Maccs Pescatore In 60 Seconds
I support organisations that are growing, reshaping or strengthening their position. This includes organic or acquisitive growth, re-shaping the core offer, strengthening the balance sheet, divesting or investing. I offer over 20 years of CFO/FD and COO experience; providing financial insight and interpretation, developing financial strategy and plans, and leading engaged, impactful teams.
Specialist Skills
Business Planning
I anchor financial strategy, forecasts, budgets and plans in context of business strategy, respecting an organisation's complexity.
Investment Analysis
Many years of experience in considering capital investments of varying complexities.
Strategic Thinker
I bring an open mind, focussed thinking and take a holistic view of strategy, seeing financials as another consideration and perspective.
Profit Improvement
Understanding business operations and drivers, I always creatively analyse, develop thinking and provide management information to enable enhanced performance.
Cash flow Improvement
I always advocate detailed management of under-performing working capital assets, aiming to maximise their realisable value without compromising core offer.
Track Record Highlights
- Sold 2 nurseries and a training college for a NFP group for over £10m, investing this in more liquid assets. Led the team in the sale of an American division of a multinational business for £30m.
- Developed financial strategy and forecast for an educational institution, securing funding for the medium term.
- Analysed £20m investment in packing machine capacity for pan-European food manufacturer including considerations as to their location.
- Developed management information and analytics for 800 products to understand product lifecycle and to determine profitability enabling enhanced sales forecasting and decisions on future production.
- Developed financial forecast and commercial information, resulting in a change of operating model from B2C to B2B so serving more communities, increasing profitability and impact.
Sector Experience
- Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: Food, Rail
- Not for Profit: Early Years Education, Sport
- Retail & Consumer Products: Running, Sugar
- Sport & Recreation: Community-based sports, Running, Mountain Sports
- Technology, Media & Telecoms: International Film Distribution
- Government & Defence: Home Office, Metropolitan Police
What's next?
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