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Fareham, England, United Kingdom

Fareham, United Kingdom

Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom

* Managed team of up to 5 Analysts supporting EMEA Commercial and Marketing teams, based in UK and Dubai* Commercial Lead for COGNOS 11.0, driving implementation into Europe. Responsible for scoping Commercial Reporting, writing Test Scripts, Co-ordinating UAT, facilitating training, led cut-over planning and co-ordination, leading report rationalisation.

Whiteley, Hampshire

• Launched Finance Business Partnering to Recruitment Company.
• Provide support, insight and challenge to all Divisional Heads
• Analysis, Insight and challenge on all areas of performance
• Set budgets with Divisional Heads – challenge and negotiate to agree targets.
• Control monthly reforecast process
• Work with IT to develop BI and MI systems – challenging to provide accurate data

Southampton, United Kingdom

Provide support and challenge for 3 Divisional Directors, 14 Regional Managers and 179 stores for three Divisions with combined annual turnover in excess of £1.9bn. Break back annual budget and subsequent forecasts in excess of £4bn back across c.360 stores then communicate targets and rationale to all stakeholders. Provide Weekly/Monthly and Ad-hoc.

Southampton, United Kingdom

Controled c.£100m advertising budget. Managed 40+ customers in 9 teams within 5 departments, to ensure goal congruence and all deadlines hit. Prepared annual Budgets & periodic Forecasts and maintained Risks & Opportunities tracker to ensure Budget Compliance. Month End Accounting and Reporting on Spending. Balance Sheet Recs for Accruals and Prepayments.

Chichester, West Sussex

Controlled the Direct Accounts and prepared Budgets and Forecasts for the Direct and International areas of the direct selling business. Managed a team of two, responsible for reporting Sales on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, analysing performance against target. Oversaw the monthly commission run to ensure all eligible consultants were paid correctly.

Chichester, West Sussex

Responsible for preparing and reconciling the monthly stock accounts, producing Stock Pack, with reports including Stock Valuation, Forecast Stock Levels, Purchase Order Reports, PPV Analysis, Shrinkage and Stock KPIs. Monitored Slow Moving & Obsolete Stock.

Brighton, United Kingdom

Responsible for the Monthly Management Accounts Pack. I monitored Capital Expenditure, Inter Company Invoices and Stock Transfers, maintained the Fixed Asset Register and calculated Depreciation. Heavily involved in process and systems development working on introduction of a web-based KPI benchmarking system.

Brighton, United Kingdom

I produced monthly reports including: Stock Valuation, Stock Analysis, WIP Valuation, MUV Valuation and Analysis, Reject Stock Analysis, Stock Adjustments, Packaging and Special Materials, Scrap Analysis, Stock Provisions. I reported on Subcontracted Work, Destruction Note Tracking, Product Cost Changes, Forward Sales and Stock Takes/Cycle Counting..

Southampton, United Kingdom

Rotated around the HR, Export Administration, Marketing, Key Accounts, Purchasing and IT departments, gaining commercial awareness and insight into all aspects of the then highly successful gift retail company.

Ba Hons, International Business Studies

Activities and Societies: 2:1 Subjects Studied Include: Accounting, Business Information Systems, Consumer Behaviour, European Business.

2:1, International Business Studies

Activities and Societies: Subjects studied include: International Economics, Services Marketing Management, International Accounting.