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Southampton, GB

Chilworth, England, United Kingdom

Brockenhurst, England, United Kingdom

• Provided financial, accounting and investment support:
• Developed budget and management accounts reporting across the group
• Performed an analysis and risk assessment for further investment in Ukraine
• Completed the establishment of a subsidiary in Uruguay for future growth
• Implemented Sage 50 accounts software for the holding company

East Wellow, England, United Kingdom

• Interim role providing accounting and investment support:
• Consolidated an international group with over 100 subsidiaries spanning 6 continents in preparation for first-time group audit: - acquisition & sale accounting - reconciliation of inter-company accounts.
• Financial review and analysis of investment opportunities
• Internal audit of group companies and implementation of controls and procedures

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

• Interim role providing financial and systems support:
• Set up monthly cashflow reporting & forecasting to plan cash requirements
• Prepared analysis for the development of a forecasting model
• Developed use of ERP software (Sentinel) to streamline data capture/reporting
• Assisted with the implementation of SAP Concur expenses application
• Prepared a research & development claim to apply for tax credits from HMRC

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

• Short-term contract working on strategic projects:
• Implemented invoice processing automation software (Lightyear)
• Project-managed the migration of group subsidiaries on to the group ERP system
• Performed competitor benchmarking analysis to highlight areas for improvement
• Modelled the impact of duty legislation changes on sales, profitability and cashflow
• Prepared tax return analysis and schedules to bring the company's tax position up to date

Nigeria

• I joined Nigerdock as Financial Accounts Controller in Jan 2013 and was promoted to Finance Director in Feb 2014.Main areas of responsibility included:
• Leadership of a team of up to 500 staff
• Management and statutory accounts (including group accounts consolidation)
• Budgets, cash flows and forecasting
• Financing, bank and treasury; client invoicing
• Payroll and timekeeping

Nigeria

Short-term contract for a telecom-towers leasing company

Nigeria

• I rejoined the company in 2009 to raise finance for new projects.Main achievements:
• Negotiated bank loans of $8m to finance new contracts plus $6m for future expansion and reduced bank facility fee rates by one-half and bank interest rates by one-third
• Recruited and trained a new team of staff and brought statutory accounts 3 years in arrears up to date
• Installed and set-up Sage accounts software and further streamlined management reporting/payrolls

Nigeria

• Responsibilities:
• Leadership of a team of 12 staff
• Management and statutory accounts; audit
• Budgets, cash flows and projections
• Corporate and state taxation
• Banking, treasury and invoicing

Africa

Short-term work with seismic exploration group advising on company set-up, tax and employment laws in Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique and assisting in Sarbanes-Oxley implementation in Egypt

Nigeria

• Main responsibilities:
• Leadership of a team of 15 staff
• Management and statutory accounts; audit
• Budgets, cash flows and projections
• Corporate taxation and company secretarial
• Banking, treasury and client invoicing

Nigeria

• I joined the company as Finance Controller in Jan 1998 and was promoted to Finance Director in Feb 2000.Main responsibilities:
• Leadership of a team of up to 20 staff
• Management and statutory accounts (including group accounts consolidation)
• Budgets, cash flows and project costing
• Corporate taxation
• Financing, bank and treasury

London, United Kingdom

• Statutory audit of companies across a variety of industries including engineering, manufacturing, shipping, aviation and property investment and including management of audit teams
• Preparation of accounts, tax computations and returns

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Literature And Creative Writing, First Class

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics With French, 2:1