Anthony Statham Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom

• Reported to the Financial Director (2 x 6 month contracts).• Recruited to support the transfer of accounting duties and processes from the UK to a shared service team in India, using SAP accounting software with enhanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robot process automation (RPA).• Authorized and approved month end journals and reconciliations undertaken by the shared services team (i.e., Revenue recognition, commissions, accruals & prepayments, stock valuation, Consignment stock, E&O reserve, intercompany charges, payroll journals).• Reviewed corporate policies and liaised with the Legal Dept. to obtained compliance certification from suppliers.• Approved payroll (120 employees) and supplier payments.• Designed reports to support the purchasing and sales department.• Liaised with engineers to cost products from bill of materials within a standard costing system (FIFO).• Created purchase request applications for capital items (ROI, NPV).

Vale Of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

• Responsible for managing the finance team (i.e. Accounts Payable, Sales Ledger, Project Accountant, Financial Accountant and Payroll) utilising MS Dynamics NAV.• Reported the Financial Statements and the Operational KPI’s to the Chief Accountant in Dubai on the monthly Teams meeting.• Reported the weekly cashflow forecast and scheduled payments in-line with customers receipts and intercompany loans.• Supported the Station Head managing a number of projects relating to the installation of industrial boilers.• Negotiated supplier payment plans and authorised payments.• Reconciled bank statements (11 bank accounts, GBP,Euro, USD).• Reviewed and approved monthly balance sheet reconciliations and intercompany labour charges.• Reviewed and managed prepayments, accruals and loan schedules.• Consolidated and submitted the Group quarterly VAT Returns.• Liaised with Auditors to prepare the 2020 Final Accounts submission to Companies House (i.e. FRS 102: lease agreements, headcount, asset disposals, depreciation).

Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom

• Responsible for reporting all revenue and costs to the Board of Directors relating to a design/build oil and gas water treatment plant in Egypt (CAPEX budget $47 million).• Set-up Hydro Industries LLC Egypt for in country purchases and submitted VAT returns on a monthly bases.• Set-up the project module in Sage and design reports to analyse and forecast costs against budgets, utilising pivot tables/charts.• Collaborated with process engineers and the purchasing team to create Bill of Materials and forecast payments based on lead-times and negotiated terms.• Implemented a stock control system (Assetspire) to track assets/equipment that have been distributed worldwide.• Submitted payroll instructions and apportioned direct and indirect labour costs to projects.• Calculated R&D tax credits for various projects.• Reconciled supplier Accounts and submitted working documents for the 2019 and 2020 Audited Accounts.

Llanelli

• Responsible for all the accounting functions to ensure compliance (GAAP) and produce financial\management accounts on a weekly basis using Sage Line 50.• Managed timesheet administrators involved in processing the weekly payroll for approximately 350 plant operators nationwide.• Developed the company’s CRM database (ACT) to capture and calculate timesheet hours, which significantly reduced the weekly pay and invoicing processing time from 5 to 3 days.• Designed bespoke reports in Sage, ACT and Excel using pivot tables\power query to calculate gross margins, highlight data entry errors and monitor KPI’s.• Managed sub-contractor payments under the HMRC Construction Industry Scheme.• Effectively managed debt collections.• Reconciled the debtors control account in accordance with the banks’ invoice discounting procedures to maximise the draw down facility and reduce interest charges.• Liaised with the auditors and submitted working documents for the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Final Accounts.

Swansea, United Kingdom

• Reported to the UK Financial Country Controller\Director.• Consolidated, reviewed and reported Income and Balance Sheet statements for thirty-eight Legal Entities within the UK and explained variances within these statements which were greater than $1 million and $5 million, respectively, to take corrective action (Oracle).• Liaised with Auditors to prepare ‘Notes and Disclosures’ for the Final Accounts submissions to Companies House (i.e. FRS102 and US GAAP: Lease agreements, Headcount, Capital commitments, Asset disposals).• Set-up a SharePoint Team Site to improve collaboration between the UK Financial Controllers and the UK Finance Team to provide “best practice” guidance notes and manage reporting. • Reviewed and approved monthly balance sheet reconciliations undertaken by the Shared Services Centre in Hungary.• Calculated and approved inter-company recharges (i.e. Payroll, Legal).• Appraised and amended budgets for the UK Finance Department.• Submitted Brexit impact analysis report to the US.

Llanelli, Carmarthenshire

• Reported to the Financial and Operational Directors.• Recruited to Project Manage and install a Material Resource Planning (MRP) system within Sage Manufacturing utilising PRINCE2 methodologies to improve purchasing decisions and manage the production process.• Liaised with Engineers to create Bill of Materials (BOM) for numerous devices to calculate standard material and labour costs.• Implemented Works Order Processing onto the shop floor to issue stock and capture actual costs during production. • Set-up a standard costing system to introduce variance analysis.• Calculated the overhead absorption rate based on standard hours to improve the budgetary process and review labour capacity\utilisation.• Trained and mentored staff to use the new systems which resulted in reducing inventory costs by 25% and improved productivity.• Renegotiated supplier contracts with the Purchasing Manager to reduce lead-times, minimum order quantities, Re-Order Levels and price breaks.• Set-up the Traceability Module with the Quality Control Manager to provided component\device traceability and labelling, in compliance with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).• Set-up Sage Report Designer to create a comprehensive range of reports to manage the new business processes and monitor KPI’s for the monthly Board Pack.

