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Limerick, Ie

Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland

Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland

GE Capital, a US multinational operating in the aviation, healthcare, power and renewable energy sectors. Worked primarily in Treasury which went through a major group restructuring. Led team responsible for managing and controlling all aspects of the funding structures finance function and ensured timely delivery of customer solutions.• Responsible for the preparation of management accounts for presentation at Board Meetings including analytical reviews and forecasting of balance sheet and profitability using trends and available data including margin and variance analysis• Oversaw the monthly/quarterly financial close process including balance sheet reconciliations and preparation of accurate, timely financial reports to support internal/external reporting requirements• Coordinated, planned and oversaw the interim/annual internal/external statutory audits and compliance requirements across jurisdictions within tight deadlines• Ensured the maintenance of timely accounting, financial reporting, financial controls and ensured adequate records, budget and cost centre management, accounts payable overview and appropriate authorisation of transactions while prioritising deadlines in an ever-changing environment• Managed significant multi-currently loan books/cash pooling arrangements and mitigated risk of interest rate risk/foreign currency exposures• Cross functional accounting support and continuous review of processes to add-value and ensure the most effective and efficient processes and procedures• Compliance through risk management and ensured all tasks were conducted in a manner compliant with all policies, procedures, legislative and regulatory requirements• Built pipelines, experiences and career paths. Fostered an engaging and inspiring culture to motivate and develop the finance team and ensured effective and efficient operations• Partnered closely with stakeholders and built strong cross functional relationships

Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland

Reporting to the General Manager, Director of c.30 LE’s and responsible for long-term funding structures and site compliance.• Reviewed multi jurisdiction financial statements and co-ordinated with internal/external auditors/advisors• Managed production of management accounts packs for presentation at Board Meetings including analytical reviews and forecasting of balance sheet and profitability using trends and available data including margin and variance analysis• Led accounting operations which included budget management, account reconciliations, closing processes, systems maintenance, and general ledger data consistency/integrity including metric improvements• Supervised the management of significant intra group long-term funding loan portfolios, cash pools and managed foreign exchange and interest rate exposures to mitigate risk• Set-up and managed legal entity registers and compliance/regulatory process ensuring all governance rules were adhered to and all corporate actions/filing deadlines met• Supported and drove regulatory readiness projects such as Federal Reserve Reporting• Documented key processes, critical controls and accounting papers to support audits• Recruited, mentored and developed teams

Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland

L/T Funding loan manager, company secretary and team leader responsible for the management of loan books and preparation, review and completion of financial statements, management accounts and consolidations. Acted as liaison with auditors and ensured all accounts were maintained to audit standard. Prepared budgets, posted journals, reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, tax services and recruitment of staff. Transitioned activities from India to Ireland. Automated and managed the company secretarial process including set up of registers, preparation of board packs, drafting minutes/filings. Liaised with legal advisors and legal teams in relation to CP/MTN updates and reviewed Service Level Agreements.

Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland

Provided tailored expert management services assisting the internationalisation of client companies in the aircraft leasing/food sectors with full suite of services incl. incorporation, corporate filings, financial statements, management accounts, tax services and liaising with auditors.

Shannon, County Clare, Ireland

Served the Irish governance and controllership needs of internationally focused aircraft leasing companies doing business in and from Ireland. Reliable, flexible and efficient point-of-contact to international clients providing regular updates, in the most operationally efficient manner.

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