"Rare mix of commercial understanding and technical skills" "Highly analytical, can understand the detail but more importantly see the impact on the big picture" Strategic Finance & Accounting professional with global experience in the Technology, Entertainment, Real Estate, Hospitality, Business Process Outsourcing, Manufacturing, and Resource industries gathered in companies ranging from small startups to multinational organizations. I believe that the key to helping a business succeed is to build relationships with staff of all levels, understand what is important to them and translate that into actions which can be taken to help improve both company profitability and their individual enjoyment of work / job satisfactionI am a CIMA/AICPA qualified Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), an expert in Excel (inc SQL) and when I am not working you will either find me scoring goals on the hockey pitch or hopping on a plane to go explore the world.Areas of expertise include:• Strategic guidance for decision making• Cross-functional leadership• Business partnering • Risk identification & management• Financial control design & compliance• Financial analysis & reporting• Accurate & efficient financial close• Financial modelling• Budgeting, planning & forecasting• Valuations & due diligence• Process design & improvements• Financial systems (inc implementations)
Listed skills include Management Accounting, Variance Analysis, Forecasting, Finance, and 35 others.