West Malling, England, United Kingdom
Finance Director at Endava, a global $1bn business providing technology solutions to businesses and governments. Responsible for strategic leadership of Group Reporting, FP&A, Accounting, Controlling, Financial Operations (Record to Report, Source to Pay, Contract to Cash), Strategic Modelling, Finance Projects, M&A Integration and SOX. Accomplished finance and operations executive with 25+ years’ experience delivering strategic financial leadership, operational transformation, and sustainable profitability across global organisations. Proven track record in driving enterprise-wide change, optimising finance functions, and enabling data-driven decision-making to support business growth. Strategic and commercially astute, with a history of building high-performance teams, strengthening governance, and partnering with boards and stakeholders to create long-term value and enterprise resilience. Selected Achievements: * Accelerated month-end close by 2 days and delivered SEC 20-F reporting 2 weeks early, while reducing costs by 13%. * Established strategic modelling capability for large-scale commercial opportunities, including multi-year deals exceeding $300m. * Led end-to-end Finance transformation, embedding IFRS / US GAAP alignment, SOX controls, forecasting, management reporting and automation, reducing close timelines from WD8 to WD5. * Delivered global Finance and Operations transformations at scale, covering up to 3,500 FTE, implementing shared services and target operating models that generated 40%+ cost savings, 20%+ performance uplift and 150%+ efficiency gains. * Orchestrated a major billing and revenue transformation, consolidating 38 platforms into one, increasing revenue assurance coverage from 40% to 85%, and achieving 80% automation. * Scaled customer service operations to support 200%+ growth, establishing offshore capacity of 300+ FTE, implementing Genesys workforce solutions across 2,000+ FTE, and improving customer outcomes to +46 NPS and 77% Billing CSAT.
Reporting to Group CFO, leading a 300+ FTE global team across Group Reporting, FP&A, Accounting Operations (Record to Report, Source to Pay, Contract to Cash), Strategic Modelling, M&A Integration, SOX and Finance Transformation. Delivered faster month-end close and 20-F reporting, whilst achieving 13% cost reduction. Business Partnering the Exec and transformed management reporting to provide actionable insights, supporting CEO & CFO decision-making, revenue analysis and market guidance. Leading finance transformation, including new finance and workforce planning tools, RPA deployment, and embedding AI-native capabilities. Developed strategic deal modelling to drive business performance and enable data-driven decisions in the pivot towards fixed price / outcome based deals integrating AI delivery.
Reporting to Global CFO, leading Finance Operations (165+ FTE) across Accounting, P2P, O2C, Billing & Revenue Assurance; delivered a global shared services model with 40% cost reduction, +17% engagement, +46 NPS, and 77% Billing CSAT. Transformed key areas of Finance function (220+ FTE) through vision & roadmap creation, org design, SOX readiness, IFRS/US GAAP alignment, accounting & authorization policies, forecasting & long range plans, reporting, automation (80% reporting, RPA rollout), and SAP migration, cutting month-end close from WD8 to WD5 and improving statutory delivery across 65+ entities. Optimised cashflow and controls: improved on-time supplier payments (25% → 80%), transformed collections (65% →88% at 50% less cost), enhanced revenue assurance (40% → 85%), consolidated 38 platforms into one, and partnered with the Exec team on ‘take private’, acquisitions and new product integration.
Viasat acquired Inmarsat 31May23 Reporting to Global CFO, leading Finance Operations (165+ FTE) across Accounting, P2P, O2C, Billing & Revenue Assurance; delivered a global shared services model with 40% cost reduction, +17% engagement, +46 NPS, and 77% Billing CSAT. Transformed key areas of Finance function (220+ FTE) through vision & roadmap creation, org design, SOX readiness, IFRS/US GAAP alignment, accounting & authorization policies, forecasting & long range plans, reporting, automation (80% reporting, RPA rollout), and SAP migration, cutting month-end close from WD8 to WD5 and improving statutory delivery across 65+ entities. Optimised cashflow and controls: improved on-time supplier payments (25% → 80%), transformed collections (65% →88% at 50% less cost), enhanced revenue assurance (40% → 85%), consolidated 38 platforms into one, and partnered with the Exec team on ‘take private’, acquisitions and new product integration.
Reporting to CFO of GFT, leading the design and implementation of global finance architecture, including org design and ‘to be’ target operating model aligned with BU transformations. Rationalised and prioritised global change initiatives, creating a transformation roadmap that delivered enhanced business outcomes. Overhauled and optimised Global SSC in India (300+ FTE), successfully migrating advanced processes (e.g. FP&A) and strengthening governance with divisions to achieve improved performance.
Reporting to UK & Europe CFOs; led finance strategy, projects, controls, and SSC improvement with a 15 FTE team Led global Finance Op Model transformation, strengthening cash controls, debt collection, and SSC performance (India attrition cut 35%). Directed $100m+ contract transitions (DLR, Caledonian Sleepers) and supported major divestments. Boosted supplier payment performance (56% → 91%) through automation, governance, and engagement. Repositioned Finance into a world-class function through strategy, process, and service delivery improvements.
Partnered with MD to manage £50M+ contracts (London Cycle Hire, traffic lights, tunnel maintenance) with 300+ staff, turning around performance from –£8M loss to +£1.5M profit in one year. Negotiated extensions and pricing strategies with TfL and Serco, driving 300%+ profitability improvement, preventing contract termination, and securing multi-year renewals including a £120M long-term model. Delivered contract stability and growth by resolving major controls/delivery issues, implementing a new billing engine, and winning the Phase 3 Cycle Hire expansion.
Director of Change & Transformation, Group Finance at The Law Society, led strategic initiatives modernizing the way solicitors pay, a model subsequently adopted internationally. Delivered a £10m outsourced archive solution, generating £1.5m annual savings over 10 years, while overseeing CRM implementation, ERP (EPICOR) upgrade, and closure of the DB Pension scheme to future accrual, driving efficiency, cost savings, and long-term operational improvements.
Director of Business Planning & Analysis at The Law Society, merged the FP&A function across the organization, implementing a driver-based 18-month rolling forecast and 5-year business plan using ERP, and shifted budget ownership to the business. Provided financial and project board leadership for large-scale strategic initiatives spanning HR, Regulation, Practicing Certificate fee structures, Operations, and Complaint Handling, driving integrated planning, governance, and business performance.