He has 30+ years experience in the world of IT related finance. 10 of those years were spent as a partner in a Britsh firm of Chartered Accountants with a tax and IT remit. The remainder of his time was spent in a variety of industries including construction, steel fabrication, build to order manufacture and light engineering in progressively senior finance related roles.
During that time, He was seconded to a team of Delloitte & Touche consultants working on costing systems for discrete manufacture.
As partner, He had a small portfolio of high wealth clients, those with international interests or those with especially complex affairs. The experience supplemented what he had learned from working in industry and introduced him to the entertainment and hospitality, multi-store retail, professional services and healthcare industries. He specialised in providing business development, advisory, M&A and offshore tax services.
He retired in 1993. In the same year, He went to university and wrote occasional reviews and opinions about accounting software. He completed his degree in 1996 and left the UK in 1997 to live in France. In September, 2004 along with partner Jude, cat and dog moved to Spain. We’re now esconced in Alcaudete, in the north of Andalucia.
Today, He advises software developers about how they need to develop for customer needs and the requirement to understand the narrative in customer satisfaction. He helps developers shape strategy and product; write the occasional piece for AccountingWEB and other blogs. He advises professional practitioners on their marketing strategies in a connected world. His main work comes through writing his blog, which concentrates on innovation for professional accountants with a strong leaning towards the technologies that drive client value. He is a strong believer in culture driven change management tied to business process.
