Mark McKrell

Managing a team of sixteen responsible for financial transactions for Avnet UK and Ireland operations (Accounting, Credit control, Facilities, Payroll). Providing local business support to all business divisions.

Responsible for the financial appraisal of large capital investment decisions, for managing the acquisition financial process and representing investment decisions for brand board meetings.

Reporting to the zone EVP for European zone with 26 offices and €110m turnover, managing a team of twenty. Setup compliance and reporting framework for Europe from existing Adecco shared financial services and lead initiatives for sales growth, margin improvement and cost reduction.

Managing a team of ten, responsible for company strategy, budget setting, working capital management, statutory and management reporting, balance sheet control and credit control.

Financial Analyst , Creating reporting framework for the North European zone, Providing operating and strategic support for zone finance and country managers, Coordinating budget setting for zone, Working on acquisition proposals

Centralised purchasing function for the Granada Group (Hospitality and Hotels group). Managed the accounting for centralised rebates for combined Granada and Forte hotels, Created supplier audit program to verify Group rebates income, Implemented SUN accounting system

Financial Controller £20m t/o London based publishing company, Turned around finance team morale, Improved quality and accuracy of accounting including the costing of new titles, Dealt with bank refinancing and Assisted in the private sale of the business.

Articled trainee, Wide experience in Corporate Services (Audit and Accounts Preparation) with SME sized companies, Secondments in Corporate Recovery (Insolvency) and Corporate Finance, Audited medium sized and small enterprises and charities in South east and London.

Philosophy and Mathematics