About

Gary McDonald

Gary is an experienced Finance Director who brings a diplomatic and involved approach, with extensive experience in various sectors but especially the retail sector, turning around challenged businesses, finance functions and driving major cost savings. Empowers decision making through improving accessibility and reliability of management information, overcoming customer satisfaction issues, driving operational transformation, implementing effective controls, enhancing audit functions, and ensuring robust corporate governance.

When setting up Buffalo Financial Management, Gary recognised that many SME's need strong financial management support and, as the UK and world economies continue to experience difficulties, this need is ever present for existing companies and recent start ups.

At this stage of his career Gary would like to use his experience and continue to helps others. 

Gary has always found immense satisfaction in being the trusted partner to the CEO's of business's. Helping them deal with the business risks and help them secure the future and prosperity of their business.

Professional Memberships and Qualifications

Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of England and Wales - no: 1115480
Membership of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants - no: 00194354
CA(SA) - Final Qualifying Examinations - 1986
University of Witwatersrand - B.Acc - 1985
University of Witwatersrand - B.Comm - 1984

Previous Finance Director roles

Unitrans Ltd t/a Concorde Logistics
Steinhoff UK Retail Services
Harveys Furniture
Steinhoff UK Furniture Ltd
Avis Fleet Services
National Chemical Products - Food Products
Waste-tech (Pty) Ltd
Fraser Alexander Waste (Pty) Ltd

Non-Executive Director roles

Dean Close Foundation - member of Council & Board Trustee

Previous Senior Financial roles

Group Internal Audit Manager - Steinhoff UK Group
Group Financial Manager - National Chemical Products
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