Paul Marsh
Associate Partner
Top 3 Skills
About Me
Married since 1991, proud father of a 21 year old son.
Keen golfer, Watch collector and Wine enthusiast.
I enjoy spending time with friends, dining out, going to the cinema and concerts, an enthusiastic sports fan, especially football, F1, and cricket.
Qualifications & Accreditations
Chartered Management Accountant – Qualified 1991
CIMA Institute Fellow since 1993
Dipl BA – Warwick University
IBD Accredited Business Adviser
Highly experienced and strategic Board level Finance Professional
Financial Director and Senior Management positions since 1991 including family owned, German and US owned multinational, UK PLC’s and PE backed companies and groups
Departmental leadership responsible for staff management, development and recruitment
Independent Business Consultant since 2016
Sector experience includes Automotive, Engineering, B2B manufacturers supplying UK and International retail, start-ups in Design and IT
Experienced in business valuations, business acquisitions (from PLC’s, Family owned and Administrators) due diligence and negotiations.
Leading Management buyout negotiations and financing
Prepared Businesses for sale, Sales memorandums, data rooms
Business Refinancing projects generating additional headroom to fund acquisition and organic growth, interest cost savings and agreeing covenants with banks and PE
Lead strategic development and business planning projects
Implement strategically aligned performance targets, budgets, kpi measures and scorecards
Development of management accounts and performance reporting packs
Leading profit improvement projects
Developing and implementing cash flow and working capital management projects
Capital Expenditure return modelling and financing
Portfolio Financial Director providing ongoing or project based executive leadership and support
Exec and Non-Exec Board Level Consultancy and Advisory Services
Owner and Management Team Coaching
Financial Management and Business Performance Training
Business Health check and Improvement Plans
Performance Improvement, Profit Growth, Cost reduction management projects
Cash Flow Improvement and Working Capital Management
Business Valuations, Acquisitions, Due Diligence and financing
Businesses Sale preparation and value optimisation
Strategic Development and Business planning and budgeting
Corporate Financing and making business investment ready
Asset Investment Appraisal and Financing
Stakeholder relationship management ( owner, bank, PE, Pension scheme Trustees, accountants and auditors )
Development of financial reporting packs, margin, expenditure and variance analysis
Financial / Non-Financial performance analysis and measurement
Improving Businesses, developing individuals and team capability is my passion and focus.
My drive is to support business owners to achieve their ambitions and objectives.
To generate and grow business value by identifying and capitalising on opportunities, manage and reducing risk and improving corporate, team and individual knowledge and capability.
As a Portfolio Finance Director I bring the knowledge, capability and experience of a high level Finance professional, Business Adviser and Coach to my clients delivered in a flexible and affordable part time, project or occasional basis.
My broad experience and skills enable me to quickly understand your business, its capabilities, issues, prospects and risks and to work alongside business owners and management teams formulate strategies that add value, direction and focus and build capability.
I have an entrepreneurial mind-set, coupled with corporate know-how and an open approachable personality.
The skills and knowledge of a Finance Director are difficult for many start-ups to access, and are significantly different to the capabilities and experience of their bookkeeper, in house or 3rd party accountant or auditors.
As a Portfolio FD I provide a solution by providing these services on a part-time, project or occasional basis – providing business owners with a highly professional, pragmatic and affordable level of support and advice
Don’t be so busy working in your business that you don’t take the time to work on you being the best in your business.
Excel in what you do, value your worth and surround yourself with the best people to achieve your goals.