Cherry Blossom

Financial Controller

Organised, Caring, Fun & A Bit Bonkers

What is Cherry Blossom looking for? 

Ideally a position with an SME where I can work with a team, improve systems and get good financial information that’s useful. Friendly, flexible, fun environment.

What’s important to Cherry Blossom?

• Not too much of a commute (max. 25-30 miles). Don’t mind travel for work though.
• Flexible working or an opportunity to work at home would be good.
• To be appreciated!
• Ability to implement changes.

Cherry Blossom‘s Interests: 

• Family (No. 1)
• Films / Cinema
• Genealogy
• W1
• My Village
• Travel
• Visiting Historical Places

In The Here And Now

Assistant Accountant / Assistant Management Accountant

Determined, Thorough, Methodical, Positive, Team-member, Flexible

What is In The Here And Now looking for? 

A small company with a family/friendly feel to it where the accounts department is closely linked to the whole company giving me real connection to the company’s ethos, products, customers & supply chain as well as colleagues in other parts of the business. A supportive manager who is happy to assist me making this step forward would be ideal.

What’s important to In The Here And Now?

It’s important to me to find a role that will help me make the transition from a broad accountancy experience in a very small business to a slightly larger business as well as incorporating the additional skill that I am currently studying (CIMA Certificate).

In The Here And Now’s Interests: 

• Quiet weekends at home with my partner and our crazy dogs.
• The British Countryside and being outdoors as much as possibly.
• A Healthy Lifestyle including running, cycling and supporting my partners mountain bike racing.
• Renovating our house in to a home.

Chestnut

Finance Director / Head of Finance

Commercial, Analytical, Logical, Relaxed, Astute, Personable

What is Chestnut looking for? 

I am looking for a small to mid-sized company that has growth ambitions which requires an experienced finance professional to provide strategic support to achieve this.

The culture of the company is very important to me, I enjoy working in companies that work hard to achieve their goals but also enjoy themselves in getting there and operate in a relaxed environment.

What’s important to Chestnut?

• Family and friends.
• Making sure I have tried my best in whatever I have done.
• Being someone who is friendly, approachable and is always willing to help and support others.
• Making sure I have a good work and life balance.
• Lowering my golf handicap!

Chestnut’s Interests: 

• Sport – particularly football, golf and American Football.
• Music – 80s-90s hip hop particularly

Clementine

Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant part-time (school hours)

Fun, Dedicated, Hard-working, Grateful, Thoughtful, Kind

What is Clementine looking for? 

• Flexible working possibility and working from home occasionally (e.g. waiting in for British Gas!)
• Mentoring
• Local – Reducing my carbon footprint!

What’s important to Clementine?

I have two young children who I would love to be able to take to school/collect from school whilst they actually want me to, however I also value my own sense of self worth so would very much like to remain a professional too.

Clementine’s Interests: 

• Crafting
• Jigsaws
• Eating out
• Box sets

Charity Finance Expert

Interim / Part Time Finance Director

Experienced, Charity FD, Likes a Challenge

What is Charity Finance Expert looking for? 

• Not for profit organisation.
• In need of help to build.
• A sustainable future.
• Part time hours to fit in with my portfolio career (I can they flexible of you are)

What’s important to Charity Finance Expert?

• Ethical Values
• In need of better strategy
• Structure
• Willing to change in order to grow

Charity Finance Expert’s Interests: 

Sport – I coach rowing, cycle slowly + enjoy watching rugby

Starlight

Management Accountant

Calm, Happy, Dependable, Intelligent, Sympathetic, Tolerant

What is Starlight looking for? 

Somewhere I can be part of a team and grow and develop.

What’s important to Starlight?

To treat people properly and fairly as you would expect to be treated.

Starlight’s Interests: 

• Singing (choir)
• Reading Science Fantasy
• Cooking creating something from nothing which I probably can’t recreate!

Mr Dependable

Company Accountant / Finance Manager within SME

Conscientious, Honest, Reliable, Thorough, Task focused

What is Mr Dependable looking for? 

• Profitable and financially stable business which invests in staff, systems and resources.
• Striving for steady growth and progression.
• Structured and established business processes.
• A calm, even-paced working environment. Infrequent surprises!
• Professional yet informal business culture.
• Ethically and morally compliant with technical and tax regulations.

