ASÍ QUE, ¿QUIÉN ES PHIL CHRISTMAS?

Un breve resumen

Soy ejecutivo financiero bilingüe, colegiado tanto en España como en el Reino Unido, con más de 25 años de experiencia ayudando a empresas internacionales —desde start-ups hasta multinacionales— a tomar el control de sus finanzas y crecer con solidez.

Tras empezar mi carrera en el Reino Unido, y luego en España, en una de las Big Four, trabajando en Auditoría y M&A, pasé al mundo empresarial como director financiero de Pequeños y Medianos grupos multinacionales, tanto privados y como cotizados en Bolsa.

Esta trayectoria me ha proporcionado una visión global de lo que una empresa necesita para alcanzar y, a ser posible, superar sus objetivos. Hoy colaboro con Fundadores, Start-ups, PYMEs y Scale-ups que buscan liderazgo financiero estratégico sin la necesidad de incorporar a un CFO a tiempo completo.

¿Mi objetivo?

Ayudarte a poner orden en tus finanzas: gestionar la tesorería, implementar sistemas y controles eficaces, generar informes claros que permitan gestionar bien la empresa y prepararte para futuras rondas de inversión.

Porque una buena gestión financiera no es un lujo; es la base para crecer.

Reseñas de mis clientes

Since starting to work with Phil we have been impressed by his interest in learning about the business and, of course, the possible financial consequences of the actions we propose. We have seen, and continue to benefit from, his commitment to us and our company. Although small, we have a complex structure with companies in two countries and both customers and suppliers around the world. Phil is always available to help us when needed, whether it is to coordinate with our accounting bureau, query VAT on an invoice from a foreign supplier, review our patent portfolio with our lawyers or take on a new employee, as well as providing valuable financial input throughout. I would recommend him to any small and growing company who could use some help controlling its cashflows, building a business plan to test its model and/or present to potential investors, or is simply looking for an independent, calm and rational head to bounce ideas off. Victoria Bäcksin, Founder and CEO

We are a Swiss company which made an investment, together with two local partners, in a Spanish manufacturing company operating in an anticipated high-growth, high-margin business. Shortly after set-up we were approached by one of our main suppliers, a multinational group, who wanted, initially, to form a joint venture with us. We asked Phil to help us with some of the due diligence requests and then, following what turned out to be the acquisition of a majority stake, to coordinate the communication between the initial investors, the company and the acquiring group in order to ensure that the acquisition integrated smoothly. We have been impressed by the speed with which Phil gained a detailed knowledge of our business and dealt intelligently and sensitively with the issues that arose in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts between the different interests, developing along the way excellent working relationships with everyone involved. Initially we involved him to deal with a specific situation, but he has established himself without question as a part-time CFO to the business, taking a weight of our minds and, I am sure, those of the other shareholders. I would have no hesitation in recommending Phil to anyone who is looking for an experienced, business-savvy, CFO-level adviser for almost any type of business – he will surely roll his sleeves up and get to work with a company’s less-experienced employees, training them as they work, while having the ability to deal directly with senior management, external advisers, investors and I am sure all other stakeholders as necessary to ensure that everyone’s concerns are taken on board and they are kept informed of developments on a timely basis.

Phil provided valuable help to us at a critical time: a majority stake in our newly-formed business had just been taken by a UK-listed company and we were obliged to prepare year-end reports at very short notice, followed closely by monthly reports thereafter. Although we had the accounting software to be able to do so, we had no-one with experience in using it or the knowledge required to ensure the outputs made sense. Phil came on board and quickly gained an understanding of our business, the group reporting requirements and the weaknesses in our existing processes, sufficient to guide our staff, suggest improvements where necessary and help us meet our deadlines, allowing senior management to dedicate their time to the areas they know best. As our business grows, with the support of our new partner, we are looking forward to the next challenges and certainly hope that Phil will continue to help and advise us as needed.

¡Construye la empresa que sueñas con la ayuda de un Consultor financiero para startups y pymes!

¿Eres un Fundador, una Start-up, PYME o Scale-up, enfocado hacia el crecimiento, con sede / actividades en el Reino Unido, España u otro país anglo / hispanohablante?

¿Tienes planes de consolidar el negocio y luego crecer a nivel internacional?

¿Estás demasiado ocupado como para dedicarle a las finanzas la atención que merece?

¡Estoy aquí para ayudarte!

ASÍ QUE, ¿QUIÉN ES PHIL CHRISTMAS?

Un breve resumen

¿Mi objetivo?

Porque una buena gestión financiera no es un lujo; es la base para crecer.

Reseñas de mis clientes

¡Construye la empresa que sueñas con la ayuda de un Consultor financiero para startups y pymes!

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