Mark Tracey
Mark is an experienced Finance Director and captain of his village cricket team. He follows football and rugby with equal enthusiasm and enjoys skiing whenever the opportunity arises. As the father of three boys, he also spends a significant amount of time in his other important role as a glorified taxi driver. Combining commercial insight with a practical, down-to-earth approach, Mark brings energy, perspective and good humour to every engagement.
Experience
- Managing and leading finance and admin teams and ensuring adequate internal controls and procedures are in place;
- Business exit strategy (sale of business for $30M);
- Successful VC equity raising experience (up to £15M);
- Successful private equity (EIS) fund raising experience (up to £2M);
- Successful bank loan of £1M through Santander “Breakthrough” program;
- Successful “re-phoenixing” businesses post liquidation to profitability;
- Successful MBOs, financial integration and business acquisitions;
- Treasury function – making the cash “sweat”.
Specialism
- Financial modelling and forecasting for 1 – 3 years;
- Financial strategy and running “what if” scenarios;
- Financial integration of acquired companies into new owner infrastructure;
- Identifying and sourcing the most appropriate finance for the business;
- On time financial and key performance indicator reporting;
- Group consolidation reconciliation and reporting;
- Negotiating and review of key customer and supplier contracts;
- Board room presence.
What clients say
“Our partnership with Mark has returned a deeper knowledge and understanding on the financial position, performance and value of the business. Mark continues, and long may it continue, to be the backbone of financial knowledge.”
“Anyone who needs some support from an initial audit to continued support really must speak with Mark. His approach and style is helpful, friendly and all times professional.”
“We would not be here today if it were not for Mark’s direction over the last 8 years.”
“Mark is a pleasure to work with as a person and can be relied upon to provide accurate and timely management information as well as engaging with the wider organisation to be a valued member of the team on both a personal and professional level.”
“Mark had to deal with some challenging situations and always helped reach a successful and positive conclusion. “