Russell Woods

Manager | VFO

Russell Woods joined PEM in 2015 as an Accounts Manager and worked his way up to Assistant Manager in 2019 before being promoted to Manager in 2022, after completing his ACCA qualification.

Prior to that, Russell held various accounts payable and accounts receivable roles within industry, working for companies in the manufacturing, technology, pharmaceutical, and logistics sectors.

Russell is responsible for:

Leading delivery of monthly management accounts and board reporting packs.
Providing budgeting, forecasting and cash flow modelling support.
Delivery of commercial analysis and actionable financial insights to clients.
Managing relationships with key stakeholders and senior leadership teams.
Reviewing and quality assurance work completed by finance team members.
Coach, develop and mentor junior and senior finance professionals..
Leading finance transformation, systems implementation and process improvement projects.
Supporting businesses with strategic planning, operational improvement and performance management.

Russell has established himself as a trusted adviser to numerous business owners and senior leadership teams. He specialises in delivering process efficiencies through cloud-based finance systems and automation, including the successful migration and implementation of platforms such as Xero and associated reporting applications. He has supported clients through periods of rapid growth by strengthening their reporting, controls and forecasting capabilities, while improving the quality and timeliness of management information to enable faster decision-making. Russell also has a strong track record of managing complex accounting, reporting and finance projects across multiple client portfolios, as well as identifying commercial opportunities that deepen client engagement and broaden service delivery.

Outside of work, Russell is a huge football fan and has had a season ticket at Tottenham Hotspur since he was 10 years old and enjoys visiting various stadiums around the world and has been fortunate enough to visit many amazing countries along the way. Russell also love films, going to the cinema, and watching box sets, especially anything crime or gangster-related. He also enjoy programmes such as The Traitors. Most of all, he enjoys spending time with his seven-year-old daughter.