About
Ceri Bailey joined Mercia in 2015 as Group Financial Controller and moved to her current role in 2021, working within the Fund Coordination function and collaborating with Mercia's Managing Directors, Fund Principals, and the Operations and Investment teams on working practices, system improvements, and process standardisation. She is a PwC-trained chartered accountant with over 20 years of experience in operational audit, finance manager, and financial controller roles, primarily at listed software and manufacturing businesses. She holds a joint honours degree in French and Management Science from Keele University.
Experience
- Mercia Asset Management PLCHead of Client Reporting and Fund Administrationcurrent2021 — present
- Mercia Asset Management PLCGroup Financial Controller2015 — 2021Warwickshire
- Interim Financial ControllerInterim Financial Controller2014Warwickshire
- Standard LifeGroup Financial Controller, Focus Solutions Ltd2007 — 2014Leamington Spa
- Fisher & Paykel AppliancesFinancial Controller2006 — 2007Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
- InforGL Manager, Geac Software Solutions Ltd2004 — 2006Warwickshire
- TRWFinance Manager2000 — 2004Solihull
- Lucas Varity plc, acquired by TRWOperational Auditor1997 — 2000Solihull based, working mainly overseas
- PwC UKAuditor1993 — 1997Greater Cardiff Area
- SonyCorporate Planner, AIWA (UK) Ltd1991 — 1993South Wales
Education
- Keele UniversityBA (Joint Honours), French & Management Science1987 — 1991
Skills & more
Managerial Finance3Business Process2Business Process Improvement3Business Analysis2Internal Control ImplementationManagement Accounting1Financial AccountingFinancial Reporting3ConsolidationPlanning Budgeting & ForecastingFinancial Analysis1Key Performance Indicators
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Cash Flow ManagementCost ManagementBusiness CaseCompany Secretarial WorkERPIFRSUK GAAPTaxMicrosoft ExcelLanguages English · French
- FCA — ICAEW
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Same school
Also attended Keele University12
Joanna LeeInvestment Associate at Giant LeapJoshua GoldInvestor at TMV LogisticsDale AldersonPartner, Head of North West at LDCEmily HaniotisPrincipal, Investments at DiagramMunder ShuhumiFounder / Managing Partner at Pearls CapitalRyan CartwrightInvestment Manager at Frontier Development Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Standard Life21
Suleman SakurFinance Manager at STVTaos EdmondsonPartner, DMG Ventures at DMG VenturesAlexis CruseyHead of Fundraising at Circulate CapitalSimon NichollsPartner at GP BullhoundJohnnie MartinInvestor at Augmentum FintechIzzy DippleMarketing & Community Manager at noa
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Also worked at Infor11
Kirsten Allegri WilliamsChief Marketing Officer, Infor at Gaia VenturesSig MosleyVenture Partner at Zane Venture FundRobert ShanManaging Partner Redstone Hong Kong at RedstoneSteve DeBaccoCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Leaders FundJulio MillánInvestment Analyst at SquareOne CapitalTihomir BajicManaging Partner, X& at Leaders Fund
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Also worked at TRW7
Siddhi GuptaIndia Investment Analyst at Beyond Capital VenturesHrach SimonianAdvisor at DrivenDino VendettiManaging Partner at Seven Peaks VenturesHeiko HuberVenture Partner at Rethink VenturesTodd JankeExecutive in Residence at EnerTech CapitalJon MorrisonExecutive in Residence at EnerTech Capital
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Also worked at PwC UK26
John-ArneInvestor at InvestinorClaire BuckleyHead of Financial Reporting at RTP GlobalKyriakos SouroullaPortfolio Reporting Manager at RTP GlobalPhil DavisHead of ESG & Impact, Portfolio Operations Team at Helios Digital VenturesEmily NixonHead of Finance & Sustainability at noaLucía LópezManager at Axon Partners Group
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Colleagues at Mercia Ventures
Abbie Talbot
Investment Manager - Frontier Development Capital at Mercia Ventures
Adam Fearnley
Investment Director (SME) - Frontier Development Capital at Mercia Ventures
Adam Lovell
Investment Director at Mercia Ventures
Adam Watts
Investment Manager at Mercia Ventures
Alex Cox
Finance Business Partner at Mercia Ventures
Alex Gwyther
Investment Director at Mercia Ventures
Alice Grieve
Compliance Manager at Mercia Ventures
Alison Dwyer
Head of Marketing & Communications at Mercia Ventures