Graham Jackson

Background

About Graham Jackson

Graham is a highly experienced and capable head of Finance/Financial Controller, with an impressive track record of helping SME’s and larger businesses reduce costs, boost efficiency and migrate regulatory risk. Especially strong experience of running the functions of Private Family Offices and advising business owners on personal tax and investment strategy. Roles have often faced into multi-site, multi-jurisdictional businesses. Strongly committed to the idea that finance functions should be as much helping businesses grow and seize opportunity as ensuring regulatory compliance. A notably personal “finance guy” who works well within teams and copes well with pressure and relishes a challenge. Some career highlights • Financial Controller and Company Secretary of MPL Communications, umbrella company for the business interests of Sir Paul McCartney, for 18 years. • Transformed the efficiency and reporting processes of the finance function supporting McDonalds largest UK franchise of over 25 stores. • Increase profitability of 3,500-employee hotel room servicing company, by creating a detailed business model, resulting the termination of loss-making contracts and improving margins on others by renegotiating new terms. • Financial Accountant of the famous independent record label Beggar’s Banquet Records, early supporter of new wave artists such as Gary Newman