QUALIFIED FINANCIAL CONTROLLER / DIRECTOR / MANAGER WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE
Paul Hardwick FCMA, CGMA, MCMI, 7 Nursery Close, Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, Devon PL5 4QG paul@hardwick.uk.com 01752 768758 / 07540 870827
A Financial Controller and Director with over twenty-five years’ experience in senior positions, including Board level responsibility, in UK and International organisations. I was the Divisional Financial Controller at Elektron Technology plc, responsible for provision and promotion of all finance, business partnering and advice. One of a series of senior roles in companies from SME to PLC covering the Corporate and Not for Profit arenas, and across a variety of sectors in which I have been active.
Possesses the full range of Accountancy, Business, Commercial and specialist competencies and as a high achieving professional can always be relied on to create and develop financial teams, deliver significant improvement to financial systems, and consequently improve the profitability of employer companies.
Has a raft of achievements and an ability to quickly adapt them to new environments, as I did at Invensys and British Aerospace, two appointments that required me to restructure, migrate, manage and develop teams as well as ensuring strong reporting and controls. While at Invensys I also drove overhead savings of 13% and productivity improvements of 20% post a comprehensive analysis and introduction of targeting, structured reporting and headcount planning.
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I am now seeking a new challenge as a Financial Controller and is looking forward to using his skills and extensive experience to the benefit of a progressive company.
KEY SKILLS & EXPERTISE
There are plenty more examples of my successes and below are a few of my key skills and expertise that underpin that success and the inevitable success to follow.