Neil Cook

Financial Director

United Kingdom

About

CAREER GOAL Add value to businesses and their employees. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Finance professional and leader with over 20 years of international experience as European CFO / European Finance Director in private equity owned, US headquartered organisations, who has lived in UK, USA, Sweden, Netherlands & Switzerland, and has experience of working in India, China, Malaysia, Australia & Japan. Recent experience in a public sector organisation undergoing significant business change in a period of financial constraint. STRENGTHS •Astute strategic planner, who can act decisively in complex and changing environments. •Comprehensive understanding of the role and requirements of Finance and support and partnership relationship with other functions. •Able to work with other functions to anticipate, identify future business needs and recommend and implement solutions. •Achieves deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy and quality of work. •An intellectually led and action oriented leader who motivates and manages teams at all levels of the organisation. •Culturally adept, having worked in different continents, industries and both private and public sector. •Demonstrated ability to integrate & restructure commercial, operations and administrative activities across Europe, whilst mitigating tax and other legal risks.

Experience

  • Financial Director at DSRL
    Apr 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

  • Head of Contract Finance at Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
    Jun 2020 - Mar 2021 · 10 mos

  • Interim Finance Director at Self-employed
    Jan 2012 - Jun 2020 · 8 yrs 6 mos

  • Interim Finance Support at Ventient Energy
    Oct 2018 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Finance Manager at PRECIA MOLEN
    Oct 2017 - Sep 2018 · 1 yr

    Responsible for all Finance, Purchasing and Warehouse activities