Stephen Acma is a highly skilled Commercial Finance Manager with over 5 years of experience in the property investment sector. With a strong background in manufacturing and med tech, Stephen's knowledge of technical and commercial accounting allows him to lead and assist in a number of business-critical projects that deliver operational and commercial success. Stephen is a qualified CIMA and has a track record of analysing large-scale property investment portfolios and devising financial strategies to maximise commercial returns for shareholders. He has partnered with operational teams to help them understand their impact on financial outcomes and has led high-performing finance teams, mentoring and motivating them to facilitate a superior service to the business.

Stephen's stand-out projects include successfully recuperating £350k of unexpected costs due to an overrun of lease terms beyond the master contract end date; assisting with the acquisition and integration of 12 businesses, leading to revenue growth of 45%; and revising and updating the 2020 forecast to assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, implementing new commercial parameters and identifying new cash generation activities, to ensure the business achieved its commercial goals.

Stephen's key skills include strategic planning, internal control improvement, corporation tax, VAT, financial modelling, accounts system design, system implementation, budgeting and forecasting, executive reporting, team leadership, treasury management, cash flow forecasting, statutory accounts, and group reporting.

Stephen studied Bachelor of Science (BSc), Biology, General at the University of Sheffield and at Birkenhead School. He's been a Commercial Finance Manager at Mapeley, formerly Group Financial Controller at HML Group, formerly Financial Planning & Reporting Analyst at Royal Mail, formerly Management Accountant at AESSEAL, and formerly Management Accountant at Sandvik.