Aerospace systems design, engineering and manufacturing for the defence and civil
markets - 1200 employees
ACHIEVEMENTS / IMPROVEMENTS
Responsible: to Director of Finance and Resources, for 27 staff. Responsible for
all Core Finance activities, Financial Systems & Insurance/Risk Management (in Plymouth
and Project Finance (in Bristol and Stevenage). ( www.baesystems.com)
Restructured, relocated, recruited and trained Finance department, necessitated by
closing 1 of 2 sites.
Set up and negotiated external links for company (Treasury, Banking, Headquarters,
Customs & Excise, Insurance, etc.) – due to company being made autonomous to plc.
Redistribution and reduction of manpower within the function by 2 heads. More effective,
efficient, timely reporting, by introduction of use of Excel – enabled detailed analysis
and reporting of all costs, reduced overheads expenditure by 7+%.
Was a key member of the a number of committees/panels, covering areas such as: Operations,
Foreign Currency, Small Business Scheme, Team Building Facilitator, Management Assessment
- Assessor, and Responsible for financial training of all Functions.