Alex Hennessy, FCCA

Critic
DISC Type : C

Senior Finance Manager - New Verticals at Deliveroo

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Alex is a qualified accountant (FCCA) and Finance Manager at NBCUniversal, with extensive experience across the tech, media, and travel industries at companies like Deliveroo and Tesco. He has a proven track record of leading financial improvements and championing business partnering to support executives. He is a graduate of the University of Exeter.

At Just Eat, he managed sales commission schemes for a 400+ person team and provided financial support for negotiating multinational brand deals.

Personality Overview

Precise

Information Seeker

Negotiator

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.  They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Topics They Care About

Commercial Finance
Managed commission schemes for over 400 sales staff and supported negotiations for commercial deal terms with multinational brands at Just Eat.
FP&A Transformation
Led a financial planning and analysis transformation at The Travel Corporation, which included a complete redesign of the group's cash flow model.
New Business Verticals
His recent role as Senior Finance Manager at Deliveroo was focused on providing financial leadership for new and emerging business areas.

Media Appearances

Alex has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2026
Senior Finance Manager - New Verticals at Deliveroo
3-2025 - 3-2026
Senior Finance Manager at The Travel Corporation
10-2024 - 3-2025
Senior Finance Manager - Strategic Projects at Tesco
10-2023 - 10-2024
Sales Finance Lead / Senior Commercial Finance Manager at Just Eat Takeaway.com
6-2023 - 9-2023
Finance Manager - Growth Acceleration at Informa Tech

Education

2012 - 2016
Bachelor’s Degree from University of Exeter
2014 - 2015
Certificate of Proficiency from University of Otago

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Insights For Selling To Alex

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing

DONT's

  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alex is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alex

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alex move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Alex take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Alex

Personality Compatibility


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