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Helen Hingley
Consultant | Financial modelling and analysis
All organisations need to grow revenue and manage cost, but it can be hard to decide on the right actions to take.
Where is it best to focus? What happens if things change?
I help people to try out different ideas and scenarios within a financial model of their business, before committing to a decision.
The model provides a range of financial projections under different conditions, showing which factors are most important.
The result? More confident, informed decisions, from a better understanding of the financial impact.
About me
I am a Chartered Financial Modeller with the Financial Modelling Institute, and a Chartered Management Accountant with CIMA.
My track record spans 20 years as a financial modelling and commercial FP&A specialist, at over 30 organisations across the public, private and not-for profit sectors.
I build financial models in Excel using industry standard best-practice modelling techniques. I am also skilled in using the PowerBI platform for data modelling and analysis.
Since 2017 I have been an independent consultant operating through my limited company, after a varied career as a management consultant in PA Consulting's Strategy & Decision Sciences practice.
Experience
2017-present
Independent Financial Modelling specialist, Hingley Consulting Ltd
So far as an independent consultant/ contractor, I have delivered over 12 assignments with 7 varied clients. These have ranged from short 10 day consultancy assignments to 12+ months support as a contractor. For example:
- I delivered all financial modelling and analysis required by a fintech start-up, over a period of 2 years, including supporting two successful funding rounds.
- I provided a range of financial modelling services at a private equity owned fibre infrastructure company over 16 months, including:
- modelling network build and customer demand for the medium to long-term plan,
- rebuilding the commercial model to support negotiations with potential partners,
- developing a new cohort-based customer pricing model to inform pricing decisions and revenue projections.
- I built cost models and commercial models for multiple strategic procurement programmes and partner negotiations in the public sector (postal services, a national infrastructure programme, and technology procurement).
2015-2017
Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, ZSL
ZSL is an international £70m charity which delivers conservation projects in more than 50 countries worldwide, carries out ground-breaking scientific research and operates ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
Soon after joining as the FP&A manager, I was promoted to be head of the Finance Business Partnering team to help drive significant transformation (people, processes and systems) of the Finance department at ZSL.
2005-2015
Principal Consultant, PA Consulting
PA is a management consulting, technology and innovation firm of over 2,500 people operating from 28 offices around the world.
I was one of PA’s experts in financial modelling, planning and analysis, providing strategic and operational insight to clients at senior management and Board level.
I was responsible for leading and delivering successful client assignments in a wide variety of sectors (including energy, insurance, health, public sector), and was known for building great relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
2002-2005
Consultant, Deloitte
I joined the Strategy & Operations practice on the graduate scheme and gained valuable experience on a range of client projects.
Qualifications
2023
Maven Analytics
PowerBI Desktop, PowerBI Service and Advanced DAX
2019-2020
Financial Modelling Institute
Chartered Financial Modeller
Advanced Financial Modeller
2008
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Chartered Management Accountant
1997-2001
Cambridge University
Master of Engineering (MEng) - 1st Class