Eleven years in the manufacturing industry. Started as Trainee Factory Accountant, ultimately gained position as Finance Director for an £80 million turnover group. Involved in company acquisitions, development of an Activity Based Costing model, a ‘SAP R/3’ integrated software implementation, the introduction of responsibility accounting and general management duties.

Twenty one years teaching experience commenced at the West Midlands School of Accountancy. Taught various management accounting and financial reporting modules to both undergraduate and postgraduate groups at the University of Birmingham, the University of West London and Aston University. Throughout this period spent fifteen years teaching in the private sector at Kaplan Financial to professional accountancy students studying for their AAT, CIMA, ACCA or ICAEW examinations.

Joined the University of Wolverhampton in January 2018 as Senior Lecturer in Management Accounting. Course leader for the MSc Professional Accounting and Finance. Head of Department Finance, Accounting and Economics from January 2022.

• Associate, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) since 1993
• Chartered Global Management Accountant
• Fellow Higher Education Academy

• Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• City & Guilds FE Teachers Certificate
• PG Cert in Higher Education and Professional Practice
• Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA): Digital Transformations

Manufacturing - Wagon Storage Products Uk £80 million Turnover

• Three years Finance Director 
• One year Divisional Financial Controller
• Three Years Senior Management Accountant

Manufacturing - Russell Hobbs Tower £40 million Turnover

• Two Years Management Accountant
• One year Manufacturing Accountant
• One year Trainee Factory Accountant

Corporate and Community Engagement

• Consultant (on behalf of Wolverhampton Business School) to Lombard Finance – Delivered In-house Finance for Non-financial Managers Training Programme
• Consultant (on behalf of Wolverhampton Business School) – involved in Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise Network (KEEN) Programme
• Delivery of CMI Finance for Non-financial Managers module to Hill & Smith

Teaching Interests

• Costing
• Management Accounting and Decision Making
• Budgeting and Financial Control
• Strategic Management Accounting and Control
• Finance for Non-Financial Managers

External Academic Roles

• External Examiner/ Team Leader for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Paper FR Financial Reporting 
• Chief Examiner on the recommendation of the London School of Economics and Political Science for the University of London – EMFSS - Management Accounting