Simon Parkins

FD/CFO

London W

Simon Parkins In 60 Seconds

A commercially focussed strategic thinker and business coach who drives success. Prior to joining The CFO Centre I held several senior positions within large corporates, specialising in bringing sense and order to complex business models, and delivered impressive positive outcomes. I excel at working with entrepreneurs to improve processes, reporting, and cash-flow, and deliver profit improvement.

Specialist Skills

Business Planning

Delivers both great financial, and non-financial reporting, focussed on driving financial success.

Managing Risk

Removing, or being ready for, the things that can trip a business up.

Profit Improvement

Driver of profit improvement in low margin and project environments. Lean Six Sigma experience.

Leadership

Extensive Board experience, working collaboratively and positively to actively drive a success culture.

Strategic Thinker

Adept at evaluating business models, spotting strengths and weaknesses, and changing priorities.

Track Record Highlights

"Simon has been instrumental in the progression and restructuring of our group and its subsidiaries over the past 18 months." "His input has been revolutionary to our business" Client quote.

Part of senior team on UK's largest PFI that delivered a 12% margin improvement over 3 years through a systematic and relentless drive to find efficiencies, backed by Lean Six Sigma methodology.

Shines a bright torch into the dark corners of a business, leaving no stone unturned, and sets about putting any issues right.

Saved a struggling client from going under, and saw the owner to an exit inside 18 months.

Track record of being "cost neutral" to his clients.

Sector Experience

Construction

Engineering

Technology, Media & Telecoms: Security

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics

Services: Consultancy Businesses

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