Cliff Jackson, Cpa, Ca Email & Phone Number

London, GB

London, England, United Kingdom

-Review of monthly Management Accounts package.-Modelling of P&L and balance sheet information to ensure that data for the past 21 months reconciled across all financial systems and to the new data warehouse. Use of numerous types of Power BI reports to extract additional information from the data warehouse and recommendation of improvements to all systems.

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

• Provided recommendations to senior stakeholders to improve granularity and accuracy of Cash Flow reporting, which included system and mapping changes with respect to Cognos TM1 and Navision, and the selection of the.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Key achievement:
• Developed numerous Excel SmartView management reports to improve cost centre analysis for budgeting purposes and collaborated with the Power BI function to ensure that all relevant cost information was accurately.
• Developed and documented processes (SOP’s) with respect to the bank reconciliation function, such as cash pooling and the auto-reconciliation of accounts.
• Reconciled numerous months for many complex German bank accounts, and the intercompany accounts for all related companies; this included using the bank statements to create journal entries for many of the transactions.
• Worked closely with the German Treasury team to ensure that the various aspects of the Oracle Cash Management were correctly set up and recommended any necessary change requests (reports, automation) that made the bank.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Remote assignment
• Assisted the CEO with reporting and forecasting requirements. This included setting up an improved forecasting process and building a forecast model.

London, United Kingdom

• Key achievement:
• Detailed investigation into the numerous large differences between multiple systems’ data sets enabled them to be reduced dramatically (by 95%), and resulted in greater transparency and trust in the.
• BW (Business Warehouse) HANA SME which included being a key point of contact for the SG&A team in Poland; resolved queries and reconciliation issues, and supported master data maintenance.
• Led an allocations project to ensure SAP allocation cycles were adjusted to fix divisional differences, and the setup of BW key figures was corrected in order to fix regional and product differences.
• Prepared the monthly SG&A report on functional and category levels, based on numerous BW extracts; updated for the various forecasts and new cost centres/cost elements, as well as for changing informational requirements.
• Reconciled monthly and YTD SG&A costs between the Access database and pre- and post-allocation cycle BW HANA Statutory and Management data sets.

London, United Kingdom

• Key achievement:
• Finance transformation changes introduced drew top management’s attention to problematic business areas, resulting in improved business strategies and large savings for the company.Responsibilities:
• Business partner with respect to bids and the procurement, engineering and project management functions that supplied projects/bids – these were complex areas due to the instability of supply and demand. End-to-end.
• Coordinated the yearly Budget and Mid-Term planning cycles for the above as well as facilities allocations. Improving accuracy and increasing budget holders’ accountability required a large amount of work over numerous.
• Administered and analysed the Planus (management of resources) reports, one of numerous improved analytics to evaluate the business. These reports included dispersion statistics, direct vs indirect headcount, workforce.
• Prepared the monthly Management Report, a constantly evolving document due to expanding information needs.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Remote assignment with frequent travel to Toronto.
• Assisted the CEO with reporting and forecasting requirements.

Ontario, Canada

• Key achievement:
• Was brought in at a difficult time for the flagship property (project was over budget and close to completion) and ensured the smooth running of the on-site accounting function.Responsibilities:
• Assignment was on-site at the Rainy River Development in Northern Ontario, Canada.
• Managed the monthly and quarterly financial close processes in SAP, including a review of all journal entries, reconciliation of intercompany amounts, settlement of work orders/costs to assets under construction.
• Modelled project costs & cash flow analyses for the project development area and prepared the monthly reporting package.
• Assisted senior mine management with budget/forecast variance explanations, account coding issues and accounting queries.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Key achievement:
• Preparation of the Group Budget for the NYC Budget PresentationResponsibilities:
• Consolidated the International Group Budget which included:o coordination of information with division heads and comprehensive analysis of data submitted, ando preparation of the New York Budget Week presentation.
• Modelled foreign exchange scenarios with respect to the various divisions for the Group Budget and forecasts.
• Managed the preparation of a monthly consolidated International Television Operations Report submitted to Group Finance.
• Prepared various Group ad hoc analyses for the CFO.

