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Scott Hollingworth In 60 Seconds...
Scott is a seasoned financial leader with expertise in scaling private businesses across diverse industries. With experience in both financial and operational roles, he goes beyond the traditional CFO position, driving strategic growth and operational excellence. Scott’s leadership delivers impactful results, blending financial insight with a strong focus on business transformation. Outside of work, he’s an avid golfer and former skydiver.
Specialist Skills
Budgeting & Forecasting
Creates comprehensive financial roadmaps and predictive reporting to guide informed decision-making, enhancing strategic planning and driving business growth.
Business Planning
Develops strategic and operational plans that are closely aligned with key business outcomes, driving efficiency, growth, and long-term success.
Cash flow Improvement
Implements proactive strategies to prevent cash shortages, ensuring liquidity and securing sustainable funding for ongoing business operations and growth.
Leadership
Coaches teams to achieve peak performance by fostering a growth mindset, encouraging continuous learning, and empowering individuals to embrace challenges and unlock their full potential.
Profit Improvement
Identifies margin improvement opportunities by conducting in-depth revenue and expense analysis, driving profitability through targeted cost control and revenue optimization strategies.
Track Record Highlights
- Delivered a 10% CAGR over six years by implementing a robust strategic planning and execution framework, driving sustained growth and operational efficiency.
- Drove significant profit improvement through over $5.0MM in cost reduction initiatives, optimizing operations and enhancing bottom-line performance.
- Boosted working capital by $1M through successful negotiation of extended lending capacity.
- Led and facilitated strategic planning sessions with the leadership team to drive alignment and growth.
- Enhanced cash flow by reducing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) by 25%.
- Generated $800K in post-acquisition synergies.
Sector Experience
- Manufacturing-Transport-Logistics: Distribution, Recycling
- Retail-Consumer-Products: Lubricants
- Technology-Media-Telecoms: Digital Media, Information/Data
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