Our Team

Our team are experts in delivering results from finance business partnering in large organisations – it’s the only thing we do.
We are ‘seasoned’ consultants and trainers, typically Finance Directors or Partners from large companies, with 25-30 years of experience.

Adrian Willmott
Consultant and Coach to Finance Directors. Expert in delivering benefits from finance business partnering.
Managing Director. Former Partner with KPMG Consulting. 30 years’ experience of working around the world in Europe, US, Russia, UK and Latin America.
Client experience includes AstraZeneca, Tesco, British Gas, Standard Life, Rolls-Royce, Johnson & Johnson, RBS, GlaxoSmithKline, Allied Irish Bank, Compass Group, Marks & Spencer.

Julian Wilford
Business strategy, finance organisation and training for finance business partners.
Associate Partner. Former Group Strategy Director with Aviva and co-Founder of NICE, electric cars. 30 years’ experience in the UK, across Europe and in the US.
Client experience includes British Gas, Allied Irish Bank, BT Global Services, Tesco, Compass Group, Lloyds Bank, Associated British Ports, Shell, Roche, Northumbrian Water, Citibank.

Justin Elliott
Skills training for finance business partners and Finance Directors.
Associate Partner. Former Finance Director with Unilever for 18 years in Spain, Russia and the UK, followed by 10 years of finance training experience.
Client experience includes Rentokil Initial, RBS, Sage, Nationwide Building Society, Marks & Spencer, Philips, Unilever.

David Allen
Finance transformation and Finance change projects.
Associate Partner. Former Partner with Accenture and Programme Director for finance transformation projects, often with large systems changes. 25 years’ experience.
Client experience includes Aviva, Pitney Bowes, Excel Logistics, Standard Life and UBS.

Alexis Kingsbury
Finance Decision Support and Capability Modelling.
Associate Partner. Co-founder of Spidergap for skills gap assessments and 360 feedback. Director with Bridging Insight and former Consultant with PA Consulting. 12 years’ experience of working in the UK, Asia, Russia and the US.
Strategic Partner company for diagnostic tools for analysing finance capability gaps and decision support.

Valerie Eaton
Marketing and Business Analyst
Associate Partner. Founder of Mojo Digital Marketing and Smart VA.
Valerie delivers the content marketing for Arcus Consulting, as well as conducting much of the background business analysis for our client work on finance business partnering.
Strategic Partner for marketing and business analysis.

Adrian Willmott
Consultant and Coach to Finance Directors. Expert in delivering benefits from finance business partnering.
Managing Director. Former Partner with KPMG Consulting. 30 years’ experience of working around the world in Europe, US, Russia, UK and Latin America.
Client experience includes AstraZeneca, Tesco, British Gas, Standard Life, Rolls-Royce, Johnson & Johnson, RBS, GlaxoSmithKline, Allied Irish Bank, Compass Group, Marks & Spencer.

Julian Wilford
Business strategy, finance organisation and training for finance business partners.
Associate Partner. Former Group Strategy Director with Aviva and co-Founder of NICE, electric cars. 30 years’ experience in the UK, across Europe and in the US.
Client experience includes British Gas, Allied Irish Bank, BT Global Services, Tesco, Compass Group, Lloyds Bank, Associated British Ports, Shell, Roche, Northumbrian Water, Citibank.

Justin Elliott
Skills training for finance business partners and Finance Directors.
Associate Partner. Former Finance Director with Unilever for 18 years in Spain, Russia and the UK, followed by 10 years of finance training experience.
Client experience includes Rentokil Initial, RBS, Sage, Nationwide Building Society, Marks & Spencer, Philips, Unilever.

David Allen
Finance transformation and Finance change projects.
Associate Partner. Former Partner with Accenture and Programme Director for finance transformation projects, often with large systems changes. 25 years’ experience.
Client experience includes Aviva, Pitney Bowes, Excel Logistics, Standard Life and UBS.

Alexis Kingsbury
Finance Decision Support and Capability Modelling.
Associate Partner. Co-founder of Spidergap for skills gap assessments and 360 feedback. Director with Bridging Insight and former Consultant with PA Consulting. 12 years’ experience of working in the UK, Asia, Russia and the US.
Strategic Partner company for diagnostic tools for analysing finance capability gaps and decision support.

Valerie Eaton
Marketing and Business Analyst
Associate Partner. Founder of Mojo Digital Marketing and Smart VA.
Valerie delivers the content marketing for Arcus Consulting, as well as conducting much of the background business analysis for our client work on finance business partnering.
Strategic Partner for marketing and business analysis.