Brian Leshnick Ca(Sa) Email & Phone Number

Swindon, England, United Kingdom

AIMS is the UK's largest national association of local business accountants. All AIMS Accountants hold professional accountancy qualifications and whilst operating locally work within a framework supported by a London-based Head Office Team. I work with clients to help them develop their business and reach their goals. I take time to understand their business and challenges to enable me to add value through a more personalised service. At AIMS Accountants for Business I take care of clients' accounting and tax issues to allow them more time to run their business.

London, United Kingdom

A foreign payments business with turnover of approximately ₤10m and employing 90 people. Created and oversaw all Business Information and Data requirements Reduced backlog of BI reports from 100+ to under 10 Established a team of Super Users to support the business, reducing use of external service providers and lowering costs by 50% Elevated analysis and collection of market data Devised detailed breakdown of cost and ROI metrics by cost centre, allowing key cost and performance metrics to be visible to senior managers  Managed regulatory Compliance function

London, United Kingdom

A cargo airline based at Gatwick with an annual turnover of £70m. Managed all financial tasks throughout the organisation, identifying and implementing improvements to key processes Supported the growth of the company Oversaw year-end financial reporting Implemented new dashboards and processes

South Africa

A £400 million Private Equity Backed IT hardware importer and distributor employing approximately 650 people. Its offerings include supply chain optimisation, cloud-based solutions, IT security services, compliant disposal of IT goods and electronic goods.  Managed operational transformation, influencing the accumulation of £400m, providing financial assistance Enhanced the financial position of subsidiary operations, integrating systems, Shared Services processes and new ERP system, increasing effectiveness of reporting methodology Liaised with key stakeholders and private equity shareholders, sharing information Led and managed team of 70+, delivering expert coaching and mentoring, and reduced Executive Team from 26 to 10, influencing more focused decision-making processes

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

I had a broad mix of clients from Private Equity investments and SME’s to Government Departments and Local Government Municipalities  Analysed and enhanced auditing processes Led financial initiatives to streamline financial processes, managing £60m revenue and securing £2m profit, working for Lonrho Food Supply Chain, a Private Equity Shareholding Supported the sharing of best practice Created a Shared Services Division Implemented more robust reporting deadlines, more efficiently mitigating identified risks and issues  Analysed and redesigned improved financial systems to develop accounting operations Managed financial department for Laser Logistics, supporting more cohesive team practices, developing more robust reporting processes, overseeing £10m revenue and attaining £500k profit Redesigned a struggling ERP implementation initiative and internal financial procedures, for The Workers Compensation Fund of the South African Government, enhancing the auditing procedures

South Africa

Mondi is an international paper and packaging company, with production operations across 31 countries with 2009 revenues of €5.3 billion. Mondi is a dual listed company (DLC) with primary listings on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges. With the move of the Head Office from London to South Africa my core mandate was to set up the Financial Function in South Africa and ensure that standards did not drop.

South Africa

City Power is the privatised electricity distribution business for the City of Johannesburg with turnover of approximately £200 million. Reporting to the CEO and Board I was employed to set up the Financial Function for this newly created Utility, provide experienced leadership to the executive committee and ensure appropriate governance structures.Key Achievements:• Set up a high performing finance team and successfully mentored inexperienced managers as part of the diversity program.• Put in place accurate and timeous financial and management reporting• Implemented a Balanced Scorecard methodology for management reporting. • I successfully implemented SAP and a Data Warehouse together with Business Automation and Document Management (Work Flow).• Recovered £50 million in unrecorded or non-invoiced revenue• Was the first CoJ Major Entity to obtain an unqualified audit from the Auditor General.• Successfully managed the relationship between management, the Board and our political stakeholders

Education record

Education record

B Com Hons, Finance

B.Com Honours and CTA