Paddy Stafford Cgma

Paddy Stafford has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Paddy is currently working at Tide as the FP&A Lead, where they provide strategic support to C-level executives through financial modeling and analysis. Paddy also plays a key role in managing and analyzing strategic projects such as migrations, product bundling, fundraising, and M&A.

Before joining Tide, Paddy worked as an FP&A Manager at the same company, where they managed revenue reporting and forecasting for complex products. Paddy also conducted in-depth analysis to identify drivers of revenue streams and developed reporting suites to track these drivers over time. Additionally, Paddy built financial models to improve the accuracy of forecasts, particularly in the payments sector.

Prior to their roles at Tide, Paddy served as the Head of Finance and Operations at Growth Lending Limited, where they played a crucial role in the company's financial and operational management.

Paddy's earlier experience includes working at GapCap in various roles such as Head of Finance and Operations, Finance and Operations Manager, Product Manager, Senior Financial Analyst, and Risk & Operations in the Research & Development department. Paddy also briefly worked at Grand as part of the Grand Challenges team.

Overall, Paddy Stafford has gained valuable experience in financial planning and analysis, revenue management, strategic project management, and financial modeling throughout their career.

Paddy Stafford, CGMA, has a diverse education history. From 2005 to 2010, they attended Bryanston School, where they studied Mathematics, History, Physics, and Further Mathematics. Subsequently, from 2011 to 2014, Paddy pursued a Bachelor's degree at the University of Exeter in Mathematics and Middle East Studies, with a focus on Iranian Studies. In 2015 and 2016, they went on to obtain a CISI Level 4 Diploma in Investment Advice (Securities) from The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI). Lastly, from 2017 to 2019, Paddy completed their Associate CGMA degree in Accounting and Finance at The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Additionally, in November 2019, they obtained the prestigious Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) certification from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).