Alan Egan Email & Phone Number

• Responsible/accountable for the financial management and reporting of project spend of c. £50m p.a.
• Responsibility for preparation of Group capex depreciation budget and rolling forecasts. With monthly forecast variance analysis presented to key senior stakeholders.
• Improved project governance procedures ensuring all spend was in line with authorisation and approval policies. First line approver for all capex purchase orders. Liaise with Auditors.
• Developed relationships with Project Finance Managers, Program Management Office, Group Reporting Manager and Fixed Asset Clerk to ensure project spend was appropriate and accurately recorded.
• Introduced more robust financial controls and explained the importance of them to non-financial colleagues when necessary..
• Developed cost drill down tool which provided greater transparency of costs to stakeholders; easier to identify if individual components were over budget, late in starting etc.A reduction in Capex spend due to COVID 19.

• Production of monthly management accounts and cash flow reporting for 8 property companies and 3 Holding Companies. Support Group Accountant in preparing consolidated accounts for Shop Direct Group (£2 BN plus turnover.
• Responsible for netting of Group intercompany accounts ( 100+) and drove significant process improvements to save time and improve quality of reconciliations;eg reducing a complex Inter-Co 7 page Matrix down to a 1.
• Variance analysis presented to senior stakeholders on monthly basis.
• Monthly meetings with senior property team to review performance and proposed property transactions;
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations, investigation of reconciling items and reporting thereon.
• Production of quarterly reporting to banks and VAT returns;

• 2005 to 2008: Credit Operations Management Accountant (Financial Services Division) Responsible for £40m Cost base with 700 employees in this business unit.
• Production of monthly management accounts and reporting. Variance analysis.
• Preparation of budgets and forecasting in liaison with MI Team.
• Created unified cost reports after the merger of Littlewoods and Greater Universal stores;
• Added SWOT analysis to monthly schedules to enhance stakeholder reporting.
• Reduced costs by circa £1m across postage, printing, bank charges and payroll.

• Production of monthly management accounts and reporting;
• Preparation of aged debtor analysis of £1bn debtor book;
• Developed more relevant Cost reports for Claims Department and Sales Departments at various sites across the UK.

Skelmersdale, England, United Kingdom

• Production of monthly management accounts and reporting; Improved Cost Reporting.
• Initiated system of regular liaison with non-financial managers to increase their awareness of costs and understanding of accounting terms-namely, accruals and prepayments;
• Responsible for integrity of balance sheet including balance sheet reconciliations;
• Production of quarterly VAT returns.
• Managed 5 staff.

• Weekly production and distribution of KPI’s for FS products and variance analysis;
• Balance sheet reconciliations.

• Manage the companies funding requirements and cash flow;
• Maintain loans and agreements –liaise with outside bankers;
• Weekly cash flow forecasting; Bank and multi-currency intercompany reconciliations;
• Assist Financial Controller with preparation of financial accounts and budgeting;
• Deputised for Financial Controller during holidays and absence

Liverpool

• Manufacturing Experience –Metalbox Aintree - Packaging.12 Months on various projects.
• Check every machine stroking speed to aid greater accuracy in product costing.
• Define duties of every production line operative in aid of a BS5750 application.
• Update technical drawings of every product with latest industrial standard tolerance levels.
• Liaise with Quality Control Manager to document product testing and rework levels