London, United Kingdom

• Key achievement:
• Managed the FP&A area of International Studios and ensured its smooth running while the VP was on maternity leave.Responsibilities:
• Led the monthly forecast process and ensured that it was correct for slate timing, inter-divisional sales to Home Video and TVD, ultimate changes, royalties and overhead costs.
• Prepared the monthly Studios Operating Review presentation for the NBCUI CFO, highlighting financial performance and operational drivers, risks and opportunities, and prepared detailed variance analysis for operating.
• Managed the quarter-end close process in conjunction with the Controllership.
• Spearheaded the redesign, including the UAT process, of the SAP BPC forecasting tool.

London, United Kingdom

• Key achievement:
• Managed expectations of senior stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition to a new allocation methodology.Responsibilities:
• Developed a revised allocation methodology with improved drivers for shared services to ensure that the performance of the Network, Voice and Data Centre divisions was better measured.

London, United Kingdom

• Key achievement:
• Fully documented all Shipping processes, which was the first time this had been done.Responsibilities:
• Created the 2015-16 Business Plan strategy which included manning requirements, fuel, vessel leases and fleet repairs.
• Managed the Health & Safety and Environmental reporting.
• Documented the SAP BPC forecast/financial reporting processes by means of BP’s business process mapping tool, ARIS.

London, United Kingdom

• Key achievement:
• Prepared revised segment allocations which were used in the forthcoming IPO.Responsibilities:
• Created a comprehensive Excel model which included:o multi-year segmented quarterly analysis of the management accounts including IFRS adjustments,o revised shared service allocations as a result of a redesign of the.

London, United Kingdom

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Toronto, Canada Area

Extensive travelPreparation for move to the UK

Toronto, Canada Area

• Key achievements
• Redesigned the forecast model which included crucial changes in methodology and the design of new site templates – EPS guidance accuracy improved to 95%.
• Overhauled the sites’ operations review process by increasing frequency and detail of analysis.
• Ensured that deadlines were met by the Sao Paulo, Brazil office and the accuracy of information improved by spending substantial time there during the budget period. Responsibilities:
• Managed the Group budget process which included consolidating the global annual three-year budget and providing direction to sites and regional offices for its preparation to ensure that consistent policies were.
• Administered the budgeting system, Clarity (similar to Hyperion) and all training related to it.

London, United Kingdom

• Acted as the most senior finance professional for three joint venture companies with an annual turnover of £320million.
• Prepared the statutory accounts for the three companies in compliance with UK GAAP.
• Ensured strict compliance with shareholder procedures relating to internal controls
• Responsibility for monthly management reporting.
• Overall management of the company’s treasury function including short and medium term cash deposits in accordance with established bank parameters
• Management of external audit and tax adviser relationships.

London, United Kingdom

• Prepared valuations of potential business opportunities, as well as weekly valuations of the Company for management and the primary lender.
• Prepared long- and short-term group cash flow updates.
• Ensured the accuracy of the various locations’ budgets (which resulted in an overhaul of the US operation’s model), and prepared the corporate overhead budget.
• Frequent travel to Vancouver to update Western Canadian Coal’s forecast model, used as a basis to secure a large bank loan.
• Developed a consolidation model for an eighteen month period on a UK GAAP and IFRS basis for a subsidiary. This was developed without the benefit of management accounts, and involved purchase accounting for step-up.
• Prepared going concern and impairment testing models for interim and final audits for all group companies.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Maintained security and administered the corporate financial systems, namely Epicor, Hyperion Enterprise and FRx.
• Ensured effective integration and better utilization of existing finance systems.
• Coordinated the review and proposal process for an impending implementation of a new financial reporting and planning application.
• Responsible for the implementation and roll-out of new systems such as Doclink (invoice processing system) and Necho (employee expense system).
• Responsible for upgrades with respect to the corporate financial systems.
• Owner of the master chart of accounts for the company’s financial systems.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Manager, Planning (2003 - 2004)
• Prepared forecasts, as well as the yearly budget and long range plan; maintained and developed the existing models.
• Prepared sensitivity analyses for all planning models, and monitored actual results against forecast.
• Analyzed data trends and identified additional work required to obtain a greater understanding of results.
• Liaised with sites and continually followed up on all planning aspects.
• Assisted operations controllers in weekly and monthly reporting of production statistics.Manager, Consolidation (2002 - 2003)

Toronto, Canada Area

• Assisted with the following cases: forensic accounting, fraud and valuation

Toronto, Canada Area

• Planned and executed audits for clients in the following industries: manufacturing, wholesale, retail, not-for-profit, pension funds, unions, credit collection and entertainment. Supervised staff and prepared the.

B.Com., Accounting, Economics

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Information Systems