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire

• Responsible for the whole accounting function and submitted financial and management accounts, monthly (Incl. VAT, PAYE).• Installed Sage Manufacturing and an MRP system as outlined above.• Managed and maintained Bill of Materials via Engineering Release Notifications (ERN) and submitted R&D claims.• Recruited, managed and trained staff to use Sage.• Created and maintained Fixed Asset register utilising bar codes.• Designed reports to monitor and control the new business processes in accordance with the Micro-Generation Certification Scheme. • Project managed and obtained grants from the Welsh Assembly to install a new server and purchase production equipment with supporting Net Present Value (NPV) calculations.

Cardiff

• Reported to the Financial Director.• Implemented a computerised Job Costing system to capture the costs of installing Electronic POS equipment in retail outlets, within MS Dynamics NAV.• Implemented a new paperless stock control system (i.e. Bar Codes) to manage repairs and replacements and capture these service costs. • Created numerous SQL reports to monitor KPI’s for the Board Pack.• Assessed the Call Centre user requirements and reviewed alternative ERP service management software to maintain and enhance Service Level Agreements (SLA’s).

Swansea

• Reported to the Financial Director during a short term agency contract.• Finalised the customisation of Sage Manufacturing Batch Controller to manage stock, work-in-progress and bill of materials.• Created user manual and trained the Production Manager and Storeman.

Milford Haven, Pembrokshire

• Reported to the Managing Director during two six months agency contracts.• Produced and reviewed financial and management accounts on a monthly basis using SysPro Impact ERP system.• Completed Statutory Returns (I.e. VAT, EC IntraStat and Government National Statistics).• Maintained cashbooks (GBP, EUR, USD) and calculated currency gains/losses.• Managed monthly stock takes.• Supervised Sales Ledger Clerk.• Calculated payroll from timesheets and processed payroll payments for thirty employees (i.e. P11, P32, P60, and P11D).• Liaised with auditors during the annual review and submitted working documents for the final accounts.

Carmarthen, Southampton, Abergavenny

• Reported to the Project Manager and Senior Quantity Surveyor.• Completed three gas pipeline projects and was promoted to Senior Site Cost Controller.• Consolidated projects costs against activity budgets ranging between £5 - £18 million and highlighted variances to the management team using Ramseys ERP Software, (i.e. labour, plant and material costs).• Provided training and supervised three costing clerks.• Calculated sub-contractors payments under the ‘Construction Industry Scheme’ (CIS).• Liaised with internal and external auditors to demonstrate the cost capture process amounting to £200,000 per week with budgets between £5 - £18 million.• Assisted the Senior Quantity Surveyor with costing compensation events and variation orders by analysing “gang” costs from daily work record sheets utilising a bespoke database.• Produced labour and plant utilisation reports.• Coordinated the hiring of plant\equipment from local suppliers and negotiated rates.

Ebbw Vale, Gwent.

• Reported to the Managing Director during two six months agency contracts.• Computerised the Accounts from Pegasus to QuickBooks to produced periodic financial statements and marginal costs reports to calculate contribution per mile.• Utilised a road logistic program and tracking technology to capture and control direct variable costs.• Calculated cost comparisons for vehicle lease or buy decisions.• Obtained Certificate of Professional Competence in Road Haulage (CPC).• Calculated payroll from timesheets and processed payroll payments for twenty employees (i.e. P11, P32, P60, and P11D).

Tredegar, Gwent.

• Reported to the Financial Controller during a short term contract covering maternity leave.• Maintained and reconciled; sales, purchase, and other key control accounts in Sage Line 100, for monthly reporting.• Valued stock and work-in-progress for standard costing calculations.• Processed payroll payments 40 Employees (P11, P32).• Provided purchase order processing training and supervised the Purchase Ledger Clerk.

Meststag, Gwent.

• Reported to the Financial Controller during an agency contract covering a secondment to the USA.• Monitored the factories labour costs using standard costing techniques and reported variances to the Operations Manager and other key personnel using BPICS ERP and Hyperion systems.• Analysed staff efficiency levels by calculating the factories labour rate variance and efficiency ratio.• Forecast total labour costs for different levels of production and prepared the 2000 labour budget.

Dale, Pembrokeshire

• Reported to the Proprietor.• Prepared lost profit calculations following the Sea Empress disaster and submitted compensations claims to the “International Oil Pollution Committee” to the value of £250,000.• Seconded to Dale Sailing and Griffin Inn to research, calculate and submit their compensation claim (Feb 98 - Jun 98).• Computerised the Accounts in QuickBooks from spreadsheets.• Processed payroll payments for 40 Employees from weekly timesheets (P11, P32, P60, P11D).• Taught sailing and windsurfing.

Southampton, Hampshire.

• Reported to Managing Director.• RYA /Dtp Coastal Yacht Master: Commercially endorsed(Nov 1993).• Computerised the accounts in QuickBooks from spreadsheets.• Co-ordinated yacht charters and carried out various administrative duties, including setting up a customer database to improve marketing campaigns.• Sailed in Trans-Atlantic Yacht Race to Barbados and Thailand.• Taught Sailing.• Taught Business English in Thailand.

Paddington, London

• Reported to the Financial Director.• Monitored departmental costs against budgets and reported variances (A&E, Renal, Oncology, Fracture Clinic).• Allocated and apportioned costs to departments within an absorption costing system.• Prepared budgets for different levels of service adopting the internal market principles.

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Brewster, New York.

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Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.A.), 2:2

Activities and Societies: Social Policy (NHS)

Prince2 Foundation And Practitioner

Microsoft Excel Advanced

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Certificate Of Professional Competence In National Road Haulage, Transportation And Materials Moving, Qualified

Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants, Accounting And Finance, Part Qualified

Betec National Diploma In Business And Finance, Accounting And Business/Management, C