What’s important to Mr Dependable?

• A well-established role with clearly defined task focused responsibilities.
• Clarity of purpose, authority and responsibilities.
• Openness, honesty and integrity.
• A sense of achievement and satisfaction from completing regular finance tasks, maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records, in support of a company Senior Management Team.

Mr Dependable’s Interests: 

Cycling and Motorsport

Juliet Strong

Accounting Wizard

Hardworking, Loyal, Vivacious, Caring, Funny, Selfless

What is Juliet looking for? 

• Loyalty
• Rewards and appreciates hard work
• Being a person not a number
• Challenging role
• Progression

What’s important to Juliet?

• Work life balance – You get out what you put in
• Work hard, play hard
• Being recognised for hard work
• Going above and beyond what is expected

Juliet’s Interests: 

• Discovering new places
• Small batch distilleries /breweries
• Animal welfare
• Being around people who want to be around me (socialising)

Sam Juke

Billing Supervisor, Team Leader

Outgoing, Friendly, Passionate, Empathetic, Creative

What is Sam looking for?

Somewhere that I can progress, a company that shows loyalty to its employees and invests in them. A company that will help me progress within my career and that I can stay at for a long time.

What’s important to Sam?

• My family and friends.
• I am very passionate about cooking, having trained in Canada and London.
• Developing myself in my spare time.
• Renovating my 250 year old house.

Sam’s Interests: 

• LGBT rugby
• Cooking
• Travelling
• Embroidery
• Exploring ex-soviet bunkers in the Eastern Block
• Shamefully, trashy reality TV

Financial Conscience

Finance Director position with commercial involvement in SME or division of larger business.

Reliable FD with change & International experience

What is Financial Conscience looking for? 

• Progressive business with growth opportunity
• Friendly staff with a culture of respect and commitment
• Located within 25 miles of Northampton
• Inspirational MD with clear strategy for growth
• Ideally with International trade

What’s important to Financial Conscience?

• Position with challenge and ideally an element of change
• More than just the Finance elements, with operational involvement
• Clear outline of expectations and ability to progress and develop
• Responsible position

Financial Conscience’s Interests: 

• Travel
• Sports
• Fitness

Frances Wignall

Billing/Administration Manager

Reliable, Flexible, Honest, Hardworking, Generous, Approachable

What is Frances looking for? 

• Friendly and welcoming
• Job security, approachable managers
• Good training and development
• Forward thinking

What’s important to Frances?

• My family and my foster children, making sure they are all ok and doing well.
• Spending precious time with my granddaughter

Frances’ Interests: 

• Travelling, reading.
• I am a foster career to age 16+, so when I am not working a lot of my time is spent supporting them.

James Ransom

SME FD/Divisional FD/FC/Head of Finance

Organised, Personable, Curious, Team-player, Dependable

What is James looking for? 

Long-term vision that I can buy into and an open & honest culture with colleagues easy to get on with as I prefer collaboration to confrontation.

What’s important to James?

• Work/life balance.
• Team-working across the whole organisation pulling in one direction.
• Variety with a good balance of routine & structured versus ad hoc & strategic.

James’ Interests: 

• Away from work my main interests are sport, music, film, art and travelling.
• I am treasurer of my cricket club (and now only a part-time player). I keep fit through cycling and going to the gym.
• I play the piano, guitar and drums at home for my own amusement.
• I also support my children’s numerous sporting and musical activities as a taxi-driver and assistant coach.
• Travelling is an important part of our family life. I speak French fluently and I enjoy visiting family and friends in France at every opportunity. We have travelled widely across Europe as a family and taken holiday’s further afield to Australia and the USA in recent years.

Ledger Lover Extraordinaire

Management Accountant / Finance Manager

Capable, Reliable, Honest, Hardworking, Optimistic

What is Ledger Lover Extraordinaire looking for? 

•  To be part of a successful team
• Mutual respect in an engaging role as part of a successful company
• A positive work environment

What’s important to Ledger Lover Extraordinaire?

• Making a difference
• Being Listened to
• Being part of a team/resolving imbalances
• Feeling valued
• Reaching a successful outcome

Ledger Lover Extraordinaire’s Interests: 

• Football
• Walking
• Cooking
• Touring new places