Chris Dodds Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Supported team of ~80 h/c globally, led support for compliance and launches and global defect reduction program across tech and operations teams

Seattle, Wa, Us

Leading a team of 5 owning FP&A, controllership and cost-out for EU Transportation Operations Management

Seattle, Wa, Us

Global change and engagement lead for AP transformation

Seattle, Wa, Us

Finance business partner for UK consumables retail team and global lead of vendor compliance

Seattle, Wa, Us

Leading automation and offshoring of UK AR processes and performance improvement

London, Gb

Finance Function Value Creation Programme at a FTSE 100 Utilities Group • Designed a future state operating model to reallocate transactional activity to a newly created finance team in order to release capacity and build value adding Business Partnering capabilities across the organisation• Created detailed job descriptions and capability assessments to facilitate role mapping and knowledge transfer• Conducted change impact assessment and developed business readiness criteria framework• Designed future state planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, tools and templates• Developed a detailed project plan, implementation roadmap and future state Financial Close CalendarFinance Function Cost Reduction Programme at a Nikkei 225 Consumer Products Group • Designed a future state operating model to reallocate transactional activity to existing underutilised Shared Service Centres to deliver finance function standardisation, centralisation and labour arbitrage savings of 30%• Developed leading practice R2R and P2P lean process taxonomy and process flows including enabling IT tools• Created a compelling business case with future state organisation structure and sizing including scenario modelling• Shared leading practices on Shared Service Centre Service Level Agreement and Continous Improvement frameworks • Planned and facilitated stakeholder workshops and was responsible for project goverance and financesRisk Mitigation Business Wide Transformation at a FTSE 100 Asset Management Group • Led case for change and benefit realisation work streams as part of a group wide transformation programme to implement leading practice processes to reduce asset management risk while maintaining a positive project NPV• Developed a compelling case for change using competitor benchmarking analysis and shareholder value driver framework • Designed and implemented a benefits realisation strategy including KPI development, data capture and modelling

London, Gb

Multi-Entity Group Audit at a SMI 20 Listed Professional Services Group• Assembled and led a team of 12 junior staff to deliver Group and Statutory audits across 20 entities signing off ahead of schedule for the first time since winning the audit Audit of Asset Disposal at a PE Owned Travel Group • Led a team of 8 junior staff to successfully audit a number of entities involved in a complex asset disposal under a intercompany consideration sharing framework with multiple contingent payment tranchesControls Improvements at a Nikkei 225 Conglomerate • Led a team of 3 junior staff identifying a number of control weaknesses which were communicated to the board with recommendations made via a presentation delivered by me to senior members of the central internal audit function• Built and monitored the budget throughout the project coming in under budget despite significant team changes

London, Gb

Audit and Process & Controls Review at an ASX 30 Telecommunications Company• Simultaneously led three separate business unit focused audit teams designing and performing planning, interim, yearend and regulatory audit procedures reporting under IFRS• Led a project to assess the adequacy of processes and controls to cope with the future growth of a strategic managed services revenue stream making recommendations on reporting structures, process controls, headcount and systemsAudit of Asset Acquisition and Regulatory Audit at an ASX Listed Property Management Company• Led the audit team following a client asset acquisition to assess the successful migration and accounting of customer contracts, earn-out tracking, asset valuation and compliance with industry specific regulations• Supported the client through a debt refinancing process and made suggestions on how to implement a successful Dividend Reinvestment Plan and formally document a KPI structure and supporting policyAudit of a Management Buyout at a Privately Owned Construction Company• Led a team to successfully audit a management buyout sales transaction and supported the client in avoiding impending regulatory and covenant compliance breaches despite challenging team and client conflicts • Was responsible for the overall review of both consolidated and combined accounts including cash flows under IFRS

London, Gb

EMEA wide Group Audit at a DOW 20 Telecoms Company• Responsible as a lead senior for a team of 10 junior staff designing and performing centralised audit procedures on behalf of 21 EMEA entities adhering to local GAAP requirements under a complex multi-tier transfer pricing mechanism• Managed the design and testing of SOX controls across EMEA working closely with internal audit in a Centre of Excellence environment• Completed EMEA quarterly reporting in US GAAP which included regulatory and litigation reviews• Performed contract review of complex multi-element contracts and revenue recognition procedures under IFRS

• Researched feasible markets, barriers to entry, competition & sales vehicles to setup a sole trader business after University• Developed strategic and operational goals, secured finance and differentiated the company with high levels of customer service, reliability and value for money• Effectively branded and marketed the company, created a website and an online store• Managed the accounts of the company and turned over a profit in all 3 years until its liquidation