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Gold Coast, Qld, Au

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Gowling WLG is an international law firm with a reputation for innovation in client-focused service delivery. Home to more than 1,500 legal professionals in 19 cities across nine countries and three continents. Responsible for the business planning, budgeting and financial management of allocated legal groups with annual fees of approximately £30m and the Groups Business Services budget exceeding £60m. Achievements and responsibilities: • Day-to-day management of the Commercial Finance team• Develop and challenge financial / business plans with legal group(s) and Business Services• Delivery of the detailed budgeting & forecasting process for the relevant legal group(s) and Business Services teams • Evaluate, challenge and build business casesSupport and challenge the legal group(s) and Business Services teams• Support, evaluate and challenge key decision makers in tenders, pricing, discount structures, commercial terms • Drive profitability analysis of clients, sectors, business types• Identify opportunities to improve performance Responsible for the creation and challenge of business cases for key proposals

Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Capita is UK’s leading customer, business and professional support services company with a growing international footprint. As Interim Financial Controller for Capita Resourcing, responsible for providing financial management and control for a number of recruitment businesses and contracts for Capita’s strategic resourcing business delivering transformational outsourced recruitment, talent-acquisition, market research and recruitment solutions to both private and public sector clients.• Lead the month-end process, prepare and present business results• Manage a finance team of 15 (including 5 Finance Manager direct reports)• Ownership of monthly forecasting and annual business planning process • Identify and advise on trends and variances• Support Divisional and Group reporting • Coordinate with annual external auditors • Oversee working capital management and credit control procedures • Systems and controls to drive accurate financial reporting • Manage key stakeholders (internal and external)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sar

Returning to the Hong Kong head office and parent group of China Fishery (previously employed in 2008 & 2009), Pacific Andes International Holdings Ltd is one of the world’s largest fully integrated seafood companies with dual listings on the Hong Kong and the Singapore exchanges. I was responsible for the financial management, reporting and coordination of the group’s overseas operations and subsidiaries and for providing support on major acquisitions, financing and re-financing projects. • Reporting to the Group FD and the Vice Chairman and Managing Director, 2 direct reports and local finance leads reported to me functionally• Member of the Group General Management Committee responsible for coordination and providing the financial lead at meetings and strategy implementation• Developed and implemented management and financial reporting at subsidiaries• Supporting major restructuring projects, asset sales and M&A due diligence, including coordinating with external advisors and conducting pre-acquisition site visits on behalf of shareholders • Restructuring projects and synergy implementation strategies• Monitored, analysed and advised on operational, budgetary and financial performance of overseas subsidiaries in Europe (turnover - € 350m), USA (turnover US$ 250m) and Japan (turnover – US$ 50m)• Review and challenge investment appraisals and advise board level management on potential returns, cashflow and paybacks• Ensure compliance to internal controls and bank covenants steering corrective action• Business partner on new company set ups, joint ventures and tenders• Identifying and advising on cost savings and synergy benefits• Advised on commercial aspects for syndicated bank financing agreements and coordination with loan syndicate, borrowers and facility agents.• Monitor, report and ensure compliance to working capital financing.

City Of London, England, United Kingdom

A member of the executive team and employed as Head of Finance & Commercial with overall responsibility for the commercial and financial function of Serco’s Business Link in London contract (£25m funded contract), providing support to the CEO and executive team in formulating commercial strategy and plans. • I reported directly to the CEO of the contract and functionally to the Finance Director of the business unit, I managed a finance team of 4 which included a Commercial Manager, Accountant, Assistant Accountant and Internal Auditor• Financial owner of the P&L (revenue, profit, cash) • Responsibility for all financial and commercial governance including internal and external audits • Providing financial, reporting and analysis, to the Executive and wider Serco senior management • Support to the business unit Finance Director in achieving group objectives • Liaise with the major customer (London Development Agency) and other clients • Conduct balance sheet reviews with the Finance Team to challenge the issues and ensure action is implemented.• Negotiation and administration of commercial arrangements• Responsible for procurement policy, ensuring contractual and statutory compliance • Leading negotiation of major sub-contracts / procurements • Member of Project Board delivering in year transition and cost savings • Member of Contract Board

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sar

Finance Manager at the head office for Asia's foremost vertically integrated Singapore listed seafood company having responsibility for the financial management, cost control and reporting of three geographical business locations.• Reported to the FD of China Fisheries Group• Design and implementation of financial, management and cash flow reporting • Monitoring and reviewing monthly and annual financial reporting • Review, analysis and advise on key business areas to top level management • Critically review budget submissions prior to management or board approval • Variance and other cost control reporting • Operating from Peru to support local CFO and team to develop and improve reporting, systems and internal controls for a world leading Fishmeal manufacturing business • Provided breakeven analysis for China based Food Testing Laboratory • Negotiated financial position of a Joint Venture and nominated as its Financial Controller • Analysis and advice on investment opportunities to board level• A member of SAP implementation team

United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Germany, Cyprus, Holland

City Of London, England, United Kingdom

Worked on one of the largest Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Projects in the UK to rationalize tri-service training. Responsible for costing, financial analysis and bid evaluation of 3 training streams representing over £7bn of a £18bn project. • Investment appraisal and data analysis• Risk & uncertainty NPV modelling• Financial evaluations on preferred bidders• Analytical financial review• Review bid proposals• Stakeholder & commercial engagement• Identify and model retained costs• External advisor engagement• project risk team member• Prepare financial reports• Brief stakeholders and Project team• Financial modelling• Evaluate bid proposals• Report on affordability & VFM• Model scenarios and budget forecasts

Brunssum, Limburg, Netherlands