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Matthew Geraghty
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My name is Matthew and I have a unique blend of expertise that combines full financial management skill set with strong capability in Coaching and Mentoring others to succeed.
I am a qualified Chartered Management Accountant, MBA and accredited Trainer in NLP Coaching.
I am very focused on results and supporting teams and individuals to become the best version of themselves.
I have worked across public and private sector and corporate and small/medium sized businesses helping to transform, scale and grow profit, cash flow and business value.
I enjoy project type work where I can evidence clear success and value. I have recently worked as a Corporate Finance Advisor to secure £100bn of infrastructure to develop new UK High Speed rail network, project led the design and implementation of a complex funding model, designed new approach to measuring inflation and implementing a Hedging framework for a £3bn FX hedging exposure.
I have worked with SME business owners to diagnose problem areas in their business and provide solutions with specific growth strategies.
I am a skilled Coach and enjoy helping individuals and teams overcome personal 'mindset' obstacles, to breakthrough and achieve success.
My key strengths are in diagnosing problem areas ,providing focus and clarity, being persistent in achieving outcomes, making decisions, confident and open minded, always act with integrity whilst fully aware of people dimension.
My personal mantra and motivation is taken from Napoleon Hill (Think and Grow RIch) - ' Whatever the mind can believe and conceive , the mind can achieve'.
My name is Matthew and I have a unique blend of expertise that combines full financial management skill set with strong capability in Coaching and Mentoring others to succeed.
I am a qualified Chartered Management Accountant, MBA and accredited Trainer in NLP Coaching.
I am very focused on results and supporting teams and individuals to become the best version of themselves.
I have worked across public and private sector and corporate and small/medium sized businesses helping to transform, scale and grow profit, cash flow and business value.
I enjoy project type work where I can evidence clear success and value. I have recently worked as a Corporate Finance Advisor to secure £100bn of infrastructure to develop new UK High Speed rail network, project led the design and implementation of a complex funding model, designed new approach to measuring inflation and implementing a Hedging framework for a £3bn FX hedging exposure.
I have worked with SME business owners to diagnose problem areas in their business and provide solutions with specific growth strategies.
I am a skilled Coach and enjoy helping individuals and teams overcome personal 'mindset' obstacles, to breakthrough and achieve success.
My key strengths are in diagnosing problem areas ,providing focus and clarity, being persistent in achieving outcomes, making decisions, confident and open minded, always act with integrity whilst fully aware of people dimension.
My personal mantra and motivation is taken from Napoleon Hill (Think and Grow RIch) - ' Whatever the mind can believe and conceive , the mind can achieve'.
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United Kingdom
Industries
Language
English
Fluently
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Larger project
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Available
My experience
2017 - 2020
job
Lead on Quarterly
Profitplus.
Mar 2017 - July 2020
Boutique Business Advisory services provided to SME businesses (Turnover up to £15m) with focus on business transformation and improving Profit, Cash Flow and Business Value.
Key Achievements include:
• Implementing full financial control and virtual FD/ CFO services to include developing comprehensive business plan, implementing proven growth strategies and full (BI) business performance reporting for Executive Board across 15 SME businesses.
• Providing Business Development programs covering 9 key areas of growth
• Successfully developing funding plans, pitch decks for investors and benchmarking performance for over 26 businesses resulting in over £9m funding
• Lead on Quarterly review with groups of 8 Business owners focusing specifically on growing Business Equity Value, Profit and Cash flow
• Lead on a range of business improvement projects with 18 businesses to focus on improving short term cash flow opportunities resulting in over £10m cash flow improvement.
• Developing marketing and sales plans and working closely with Sales Director to develop sales processes and evaluate sales IQ patterns and behaviours of sales teams.
• Coaching 8 Senior Executives to develop Mindset and overcome limiting beliefs focussing on improving personal performance.
• Working with business owners to align new business strategy with their teams. Evaluating team behaviour to ensure right people with the right skills in the right roles.
