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London, United Kingdom

Worldwide

Training Provider with 23 staff across the world and £15.1m turnoverResponsible for all aspects of financial reporting and control across a number of countries. Introduced a number of improvements to financial systems and regular reporting of key information to the owners of the business.I am also responsible for a number of operational aspects of the.

London, United Kingdom

• Joined the company operating at a loss and overdrawn at the bank. Established strong financial controls from regular monthly reporting at board meetings, implementing internal audit systems and a purchase order system.
• Renegotiating SLAs with major suppliers both in terms of cost and payment.
• Introducing KPIs and monitoring progress against these targets.
• Meeting with staff on a regular basis inspiring them to achieve KPIs resulting in improving average sales per day by 50%.
• Working closely with external web developers to improving enquiry levels via efficient use of SEO and PPC along with exploring other online opportunities for growth resulting in reducing monthly spend on PPC by £40k.
• Improving customer service by internal staff training, initiating "mystery shopper" and customer satisfaction surveys resulting in improved comments on various cosmetic blog sites and a reduction in revision cost from.

London, United Kingdom

• Member of management team, overseeing strategic development of business in the UK and overseas.
• Set up overseas offices in India, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Australia, Canada & USA, including the training and supervision of local Finance and General Managers.
• Set up financial control systems in these offices and thereafter visited each office to carry out regular Audits and reviews of performance.
• .Introduced financial / non-financial KPIs to increase sales performance and reduce processing times for visa applications.
• Prepared full year budget, including P&L, cash flow and balance sheet for each subsidiary and Group consolidation.
• Introduced efficiencies and cost controls to increase net margins from 3% to 12%.

London, United Kingdom

• Handled securing funding for a new start up business.
• Produced a 5-year business plan including commentary and financial projections.
• Introduced financial processes and procedures.

Cebu, Philippines

• Provided financial assistance and advice to small "start up" businesses.
• Set up financial processes and controls.
• Improved credit control procedures.
• Negotiated with suppliers to reduce cost and / or extend payment terms.
• Recruited and trained staff

London, United Kingdom

Handled monthly reporting of actual performance against forecast and worked with Financial Director to monitor company performance. Oversaw credit control function and acted as Financial Controller for Dutch subsidiary