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London, Gb

Finance lead and Business partner to the Managing Director and the senior leadership team, reporting to the Divisional Finance Director. Total business turnover approx. £160mStatutory director for several legal entities including Capita Resourcing Limited, Thirty Three Group Limited and Thirty Three USA Inc.Responsible for driving improved financial performance and ensuring the achievement of the annual business plan for all business areas (x4) – Capita Resourcing, Security Watchdog, Thirty Three and HR SolutionsWorking with the Managing Director to create a feasible and solutioned three-year planResponsible for the month end financial close process including forecasting, balance sheet control and board reportingSupporting all financial modelling and providing financial insight for any new business opportunitiesLeadership and development of multiple teams based across the UK (total FTE 27)Liaising with the stakeholders in the business across numerous locations to review and improve financial performance and provide analysis as requiredResponsible for ensuring compliance with the Capita ‘Minimum Control Standards’Liaising with the external auditors on all accounting and audit matters. Responsible for reviewing and approving all legal entity statutory accountsResponsible for all commission payments and the commission schemes in use throughout the businessesMember of the business senior leadership team

London, England, Gb

Business partner to the Managing Director and the senior leadership team, reporting to the Divisional Finance Director. Total business turnover approx. £140mResponsible for driving improved financial performance and ensuring the achievement of the annual business plan for all business areas (x3) – Capita Resourcing, The Security Watchdog and Thirty-ThreeWorking with the Managing Director to create a feasible and solutioned three-year planResponsible for the month end financial close process including forecasting, balance sheet control and board reportingSupporting all financial modelling and providing financial insight for any new business opportunitiesLeadership and development of multiple teams based across the UK (total FTE 23)Liaising with the stakeholders in the business across numerous locations to review and improve financial performance and provide analysis as requiredResponsible for ensuring compliance with the Capita ‘Minimum Control Standards’Liaising with the external auditors KPMG on all accounting and audit matters. Responsible for reviewing and approving the entity statutory accounts for Capita Resourcing LimitedResponsible for all commission payments and the commission schemes in use throughout the businessesMember of the business senior leadership team

Business partner to the Managing Director and the senior leadership team, reporting to the Divisional Finance Director. Total business turnover approx. £120mStatutory director for Capita Retail Financial Services Limited, Akinika Debt Recovery Limited and Capita Insurance Services Limited (all parts of the Capita Remediation Services business unit)Responsible for driving improved financial performance and ensuring the achievement of the annual business plan for all business areasWorking with the Managing Director to create a feasible and solutioned three-year planResponsible for the month end financial close process including forecasting and board reportingResponsible for all financial modelling and providing financial insight for any new business opportunitiesWorking closely with the Business Development Team to ensure sales targets are being metLeadership and development of multiple teams based in Preston, Sheffield and Glasgow (total FTE 10)Liaising with the stakeholders in the business across numerous locations to review and improve financial performance and provide analysis as requiredMember of the business senior management team

Business partner to the Managing Director and the senior leadership team, reporting to the Divisional Finance Director. Total business turnover £80mStatutory director for Capita Retail Financial Services Limited, Akinika Debt Recovery Limited and Capita Insurance Services Limited (all parts of the Capita Remediation Services business unit)Responsible for driving improved financial performance and ensuring the achievement of the annual business planWorking with the Managing Director to create a feasible and solutioned three-year planResponsible for the month end financial close process including forecasting and board reportingResponsible for all financial modelling and providing financial insight for any new business opportunitiesWorking closely with the Business Development Team to ensure sales targets are being metLeadership and development of multiple teams based in London, Manchester and Preston (total FTE 8)Liaising with the stakeholders in the business across numerous locations to review and improve financial performance and provide analysis as requiredMember of the business senior management team

