Maria Barton is a Finance Director with nine years of progressive finance and accounting leadership, currently steering financial strategy and controls at Chetwood Financial Limited. She combines hands-on technical fluency as a Python developer and tech lead with deep financial expertise earned through roles from Audit Senior at Baker Tilly to VP of Financial Accounting and Control at MBNA. Maria has a strong track record in group financial control, regulatory reporting and operational transformation across banking and fintech environments. An ICAEW-qualified accountant with a BA in Business Studies and Economics from Liverpool, she bridges audit rigor and hands-on analytics to improve month-end, automation and forecasting processes. Comfortable leading cross-functional teams, she brings a practical developer’s mindset to finance problems—often building or guiding Python-driven tools to streamline reporting and controls.
8 years of coding experience
B.A.hons Business Studies and Economics, B.A.hons Business Studies and Economics at University of Liverpool
ACA Accounting and Finance, ACA Accounting and Finance at ICAEW
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Maria Barton - Finance Director at Chetwood Financial Limited