Just imagine having access to a truly talented expert who's there just when you need him. No overheads, no company car, no long term commitment. Someone who can call on a wealth of experience and can bring fresh ideas and best practice from working across a range of client types. Instant solutions when you need things like a business mentor, someone to give you an honest, unbiased, external view of your business, or simply someone who will roll up his sleeves and get the financial accounting and management done!

That's exactly what Ralph Cartwright is bringing to businesses just like yours.

"A business partner without the legal ties"

Ralph is a Finance Director with 25 years experience at the sharp end in the manufacturing and service sectors - in companies ranging from £2 to £125 million turnover, Over the years he has been responsible for financial control of multi unit companies, in both UK and overseas - everything from acquisitions and disposals to major cost cutting projects, obtaining government grants, business rationalisation, improving treasury forecasting, implementing financial and non-financial key performance objectives.

Now, as a freelance, he shares his expertise and provides hands-on, practical assistance to companies of all sizes.

Comfortable working in pressurised environments and achieving deadlines, he can bring strong analytical and problem solving skills to bear on strategic issues.