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Complex International Experience• Experience of leading finance teams in a global business• Lived and worked in Muscat, Oman, and Toronto, Canada• Deeply involved with two Private Equity leveraged buy-outs involving international due diligence, group restructurings, purchase price allocations and complex credit agreements• Lead finance person on multi-country material acquisition, concentrating on post-acquisition integration and realisation of synergiesFinancial Reporting• Timely consolidation and management reporting of 50+ entities in a multi-currency international environment • Presentation of results to executive management, discussion of variances to budget and forecast• Leading group external audit including presentation and support of judgement areas, and resolution of any technical accounting issues• Experience of reporting under IFRS, UK GAAP, Canadian GAAP and US GAAP including conversion from US GAAP to IFRS• Exposure to wide variety of entity and business types including incorporated and unincorporated joint ventures, partnerships, joint arrangementsInternal Control• Drafted, presented and implemented global accounting policies including approval matrix as well as local policies• Reviewed, centralised and documented the administration of online banking across multiple banks, ensuring segregation of duties and compliance with Group policy• Detected and investigated a control failing resulting in material loss• Managed Internal Audits in the finance area, closing out any recommendations and ensuring ongoing adherenceCompany Secretarial/Compliance• Completed liquidation of companies in Malaysia, Hong Kong, New Caledonia, Singapore, Germany, working with professional legal advisors in each country to achieve orderly closeout• Served as functional compliance officer for Finance, raising awareness of importance of compliance and driving adherence to deadlinesLeadership• Managed teams of up to 20 staff across Finance, IT and Admin