HS2 (High Speed Rail)
Boutique Business Advisory services provided to SME businesses (Turnover up to £15m) with focus on business transformation and improving Profit, Cash Flow and Business Value.
Key Achievements include:
• Implementing full financial control and virtual FD/ CFO services to include developing comprehensive business plan, implementing proven growth strategies and full (BI) business performance reporting for Executive Board across 15 SME businesses.
• Providing Business Development programs covering 9 key areas of growth
• Successfully developing funding plans, pitch decks for investors and benchmarking performance for over 26 businesses resulting in over £9m funding
• Lead on Quarterly review with groups of 8 Business owners focusing specifically on growing Business Equity Value, Profit and Cash flow
• Lead on a range of business improvement projects with 18 businesses to focus on improving short term cash flow opportunities resulting in over £10m cash flow improvement.
• Developing marketing and sales plans and working closely with Sales Director to develop sales processes and evaluate sales IQ patterns and behaviours of sales teams.
• Coaching 8 Senior Executives to develop Mindset and overcome limiting beliefs focussing on improving personal performance.
• Working with business owners to align new business strategy with their teams. Evaluating team behaviour to ensure right people with the right skills in the right roles.
HS2 (High Speed Rail)
Marketing, Business development, Business strategy, Coaching, Marketing and sales, Business transformation, Sales, Growth, Transformation, CFO, Sales Director, Development, BEE, Patterns, Processes, UP
2018 - 2020
freelance
Interim Consultant
Corporate Finance Funding & Investment.
HS2 is a major UK Rail network infrastructure project with a primary purpose of developing the largest high-speed rail solution across the UK with an approved Funding and project cost of £100bn.
I reported directly to the Director Corporate Finance, a new small team with the responsibility for developing Corporate Finance framework for inflation and FX Hedging, agreeing finance funding with Government, Capital Project Costing review, Funding and Project Risk evaluation.
Key achievements include:
• Project Manager and key lead with external Consultancies (Deloitte & NERA Economic consultancy) in developing comprehensive inflation forecast modelling for construction and land & property (Deloitte/ Nera/ CBRE)
• Project Manager in design and implementation of a Foreign Exchange (FX) Policy for application in procurement tenders and bids. Assessing FX exposure and proposing a strategy for risk management using Forward Contracts. Value £3bn foreign income
• Successfully evaluated and negotiated £100 billion of financial funding for HS2 High Speed Rail with Department of Transport and HMT
• Project Manager in designing and implementing new HS2 Project Capital Costing and Funding Model in line with 'best practice' standards
• Achieved independent PwC High Level Audit opinion for suitability of Funding Model
My responsibilities include:
• Presenting project cost and funding options to HS2 Executive Board and Department of Transport (Sponsor)
• Challenging internal project cost projections, identifying cost efficiencies, scenario development and 'what if ' analysis
• Designing and developing a Funding Model that estimates whole life project cost with specific focus on inflation, contingency and core network cost and project assurance.
• Lead on Corporate Finance evaluation of a £400m London infrastructure investment at Euston Station
• Evaluating and managing project financial risk i.e. using Monte Carlo @risk software
• Developing Funding drawdown principles and development of Business Case
• Business Partnering with senior colleagues in cost estimating, engineering, project management and sponsorship
• Developing a Foreign Exchange (FX) Policy for application in procurement tenders and bids. Assessing FX exposure and proposing a strategy for risk management using Forward Contracts. Value £3bn foreign income
• HS2 lead on working with Deloitte and NERA Consultants to develop comprehensive inflation review and forecast
I reported directly to the Director Corporate Finance, a new small team with the responsibility for developing Corporate Finance framework for inflation and FX Hedging, agreeing finance funding with Government, Capital Project Costing review, Funding and Project Risk evaluation.
