Alan Yip Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Acting as a trusted and respected Business Partner to the Head ofDigital and advising on financial strategy in the digital space, arevenue stream worth in excess of $20M.
• Leading financial reviews of the digital product with fullaccountability for assessing customer spending trends andcollating digital revenue forecasts.
• Conducting vast market analysis in order to inform pricingdecisions and evaluate the products value-proposition.
• Translating data analysis insights into tangible, customer-focusedstrategy to drive financial performance in each region,communicating plans to the Board and major stakeholders.
• Embedding best practice frameworks and ways of working,including the development of reporting templates for daily andquarterly performance reporting of the online product.

• Led financial and market analysis across European and Africanregions with reporting across product revenue and commissions.
• Collaborated with global teams to control data integrity andquality, ensuring consistent approaches of accounting.PROFESSIONAL TRAININGHave you participated in anyinternal or external trainingcourses that could be of.
• Responsible for providing insightful reports, including a monthlyOC & Revenue deck, financial reconciliations, forecasting, and adhocanalysis to support the strategic planning of Management.
• Applied my financial acumen to assist Regional Heads of Financein the production of monthly MBR decks, with ownership ofMacros, Waterfall diagram and Essbase templates.
• Instilled an ethos of continuous improvement and strived tointroduce more efficient reporting standards and tools.

• Selected for this Maternity Cover role to support the VP of Africa indeveloping regional reporting within the finance function.
• Held full responsibility for P&L reporting, forecasting and financialmanagement of a revenue stream worth $150,000,000+.
• Led the production of daily and monthly finance updates to sharewith the Board and regional stakeholders.
• Directed finances in a $2,000,000 investment project in the region,with the introduction of a new channel in South Africa. Thisinvolved budget allocation, forecasting and spend monitoring.

• Supported Management teams in the region in the setup offinancial processes, including weekly and monthly reporting plans.
• Collated such reports and provided meaningful market insights toassist in country revenue forecasting.
• Partnered with the Geo Lead to source and select regional Agentsand evaluate contractual terms to ensure mutual benefit.
• Assisted financial planning throughout the launch of new productsi.e. Bill Pay, as well in implementing new reporting processes.

• Managed accountancy up to trial balance across the entire BMWgroup, with ownership of all financial reporting.
• Played a crucial role in the development of the firm’s accountancypractice, introducing efficient analysis processes for reviewingvehicle sales, cost of sales and the cost of retail operations.
• Supported Management teams in long-range planning andcontributed vastly to the strategic vision of the company, withinput surrounding commercial viability and financial goals.
• Provided overarching profitability analysis and appraisals of newsales and marketing initiatives to support wider ROI analysis.