Kira Brown

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Finance Director, Collections and Specialist Services at Biffa

United Kingdom

Overview

Kira Brown is a Finance Director at Biffa with a background as a big-4 trained Chartered Accountant. She has extensive experience in senior finance roles at FTSE-listed and PE-backed companies like Vyaire Medical and Serco, specializing in leading large, cross-discipline teams and driving finance transformation across international divisions.

Outside of her core financial responsibilities, Kira actively supports her professional network by sharing opportunities and providing strong recommendations for former colleagues. She also publicly expresses support for military veterans and the companies that employ them, indicating a passion for corporate social responsibility and community engagement.

Kira earned her Certificate in Treasury (CertT) from the Association of Corporate Treasurers, passing all exams with distinction grades.

Personality Overview

Vision Oriented

Fast-Paced

Challenger

They respond well to confident salespeople.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Financial Transformation
Led finance transformation initiatives across global accounting teams and dozens of entities in her previous role at Vyaire Medical.
Supporting Veterans
Has publicly posted her support for service members and veterans in the corporate workforce, using the hashtag #proudlysupportingthosewhoserve.
Professional Networking
Actively engages her network by sharing job opportunities and posting strong recommendations for colleagues she has worked with.

Media Appearances

Kira has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2024
Finance Director, Collections and Specialist Services at Biffa
3-2022 - 7-2024
Senior Director - Finance Controller - International Division at Vyaire Medical
4-2020 - 2-2022
Director - Finance Controller - International Division at Vyaire Medical
6-2019 - 4-2020
Interim Head of FP&A, UK&E at Serco
1-2018 - 8-2018
Professional Development at Association of Corporate Treasurers

Education

2003 - 2005
Education details unavailable from Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia
2018 - 2018
Education details unavailable from Association of Corporate Treasurers

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Exp : 8 Location : United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Finance Director, Collections and Specialist Services at Biffa
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Insights For Selling To Kira

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries

DONT's

  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kira is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kira

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kira move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Kira take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Kira

Personality Compatibility


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