Experienced leader of finance teams with a proven record of delivering process improvements across departments. Successful delivery of accounts and budgets through teamwork and stakeholder engagement. Technically strong accountant who led delivery of IFRS workstreams and managed external audits. Worked cross functionally to help deliver new business partnerships and improve profitabilityPrevious permanent roles have included Finance Director and Company Secretary for DH Mansfield Group with responsibility for all accounting, budgeting and payroll matters. Prior to this I was employed at Ageas as Head of Finance - partnerships. My responsibilities included regulatory reporting, accounts, budgets and forecasts, credit control and pricing and data. In addition I was a member of the executive management team responsible for the strategic management of the businessI previously worked at Marks and Spencer Money initially as Finance Manager , Planning and Performance and later as Finance Manager, Costs.Prior to M&S Money, I worked at Britannia Building Society (now part of Co-operative Financial Services) between August 1994 and October 2010. I Joined Internal Audit before moving into Management Accounts in March 1997 as Cost Accountant. My career then took me into Financial Reporting until September 2007 when I became Financial Operations Manager.From September 2008 I undertook various secondments to widen my experience, including roles in Finance Business Partners and Corporate Governance as Deputy Group Secretary.Prior to joining Britannia I qualified as a chartered accountant with BDO Binder Hamlyn. Prior to this I worked in local government where I took part time AAT and B.A. Business Studies course.Specialties: Financial Reporting, Business PartneringLeading of teamsBudgets/forecastingRelationship buildingProcess improvementsFinancial Services