Key achievements include:
• Project Manager and key lead with external Consultancies (Deloitte & NERA Economic consultancy) in developing comprehensive inflation forecast modelling for construction and land & property (Deloitte/ Nera/ CBRE)
• Project Manager in design and implementation of a Foreign Exchange (FX) Policy for application in procurement tenders and bids. Assessing FX exposure and proposing a strategy for risk management using Forward Contracts. Value £3bn foreign income
• Successfully evaluated and negotiated £100 billion of financial funding for HS2 High Speed Rail with Department of Transport and HMT
• Project Manager in designing and implementing new HS2 Project Capital Costing and Funding Model in line with 'best practice' standards
• Achieved independent PwC High Level Audit opinion for suitability of Funding Model
My responsibilities include:
• Presenting project cost and funding options to HS2 Executive Board and Department of Transport (Sponsor)
• Challenging internal project cost projections, identifying cost efficiencies, scenario development and 'what if ' analysis
• Designing and developing a Funding Model that estimates whole life project cost with specific focus on inflation, contingency and core network cost and project assurance.
• Lead on Corporate Finance evaluation of a £400m London infrastructure investment at Euston Station
• Evaluating and managing project financial risk i.e. using Monte Carlo @risk software
• Developing Funding drawdown principles and development of Business Case
• Business Partnering with senior colleagues in cost estimating, engineering, project management and sponsorship
• Developing a Foreign Exchange (FX) Policy for application in procurement tenders and bids. Assessing FX exposure and proposing a strategy for risk management using Forward Contracts. Value £3bn foreign income
• HS2 lead on working with Deloitte and NERA Consultants to develop comprehensive inflation review and forecast
Implementation, Manager, Contracts, Framework, Interim, Forecast, Audit, Software, Sponsorship, Development, Costing, Infrastructure, Presenting, Design, Network, Engineering, Business Case, Finance, Management, Risk Management, Procurement, Exchange, Audit, Contracts, Project Manager, Project Management
2016 - 2017
freelance
Corporate Finance Funding Advisor
Department of Business.
Evaluating bids and tenders for £300m funding applications from private and public investors to build Heat Network infrastructure in UK to provide alternative and efficient energy solutions and reducing carbon emissions.
Key Achievements include:
• Evaluated complex investor bids for project finance and funding, assessing cash flow, capital structure and funding plans and commercial viability
• Enhanced complex financial modelling and scenario analysis to assess project risk
• Presenting and recommending to independent review panel to release initial 'seed capital' funding for 6 projects amounting to £25m
HS2 (High Speed Rail)
Key Achievements include:
• Evaluated complex investor bids for project finance and funding, assessing cash flow, capital structure and funding plans and commercial viability
• Enhanced complex financial modelling and scenario analysis to assess project risk
• Presenting and recommending to independent review panel to release initial 'seed capital' funding for 6 projects amounting to £25m
HS2 (High Speed Rail)
Finance, Network, Presenting, Infrastructure, Energy, Energy
2009 - 2014
job
HEAD OF FINANCE / GLOBAL HEAD FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS
unknown.