Business partner to the Managing Director and the senior leadership team, reporting to the Divisional Finance Director. Total business turnover £60mResponsible for driving improved financial performance and ensuring the achievement of the annual business planWorking with the Managing Director to create a feasible and solutioned three-year planResponsible for the month end financial close process including forecasting and board reportingResponsible for all financial modelling and providing financial insight for any new business opportunitiesWorking closely with the Business Development Team to ensure sales targets are being metLeadership and development of a team based between London and Manchester (total FTE 3)Liaising with the stakeholders in the business across numerous locations to review and improve financial performance and provide analysis as requiredMember of the business senior management team

Luton, Bedfordshire, Gb

Leadership and development of a team of 19 including Management Accounts, Tax, Treasury and Accounts Payable reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer. Responsible for overseeing the monthly and annual reporting cycles of twelve UK based businesses with a combined annual turnover of £650m+. Controller of all UK balance sheets and ensuring all risks and opportunities are flagged to senior management and dealt with accordingly. Owner of the statutory accounts process for eighteen legal entities prepared under FRS 101. Liaising with the key stakeholders in the business to review and improve financial performance and provide analysis as required. Act as the main point of contact with the Randstad Parent Company based in the Netherlands on UK financial, tax and treasury matters. Liaising with the external auditors Deloitte regarding all audit processes. Achievements:Successfully restructured the department in May 2015 to align it to the business priorities and reduced costs by £100k+ per annum. Improved balance sheet control and reporting to help improve and secure the UK financials.

Luton, Bedfordshire, Gb

Finance business partner to the Managing Directors and their senior management teams for two UK based businesses with a combined turnover of £250m, reporting to the Finance Director.Member of the business senior management teams.Responsible for the review of the monthly financials and creation of the forecasts, budgets and board reporting.Responsible for all financial pricing models for any new business opportunities.Supporting the business during any tender processes for new business including attending client meetings.Involvement in the development of bonus schemes for the sales team to maximise performance.Acted as the linking pin between the UK Shared Service Centre and the businesses on financial matters.Achievements:Presented with the award for ‘Outstanding Financial Support’ in June 2015.

Luton, Bedfordshire, Gb

Management and development of a team of 5, reporting into the Chief Accountant. Responsible for the monthly management accounts and reporting close process for five UK based businesses with a combined turnover of £250m. Responsible for the monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts, flagging risks and opportunities to senior management and taking action as necessary.Liaising with the key stakeholders in the business to review and improve financial performance and provide analysis as required. Creating top down budgets for senior management and bottom up budgets for the sales team. Involvement in the pricing of new business opportunities with the sales team. Supporting management and the external auditors during the audit process.Achievements:Nominated by the Chief Financial Officer and elected to the Randstad ‘High Performance Panel’ in January 2013 (served as a member until 2015). Supported one business in the re-tender of their largest account worth £50m turnover per annum, by providing financial modelling and support on the pricing during face to face client meetings. Developed a strong working relationship with the operational teams.

Luton, Bedfordshire, Gb

Management and development of a team of 2, reporting into the Head of Finance. Responsible for the monthly management accounts and reporting close process for two UK based businesses with a combined turnover of £200m. Responsible for the monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts, flagging risks and opportunities to senior management and taking action as necessary.Dealing with all queries from the operational teams on the financials. Supporting management and the external auditors during the audit process. Achievements:Created numerous pricing calculators for use by the sales teams. Won the award ‘Shared Service Centre Team Member of the Year 2010’ in February 2011 – nominated and awarded by senior management.

Luton, Bedfordshire, Gb

Supported the Management Accountant with the month end close process. Prepared balance sheet reconciliations and weekly reports as required. Answered queries on the financials from the operational teams.Dealt with all ad hoc requests from management as required.

London, Gb

Central Milton Keynes, Gb

Luton, Bedfordshire, Gb

Ba (Hons) Sustainable Performance Management, Control Systems And Ethics

Msc Strategic Business Management, Rpo & Msp

Cima 2010 Professional Qualification, Accountancy And Finance

Aat Qualification (Up To Nvq Level 4), Accounting And Finance

Icb Qualified, Bookkeeping

Level 5 Certificate, Management And Leadership