Sarah Walk

Pioneer
DISC Type : DIS

Member at NOVA Community

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Sarah is an ACA Qualified Finance Director with extensive experience across PLC, private equity, and owner-managed companies like Haven, Tesco, and FBC. She specializes in strategic and operational leadership, driving business performance and maximizing profitability. People who have worked with her describe her as astute, commercially-minded, and a leader with strong people skills.

Outside of her core financial roles, Sarah is dedicated to continuous personal and professional development. She actively engages in courses on productivity, time management, and leadership. She is also a contributing member of the NOVA Senior Leadership Community, where she provides mentorship and guidance to other experts.

Unique fact: Sarah enjoys sharing knowledge and has presented at events for the NOVA Senior Leadership Community.

Personality Overview

Dynamic But Sincere

Decisive But Friendly

Friendly But Fast

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)  They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Driving Profitability
Her career highlights P&L ownership and executing cost reduction and efficiency initiatives at major companies like Haven and Tesco.
Team Leadership
She has a proven track record of recruiting, mentoring, and empowering teams, and recently completed a course on leadership.
Strategic Partnership
She defines her role as a "Strategic Partner to C-Suite" and has extensive experience business partnering with COOs and board members.

Media Appearances

Sarah has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2024
Member at NOVA Community
Head of Finance Business Partnering Retail & Operations at Haven
6-2022 - 12-2023
Head of Commercial Finance & Strategy at Fox's Burton's Companies (FBC) UK
1-2020 - 6-2022
Finance Business Partner Energy & Maintenance at Tesco
12-2017 - 1-2020
Finance Business Partner Asset & Estates at Tesco

Education

Associate Chartered Accountant from ICAEW
1-2022 - 1-2022
Negotiation from The Gap Partnership

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Insights For Selling To Sarah

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • During followups, use calls or text if needed, they should be fine
  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sarah is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sarah

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sarah move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Sarah take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Sarah

Personality Compatibility


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