I reported directly to the CFO and was finance lead on major transformation project
Key achievements include:
• Grew revenue by 25% over 3 years globally and designed growth strategy for Asia & Americas
• Designed and implemented a new MI framework in SAP providing focused operational reporting for Executive team and Regional Directors across EMEA
• Implemented framework for financial quarterly forecasting and Executive business reviews
• Restructured finance team in UK in line with transformational project to build business partnering and coaching capability
• Lead on finance operations in setting up Shared Service Centre in India
• Defining strategy with Executive Board to deliver £1bn target revenue by 2020
• Integrated new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) data into financial decision making resulting in focused KPI management
• Designed and implemented new capital investment framework for £170m growth program
Responsibilities:
• Developed and led a team of 12 in UK and 7 Regional Finance Directors overseas
• Accountable for Group Financial Planning and Group Monthly BI reporting to Board
• Develop commercial and financial strategy for Teaching business in 127 countries
• Preparation of business case and investment governance process
• Finance lead with Foreign Office on funding requirement and Comprehensive Spending Review to secure funding
Key achievements include:
• Grew revenue by 25% over 3 years globally and designed growth strategy for Asia & Americas
• Designed and implemented a new MI framework in SAP providing focused operational reporting for Executive team and Regional Directors across EMEA
• Implemented framework for financial quarterly forecasting and Executive business reviews
• Restructured finance team in UK in line with transformational project to build business partnering and coaching capability
• Lead on finance operations in setting up Shared Service Centre in India
• Defining strategy with Executive Board to deliver £1bn target revenue by 2020
• Integrated new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) data into financial decision making resulting in focused KPI management
• Designed and implemented new capital investment framework for £170m growth program
Responsibilities:
• Developed and led a team of 12 in UK and 7 Regional Finance Directors overseas
• Accountable for Group Financial Planning and Group Monthly BI reporting to Board
• Develop commercial and financial strategy for Teaching business in 127 countries
• Preparation of business case and investment governance process
• Finance lead with Foreign Office on funding requirement and Comprehensive Spending Review to secure funding
Business Case, UP, LED, Asia, Framework, BEE, Office, KPI, CFO, Transformation, Growth, Coaching, Service, Finance, Management, Growth strategy, Teaching, SAP, Forecasting, Operations, CRM
2008 - 2009
job
HEAD OF NETWORK FINANCE
Royal Mail Group.
• Dual reporting to Executive Operations Director and Director of Operations Finance
• Finance lead on World Class Mail project to improve efficiency across UK Mail Ops identifying c £400m short term cost savings
• Responsible for 14 operational sites in UK, 11 team members and £900m cost budget
• Re-structured UK Finance function, MI performance reporting, planning and forecasting
• Improving Month end close process, financial accounting and reporting process to day 5 from day 20
• Finance lead on World Class Mail project to improve efficiency across UK Mail Ops identifying c £400m short term cost savings
• Responsible for 14 operational sites in UK, 11 team members and £900m cost budget
• Re-structured UK Finance function, MI performance reporting, planning and forecasting
• Improving Month end close process, financial accounting and reporting process to day 5 from day 20
Operations, Budget, Forecasting, C, Finance, Network
2006 - 2008
job
HEAD OF FINANCE (COMMERCIAL)
BT Openreach.
• Developed Commercial Analysis capability to assess product profitability and growth
• Identifying cost drivers, KPI's, customer lifetime value, customer acquisition cost
• Capital project costing of network infrastructure and property divestment strategy
• Monthly MI /financial accounting and controls, liaising with Auditors at year end
• Finance team lead to implement Oracle (P2P) ERP system and key processes
• Lead a team of 6 Accountants and Engineers
• Identifying cost drivers, KPI's, customer lifetime value, customer acquisition cost
• Capital project costing of network infrastructure and property divestment strategy
• Monthly MI /financial accounting and controls, liaising with Auditors at year end
• Finance team lead to implement Oracle (P2P) ERP system and key processes
• Lead a team of 6 Accountants and Engineers
Oracle, ERP, Finance, Network, Growth, Infrastructure, Costing, KPI, Processes
2002 - 2008
job
various roles
BT Group Plc.
across BT Group
1998 - 2002
job
HEAD OF REGULATORY FINANCE & SENIOR FINANCE MANAGER
Eircom Telecom Plc.
Finance, Regulatory, Manager
1997 - 1998
job
Leasing Accountant
GE Capital.
Accountant
1995 - 1997
job
Retail Accountant
Kingfisher Group.
Retail, Accountant
1993 - 1995
job
UK & EMEA Accountant
Arthur Andersen & Co.
Accountant
1989 - 1993
job
Regional Retail Accountant
Burton Retail Group.
Retail, Accountant
My education
Manchester University Business School
MBA, N/a
MBA, N/a
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