Not all accountants are the same

 

© 2009 Camrose Consulting Limited

Since 2004 Camrose Consulting has carried out financial management and project work for small and medium sized businesses.  Assignments usually require a combination of hands on involvement and high level experience and have included:

 

• helping an infrastructure business through restructuring, turnaround and exit; driving a significant improvement in cash management.

 

• various financial due diligence assignments, including businesses in the media, recruitment and leisure sectors.

 

• mentoring a bookkeeper in a construction business.

 

• helping an engineering business manage some difficult cash flow issues.

 

• year end support. Including businesses in the hotel and professional services sectors and an international consolidation for an infrastructure group.

 

• resolving issues in a consumer goods business following an accounting breakdown.

 

• investigation into cash leakage at a business providing subcontract labourers.

 

Our services are provided by David Lewis who qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1982.  From 1987 until early 2004 he held partner/director positions in Jayson Newman/Numerica, medium sized accountancy firms (now part of Vantis).  Clients ranged from SMEs through to a FTSE group. David’s experience includes:

 

 

• acquisitions and disposals

 

• resolving problems with accounting processes

 

• business plans for fund raising

 

• accounting and auditing

 

• heading an outsourced internal audit department of a FTSE 250 group

 

 

As well as working with clients, David was involved in the management of Jayson Newman.  He was responsible for aspects of staff training and development and various internal processes.  

 

Whilst able to quickly get to grips with most business sectors,  David has a particular interest in “old economy” businesses such as manufacturing, wholesale and distribution.