Group CFO at EVO Business Supplies Limited
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
A proven track record of advancement and achievement over the last 20 years in both industry and practice, in the UK and the USA. My career has been based on a very simple proposition: 'I do what I say I'm going to do and I will deliver positive value adding change'. I treat people as I'd expect...
A proven track record of advancement and achievement over the last 20 years in both industry and practice, in the UK and the USA. My career has been based on a very simple proposition: 'I do what I say I'm going to do and I will deliver positive value adding change'. I treat people as I'd expect to be treated, and I have a track record of building effective teams and developing strong internal and external professional relationships with all relevant stakeholders. Hard work is a given and a dry sense of humour helps, but my focus is very simply on getting the job done. The bigger the challenge, frankly, the better.Group CFO @ Group CFO of the business formed to merge Vasanta and office2office. From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Group Finance Director @ Executive director and director of all 20 Group companies. Responsible for Finance, Treasury, HR, Legal, Company Secretarial and Facilities. In total leading a team of 100 professionals. From August 2010 to Present (5 years 5 months) Sheffield, United KingdomGroup Financial Controller @ Intergrated the 3 legacy finance functions into one top class team based in Sheffield. Leading role in the successful refinancing of the business in 2009 with Vasanta's bank syndicate led by the RBS. Implemented a full suite of KPI reporting and developed customer and profit profitability models for all sales channels. From March 2008 to August 2010 (2 years 6 months) Sheffield, United KingdomGroup Chief Accountant @ Consolidated the finance function in Doncaster, reshaped and upgraded the individual teams/systems/reporting/process and prepared the finance function for the ultimate disposal to DB. From June 2004 to March 2008 (3 years 10 months) Head of Accounts Payable, Payroll & Group Finance @ Centralised the finance function in Doncaster, implemented new payroll and AP systems and significantly reduced the headcount, while speeding up the year end process and improving the quality of output from the finance function. From November 2003 to June 2004 (8 months) Doncaster, United KingdomHead of Internal Audit @ Established the audit function and delivered a robust program of work, which challenged and improved the key processs and controls across the business. From November 2001 to November 2003 (2 years 1 month) Doncaster, United KingdomHead Office Finance Manager @ Led the finance team through a US listing and two key strageic US aquisitions. From August 2000 to October 2001 (1 year 3 months) Senior Audit Manager @ Head office audit manager for GEC and Vodafone, including work on key corporate finance projects - US listings, filings,acquisitions and disposals. From January 1993 to July 2000 (7 years 7 months) Master of Science (MSc), Economics @ Warwick University From 1991 to 1992 Bachelor's degree, Economics, First Class Honours @ Lancaster University From 1988 to 1991 Andrew Gale is skilled in: Mergers, Forecasting, Business Planning, Due Diligence, Budgeting, Team Building, Change Management, Financial Reporting, Team Leadership, Mentoring, Planning, Risk Management, SAP, Tax, Refinancings
EVO Business Supplies Limited
Group CFO
October 2014 to Present
Vasanta
Group Finance Director
August 2010 to Present
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Vasanta
Group Financial Controller
March 2008 to August 2010
Sheffield, United Kingdom
English Welsh & Scottish Railway Ltd
Group Chief Accountant
June 2004 to March 2008
EWS Railway Ltd
Head of Accounts Payable, Payroll & Group Finance
November 2003 to June 2004
Doncaster, United Kingdom
EWS Railway Ltd
Head of Internal Audit
November 2001 to November 2003
Doncaster, United Kingdom
Spirent Plc
Head Office Finance Manager
August 2000 to October 2001
Deloitte UK
Senior Audit Manager
January 1993 to July 2000
What company does Andrew Gale work for?
Andrew Gale works for EVO Business Supplies Limited
What is Andrew Gale's role at EVO Business Supplies Limited?
Andrew Gale is Group CFO
What industry does Andrew Gale work in?
Andrew Gale works in the Wholesale industry.
Who are Andrew Gale's colleagues?
Andrew Gale's colleagues are Matt Nuttall, Matthew Durrant, and Stephen Haworth
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