Chris Tanner Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

Provided a range of services for the Director of Finance, including overseeing the monthly management accounts, budgeting process, preparing the statutory accounts for the main charity and various ROH entities and accounting support as required for other projects. Interim role leading a team of 4 management accountants.• Oversee the work of the Management Accountants for their designated areas, and ensure timely, accurate and effective reporting to the Group Management Accountant for the monthly accounts and any other designated work• Oversee the work of the Group Management Accountant, ensuring timely delivery and efficient workflow for the monthly consolidated Management Information Pack, box office reporting and other analysis as required• Prepare the annual statutory accounts at year end for the main charity and certain subsidiary entities, including reconciliation of statutory accounts with management accounts• Preparation and distribution of the budget timetable and assumptions; consult with marketing for inputs into budgets for box office income• Review the Budget Pack to ensure accurate data and analysis, including appropriate variance analysis• Collaborate with marketing, box office set-up and the planning department to ensure smooth information flow for budgeting, monthly financial and booking period specific reporting

City Of London

Reporting to Director of Finance, leading a team of finance business partners and finance analysts for central functions (marketing, tech, strategy and information) Key responsibilities• Leading global community of business partners, setting standards and sharing best practice• Leading central functions finance business partners providing support and development• Engaging and partnering with central function leads• Delivering insight on performance producing reporting, management information and detailed analysis against budgets and forecasts• Providing challenge on spend and function costs to ensure value and eliminate waste

London, United Kingdom

Reported to the Senior Director Finance, managed team of between 3-5 FBPs, led the group business planning process, delivered management reporting to senior stakeholders and was responsible for P&L management and insight.• Project board member and owner of user experience on a £1.5m implementation of Oracle cloud based finance systems across all global offices. • Led three project workstreams, including design and delivery of training programme for over 800 users, build of a new planning system and revised the group chart of accounts to deliver greater clarity and insight. • Designed and managed an effective group planning process supporting £60m of revenue and expenditure including complex driving based modelling• Led cost management activities, with the most recent 2017 forecast ensuring the business achieved expenditure savings of £3m.• Designed the business case process that achieved efficient investment decisions could be taken to maximise growth opportunities. Business cases ranged from simple low value investments to multiple million pound strategic projects. I trained and supported business leaders across the globe on the business case process.• Designed and delivered insightful management information to stakeholder groups and reduced the delivery from 10 to 5 working days. Delivered management information insights at senior leadership board meetings. • Developed group wide key performance indicators to track achievement of long and short-term goals and mapped the group’s strategic value chain in order to improve clarity and support decision making during business plan cycles.• Recruited, led and developed the FBP team which provided strategic commercial support to multiple stakeholders. The business partner team advised, challenged and helped business owners maximise performance.• Providing commercial modelling support (including investment appraisal) on product development and strategic projects

London, United Kingdom

A member of a team of 5 Business Partners working closely with business leaders to provide performance management support.• Business partnered all areas of CIMA including sales, marketing and operational departments • Led the group planning and forecasting process and consolidation of an insightful and high quality business plan• Streamlined the management information reporting pack and delivered a high quality product to the senior management team and heads of departments• Facilitated performance-reporting sessions with leadership teams focusing on highlighting issues where decisions needed to be taken and presenting options for consideration.• Production of annual consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with IFRS for both CIMA and a research charity administered by CIMA

London, United Kingdom

Reported to the Group Financial Director, the focus of this role was to ensure that monthly and quarterly reporting was submitted to Deutsche Post, the majority shareholder.• Managed Williams Lea group planning activity ensuring all business plans submitted on time to Deutsche Post• Provided insightful commentary on planning submissions to Deutsche Post and highlighted risks to achieving strategic objectives• Developed consolidated month end management information to Group directors and Deutsche Post ensuring appropriate commentary provided to key stakeholders

London, United Kingdom

Managed a team providing transactional and business partner support to recruitment department.• Recruited and developed two Accounts Assistants which processed payroll for 700 temps each week and developed efficient processes to ensure 95% of recruitment agency invoices processed in three working days• Reviewed and reduced supplier base to ensure best value for Williams Lea• Provided stakeholders with relevant financial and volume data on placement of temps and permanent staff within their business units• Business partnered with HR and Resourcing management

London, United Kingdom

Member of a team of 4 supporting the Print Management and Marketing Services division. • Management accountant for 15 client site accounts across the UK, ensuring transparency of P&Ls and balance sheet positions and assessment of risks and opportunities• Produced management reporting to site and divisional managers including commentary for inclusion in Board reports• Supported divisional managers on commercial contract management• Developed and delivered VAT workshops to staff to raise awareness of current VAT rules and applying them to client solutions

Basildon, England

Secondment to the General Medical Council (GMC), reviewed accounting procedures and produced a plan for improving efficiency. Documented a new finance manual with roles, responsibilities and processes. Designed a new GMC-wide rolling forecast model to replace yearly budget.

Basildon, England

Provided a management accounting and reporting service to the IT division and investment branch of Fiat UK. Management accounts preparation, submission of management reporting and liaison with client to deal with operational issues including improving transactional processes.

Basildon, England

Provided overhead, capital investment and labour reporting services to CNH UK Ltd, a FIAT tractor manufacturer. Maintained fixed asset register, addition and disposal of assets, monthly depreciation, reconciliation of fixed assets to GL, managed approval process of new capital expenditure and the monthly reporting of capital investment position.

Basildon, England

Part of Purchase Ledger team for an international tractor manufacturer dealing with small and large supplier accounts, processing expense and service invoices and multi-million pound freight invoices for payment and assisting with supplier queries and reconciliations.

Associate Chartered Management Accountant, Management Accounting, Member

Ba (Hons) Economics And Geography, Economics And Geography, 2 (1)