisations including multinationals, plc divisions, private equity portfolio companies and the public sector. Adaptable individual with ability to bring commercial knowledge to any business.

• Experience: Recently worked in a prominent finance role for private equity funded ventures in the UK. Strong background in measuring and reporting on financial performance and monitoring of KPIs. Successful track record in turnaround situations. Also experienced in the formulation of business strategy, corporation tax, risk management, financial planning and full financial and budgetary control. Astute management of banking relationships.
• Qualifications: MBA (UK) and Bachelor of Science degree in Economics (top tier university).
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (‘Big 4’ qualified).
• Personal: Highly motivated individual, open to opportunities across Ireland and the UK, willing to travel.

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Finance Director
Candidate No: 42749

Finance Director with solid business restructuring experience gained whilst employed with multinationals and mid-sized corporates in the manufacturing sector. Disciplined approach to management of finance function.

• Experience: Skilled at implementing cost savings initiatives, finance mergers, reduction of inventory levels, restructuring of and closure of businesses. Well versed in finance, IT, cash-flow management, consolidation of various support services and systems implementation.
• Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce degree from top tier university.
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
• Personal: Strong communicator, comes across as personable and adaptable.

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Interim CEO/Finance Director
Candidate No: 1371

Highly adaptable Director with significant experience leading finance teams. Most recent role was as Interim CEO for an educational institute.

• Experience: Has gained in excess of 20 years experience in senior finance roles across the healthcare, logistics, telecommunications, IT, retail and financial services sectors. Interim assignments have involved business transformation, financial management and ad hoc project work. Strong business governance as well as operational, commercial, project management and consulting exposure.
• Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting, Diploma in Higher Education and Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting.
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (‘Big 4’ trained).
• Personal: Strong motivator with a demonstrable track record of building highly effective teams at all levels.

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General Manager
Candidate No: 43255

Resourceful and energetic senior executive with well developed business management and financial analysis skills, acquired through 20 years’ senior life office experience.

• Experience: Most recently employed as General Manager of a green field operation. Strong actuarial skills and indepth knowledge of product development, financial reporting, statutory reporting, cost management, compliance and operational management in the life insurance sector.
• Qualifications: Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematical Science.
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in Ireland, Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in London, Associate of the Institute of Pension Managers.
• Personal: Strong business instincts combined with effective organisational, people management and communication skills. Innovative individual embracing new ideas and seeking ways of using them for the benefit of the employer.

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Financial Controller
Candidate No: 45883

Financial Controller with strong hands-on experience gained through working with well known blue-chip corporates in Ireland and the UK.

• Experience: Proficient in the implementation of strategic and operational financial control, delivering high performance results in a dynamic environment. Track record in commercial deal-making and negotiation with partners and suppliers in national and international environments. Additional experience includes business planning, presenting to Board of Directors, SAP implementation, taxation and treasury planning, Revenue audits and staff development.
• Qualifications: Bachelor of Science degree in Management
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
• Personal: Commercially focused with strong interpersonal skills and wide-ranging people management experience.

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Interim Managing Director
Candidate No: 44314

Excellent interim business consultant with vast experience as Managing Director of a dynamic Irish FMCG group. Previously employed as Sales and Marketing Director of a prestigious international retail organisation and as Chief Executive of an indigenous retail company.

• Experience: High calibre retail advisor with industry and financial services sector exposure. Project experience includes implementation of management and logistics systems, stabilising a business following a move from public to private and business planning/expansion.
• Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce degree from top tier university and Diploma in Marketing
• Professional Memberships: Institute of Chartered Management Accountants (UK)
• Personal: Energetic and career focused with an excellent track record of delivery in the retail sector.

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Finance Director
Candidate No: 45698

Core experience to date has been with a medium sized pharmaceutical facility within a well known multinational. Recently worked in interim management roles across a variety of sectors.

• Experience: Significant expertise in a broad range of areas including process re-engineering, change management (including manufacturing plant consolidations), staff development, company acquisitions/integrations, due diligence, project management, cost reduction initiatives, taxation planning, US and local GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, legal litigation and operations, sales and marketing.
• Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce degree from top tier university.
• Professional Memberships: Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
• Personal: High energy levels, flexible on location within Ireland or overseas.

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Finance Director
Candidate No: 45500

Commercially focused Finance Director with international and multinational exposure within a Fortune 100 corporation. High achiever with the ability to lead and direct teams.

• Experience: Extensive knowledge of and exposure to integration projects, due diligence, acquisitions, restructuring projects, business strategy, financial planning, performance analysis and reporting, investment management, investor relations, compliance and risk. Experience spans across life insurance, banking and financial services sectors.
• Qualifications: Diploma in International Financial Reporting Standards, Masters in Investment & Treasury, National Diploma in Business Studies.
• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
• Personal: Personable and energetic individual with excellent commercial acumen and strong staff management experience.

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Interim Head of Compliance, Legal & Risk
Candidate No: 43722

 

 

 

• Experience: Background involves establishing a compliance function and successfully managing a team of 35 professionals. Proven track record of driving forward banking and insurance propositions. Represented former employer at industry conferences and seminars in the capacity of regulatory expert.
• Professional Memberships: Senior Fellow of the Institute of Direct Marketing.
• Personal: Intuitive manager and astute business developer with strong influencing skills. Open to opportunities in Ireland and the UK, willing to travel.

Background involves establishing a compliance function and successfully managing a team of 35 professionals. Proven track record of driving forward banking and insurance propositions. Represented former employer at industry conferences and seminars in the capacity of regulatory expert.

 

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Director of Finance, Operations & Risk
Candidate No: 45487

 

Senior finance executive with 25 years’ professional experience, comprising of over 20 years’ pqe. Majority of this time has been at head of finance level or equivalent, predominantly in the financial services sector, frequently with organisations undergoing change.

•  Experience: Extensive experience working in start-ups and organisations going through a period of transformation or restructuring as a result of downsizing, mergers and spin offs. Has gained exposure to systems implementation, company secretarial issues, tax & treasury matters, management of finance functions, compliance, strategic business planning and the implementation of Basel II. Advanced systems skills including knowledge of SAP, Hyperion, Oracle and SUN. Broad ranging exposure across investment management, insurance and reinsurance sectors.

• Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.

• Personal: Strong communicator who is well networked professionally. Extensive experience working in start-ups and organisations going through a period of transformation or restructuring as a result of downsizing, mergers and spin offs. Has gained exposure to systems implementation, company secretarial issues, tax & treasury matters, management of finance functions, compliance, strategic business planning and the implementation of Basel II. Advanced systems skills including knowledge of SAP, Hyperion, Oracle and SUN. Broad ranging exposure across investment management, insurance and reinsurance sectors.

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Interim Head of Compliance
Candidate No: 45077

Extensive experience in managing the compliance, finance and internal control functions for some of the world’s largest blue-chip institutions.

• Experience: In-depth knowledge of the international financial services regulatory environment, spanning across general insurance, life insurance, reinsurance, banking and investment management. Has also gained exposure to the development, implementation and management of compliance related programmes for financial services institutions, regulatory aspects of several major business initiatives and ongoing co-ordination of communication with Regulators, Auditors and senior management committees.
• Qualifications: Bachelor of Business Studies degree from top tier university.
• Professional Memberships: Chartered Management Accountant.
• Personal: Team player with strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills. Keen to explore opportunities in Ireland and the UK, willing to travel.