Bruce Barnard Email & Phone Number

Henley-On-Thames, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

A consulting company helping organisations navigate the future of workplace.I implemented a professional accounting solution providing management deeper insight into the financial performance of their business.

London, England, United Kingdom

Reading, England, United Kingdom

I collaborated closely with the Internal Audit and Assurance team to deliver efficient and effective financial assurance for the Ofwat (PR24) business plan submission. I partnered with the finance community to establish clear ownership of data requirements and bridge delivery gaps.

Reading, England, United Kingdom

I supported the Billing & Financial Customer Care team, by providing cover for month-end, audit, budgeting, forecasting and presenting performance metrics to senior management.I authored the year-end bad debt and revenue provisioning audit paper, documenting the methodologies and assumptions supporting highly significant numbers the audited financials.I devised a streamlined process for reconciling a complex banking process, working with large datasets, and embedded the new control within the business.I rewrote several decade old macros (using VBA) reducing a half day month-end process to an hour.

Berkshire, United Kingdom

The most rewarding App for users.....Search, Shop & Share your opinions for real cash.I joined Qmee at the very beginning and designed and implemented their financial systems. I was responsible for all aspects of finance including reporting, cash flow management, forecasting, invoicing and payments.I secured an invoice financing facility enabling the business to grow rapidly and I prepared strategic forecasts used for fund raising.

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Recruitment consultancy.I was responsible for all aspects of finance, compliance, and business administration and integral to building a business from the ground up

Yorkshire, United Kingdom

A leading independent leasing, vehicle outsourcing and fleet management provider.I worked on key aspects of business integration, following the acquisition of Provecta Car Plan (below). I assisted with the design and implementation of a quoting system for a new product and also successfully transferred the finance function from one location to another. I identified a VAT opportunity which resulted in the recovery of a significant amount of overpaid tax.

Berkshire, United Kingdom

Employee car ownership. I was originally hired in an interim capacity and after proving myself to the Board I was appointed as Finance Director. I quickly identified several risk areas requiring my focus. I performed a deep dive in to a complex balance sheet, ensuring its robustness in time for due diligence from a potential acquiror (Zenith Vehicles, above). No issues were identified and the acquisition was successful.

Berkshire, United Kingdom

Commercial vehicle fleet management. I managed a team responsible for all aspects of finance. Month-end, year-end, planning and forecasting. Stock and WIP management, revenue control. AP, AR and cash management.

Middlesex, United Kingdom

Vehicle breakdown and rescue. Leading a team of 30+ finance professionals I was responsible for the reporting, planning and forecasting and business partnering enabling profitable product development and customer insight.

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Automotive services.I was the leader of a team responsible for consolidated group reporting, planning and forecasting. I also provided modelling support for several large corporate transactions.

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Lex Retail Group - Motor vehicle retail. I managed the financial planning and analysis function across 120+ motor vehicle dealerships.

Reading, England, United Kingdom

I joined as a graduate in Audit and Assurance and progressed to manager gaining experience with many clients before leaving to work in industry.

Chartered Accountant, Accounting And Finance

Bsc (Hons)