Christopher Lipscomb Email & Phone Number

Mason, Oh, Us

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Provide business partner support to 9 global overhaul sites Management of a global finance team delivering clear metrics, statutory compliance, monthly financials, actionable plans and monthly FP&A requirementsConsistent use of lean tools (Kaizen, KATA, GEMBA etc) to streamline the financial and business processes

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Global strategic consignment leader creating multi million annual savings Identification of risks and controls around inventory management, reporting, MDM and transactional flowsSupported implementation of SAP OASIS at 10 sites globally Lead team focusing on pain points within the business to address and fix issues at source

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Finance CFO for a $10b portfolio of contracts providing support, guidance and technical expertise to help grow the profitability of the portfolio through cost saving initiatives, smarter decision making and commercial changes to the contractsManaged the yearly assessment and reviews of these long term contracts as well as training the other contract CFOs on any accounting changes or how the assessment is to be performed to be compliant with GE policies

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

• Support to the wider aviation business acting as a business contact for the multi-site ERP implementation• Integration of new acquisitions• Reviewing and implementing organisational structure changes to drive efficiencies and cost out of the business• Driving simplification initiatives to do more with less• Drive audit fees down across Europe by simplifying processes, improving audit engagement and legal entity structureAviation Business lead for complying with the nw GE Statutory Enterprise StandardAviation lead for implementation of IFRS in the UK

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

• Support to the business as a whole, delivering cost and operational performance improvements• Standardisation and simplification of processes to better align businesses and drive better understanding of the Systems balance sheet• Ensured smooth timely controlled Statutory Account processes for several legal entities reducing audit fees by over £150k over 3 years • Created and oversaw several initiatives to improve the sites account reconciliation quality and reduce Corporate Audit review failures from 28% to less than 5%• All audit issues identified closed out in a timely fashion and robust processes implemented• Exchange calculations corrected and new guidance and files set up to help sites accurately calculate and forecast future impacts. Initial impact was a $14m correction• Led or involved in Implementation of several projects including a new payroll system, purchasing card procedure, debt restructuring, joint venture integration and intercompany billing changes

Hamble, United Kingdom

• Streamlined the finance function roles to ensure month end completion is now 1 1/2 days rather than 5• Played an integral part with renegotiating the businesses biggest loss making contracts• Successful design and implementation of a simulation model used for ”what if” scenario planning, strategyplanning and budgeting• Driving change through the organization to achieve cost saving benefits/performance improvements• Development of 6 direct reports to maximise potential and talent and improve collective output• Ensured Sarbanes Oxley compliance in identified key risk areas

Lyndhurst

• Heavily involved in a €285m refinancing project (through bank loans and issuing of bonds) including interaction with auditors, lawyers and bankers along with ensuring bank covenant compliance• Strategic development and business decision support including cost saving initiatives and improved reporting processes• Improved and streamlined the month end process by removing unnecessary data requests and working with the sites to pull forward requirements without compromising on quality• Coordinated the change to IFRS including training staff, implementation of system changes, and updating the groups policies and procedures• Consolidation and presentation of monthly group information requirements• Produced quarterly accounts and press releases

Chandlers Ford, United Kingdom

• Heavy involvement with the design and implementation of a new budgeting and forecasting system – Hyperion planning• Improved monitoring and reporting of R&D spend and adopted regular rhythm of reviews to both monitor and output compared with expectations• Designed and implemented a capitalisation authorisation procedure• Identified and wrote off £12.5m of obsolete machinery• Acted as cover for other finance functions when individuals were out on vacation

Havant, United Kingdom

• Consolidation, review and analysis of Marine Division results, budget submissions and weekly forecasts• Cost accounting for inventory and labour, including standard cost and variance analysis• Assisted in preparation of Monthly Management Accounts, fixed assets budget maintenance• Supported commercial and military bids

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Accounting, 2:1

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