Beverley Watson Email & Phone Number

Forrest, Illinois, Us

Forrest, Illinois, Us

Egham, Surrey, Gb

Camberley, Surrey, Gb

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Overall responsibility for the finance function at Rosemount Measurement Ltd. Active participation in the Leadership Team, providing well-argued contributions to the overall strategy, organisational development and commercial direction of the business. Performance analysis, identifying potential issues and recommending improvements. Ensure that appropriate business and financial controls are implemented to meet both external and internal audit requirements. Main Achievements- Secondment to Level FD role, overseeing factories in Sweden, US, UK and Israel - Part of small management team which successfully transferred PCBs back to Europe during the Thailand flooding- Ran the financial integration of Cascade acquisition- Integration of the Groveley acquisition into Rosemount Measurement Limited- Mentored an EPM UK Employee to become ACCA qualified

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Preparation of the financial forecasting and analysis for the business, such that it will have both integrity and conform to required timescales. Co-ordinate and provide leadership to the S&OP process to ensure the timing and integrity of the process allows appropriate review and decision making by the business. Main Achievements- Built a cross functional team to support the S&OP Process- Implemented monthly S&OP cycle- Devised roll out plan for all Level Products to be included in the S&OP Process by the end of financial year

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Monthly executive board pack production. Responsibility for orders forecast, including obtaining data from world area offices. Supplying data to budget holders regarding spend by type. Part of cross-functional team for new product development.Main Achievements- Consulting the executive team and producing a more relevant monthly pack- Setting up an order forecast process- Helping budget holders understand their departments spend

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Production of monthly consolidation accounts in Hyperion. Liaising with subsidiaries to ensure timely delivery of monthly management accounts. Production of UK statutory accounts and tax reporting, main contact for auditors. Implementation of a data warehouse for orders and training sales and marketing in the use of the system.Main Achievements- Successful implementation of data warehouse for orders. Resulting in all departments within the organisation having access to the same data in real time.- Transferring all banking to Barclays, Emerson’s preferred bank in the UK- Ensuring the Mobrey sub-group of companies comply with Emerson reporting standards

FTSE 100 COMPANYManufacturer of plasterboard and plaster products RoleResponsibility for the production of monthly management accounts and group re-forecasts (3 per year) within tight deadlines. Implementation of International accounting standards (IFRS) including the training of world wide financial staff and setting up a new computer accounts structure. Supervision of 2 part-qualified accountants. Involvement in bid defence work.Main Achievements- Successfully implementation of new computer accounts structure so there was no interruption to the monthly information supplied to BPB’s Board.- Using the IFRS implementation to review the Balance sheet information to improve consistency across the BPB Group.- Always producing the monthly accounts to the same high standard and meeting the tight deadlines.

Statutory and Management consolidated accounts, Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow, including Joint Venture and Associate accounting, acquisition accounting and impairment reviews. This includes actuals, forecasts and budgets. Accounting (UK GAAP) support to regions and subsidiaries. Ad Hoc projects including working capital and inter-company balances. Main Achievements- Drafting and implementing the Group’s inter-company agreement policy.- Being part of the cross departmental team which reduced Statutory Group Reporting from 60 days to 45 days in two years.- Setting up the monthly management reporting for the cash flow and balance sheet including all controls and then successfully handing it over to the Assistant Group Accountant.

Supplying management with the financial and Statistical Information in order to monitor results in areas of Profit & Loss, Cash Flows and Balance Sheet. Timetable planning, issue of instructions to Branches/regions, feedback on adherence to deadlines and compliance. Providing support to branches, with focal point responsibility for South America and Asia. Management and development of Corporate Accountant. Involvement in secondary public offeringMain Achievements- Using my planning skills to aid the production of useful financial and statistical information- Insuring that the financial database reflected the most up to date information for the branches.- Building up good working relationships with the management teams in South America and Asia despite cultural and timing differences.

Principally supporting subsidiaries with all aspects of accounts including management accounts, budgeting and computer support.Performing month end close integration support for new units. Head office duties included monthly consolidation of management accounts, year end consolidation, accounting for foreign currency/hedging and treasury. Responsibility for the installation and set up of new computer system including designing the nominal ledger.

Preparation of monthly management accounts – including all reconciliations, with the help of a department of 4. Preparation of yearly budgets, and monthly payroll including yearly returns.

Prince2 Practitioner, Project Management

Acca, Accounting And Finance

Pgce - Teacher Training, Maths And Computing

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba (Hons), Accounting

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