RESPONSIBILITIESCoordination, consolidation, review and challenging all management reporting for the South American, Central American, European and Middle Eastern regions, consisting of c.30 schools. Working as the main point of contact for these regional finance teams, providing information, support, guidance and training to help them successfully perform their regional tasks.

RESPONSIBILITIES & ACHIEVEMENTSDelivered a robust 5-year plan in the first month of employment, having to understand the business and build relationships in a short timeframe in order to accomplish. The financial plan and its commentary were submitted to, scrutinised and accepted by the Office for Students.Developed reports to commercialise and improve the information of the finance team in the business. These included a detailed rolling 12-month weekly cashflow to identify and… Show more RESPONSIBILITIES & ACHIEVEMENTSDelivered a robust 5-year plan in the first month of employment, having to understand the business and build relationships in a short timeframe in order to accomplish. The financial plan and its commentary were submitted to, scrutinised and accepted by the Office for Students.Developed reports to commercialise and improve the information of the finance team in the business. These included a detailed rolling 12-month weekly cashflow to identify and allow timely action on any pinch-points, along with a monthly dashboard focussing on the KPIs behind financial performance to be delivered to the Senior Leadership Team. Show less

RESPONSIBILITIESWorking with budget holders and Board to produce detailed and robust budgets and long-term forecasts, linking to underlying KPIs. Co-ordinating the finance team to deliver a full P&L forecast and ensuring balance sheet and cash flow are performing to owners’ and debt holders’ targets.Maintaining relationships with Board members and non-financial budget holders, providing information, support and critical appraisal on financial performance and decisions. Line… Show more RESPONSIBILITIESWorking with budget holders and Board to produce detailed and robust budgets and long-term forecasts, linking to underlying KPIs. Co-ordinating the finance team to deliver a full P&L forecast and ensuring balance sheet and cash flow are performing to owners’ and debt holders’ targets.Maintaining relationships with Board members and non-financial budget holders, providing information, support and critical appraisal on financial performance and decisions. Line managing a team of two, supporting their development and ensuring continuous quality and improvement in their work.Undertaking detailed reviews of full monthly P&L, including variance analysis and KPI analysis.Responsibility over full P&L monthly rolling forecast, linking performance to KPIs and understanding any movements. Highlighting any risks and opportunities that may impact the forecast.Developing and maintaining monthly Board papers including commentary for presentation to the private equity owners and internal Board members.Performing ad-hoc analysis on financial performance and associated underlying drivers.ACHIEVEMENTSOnly member of staff outside of Board level to be involved in M&A process and contingency planning. Took a key role in producing strategic 5-year business plans for these processes under limited timescales. Worked closely with Board members, PE owners and external advisors at all stages of the process. Modelled, analysed and presented a range of scenarios around the plans to inform decisions made with all stakeholders.Developed reporting and forecasting tools to link performance of gross margin with the underlying KPIs. This involved cross-departmental engagement, with appropriate training of direct reports to deliver value-added outputs. Show less

RESPONSIBILITIESResponsibility over producing budgets and long-term forecasts across a number of operational departments. Consolidating forecasts to deliver a view of the overall P&L for the company.Maintaining relationships with Board members and non-financial budget holders, providing information, support and critical appraisal on financial performance and decisions. Undertaking detailed reviews of monthly cost performance for a number of departments, including variance… Show more RESPONSIBILITIESResponsibility over producing budgets and long-term forecasts across a number of operational departments. Consolidating forecasts to deliver a view of the overall P&L for the company.Maintaining relationships with Board members and non-financial budget holders, providing information, support and critical appraisal on financial performance and decisions. Undertaking detailed reviews of monthly cost performance for a number of departments, including variance analysis and KPI analysis.Updating monthly rolling forecast for a number of cost areas and understanding any movements. Performing ad-hoc analysis as required and proactively to better understand trends and performance.Providing analysis, reconciliations and supporting information to support the year end external audit.ACHIEVEMENTSUndertook significant responsibility in developing the financial plan for a successful refinancing process. This included modelling the impact of, and assisting in, decisions underlying significant strategic changes, including the closure of one of GSM’s three campuses.Developed and implemented a range of financial tools and models used throughout the business. These included a new departmental management accounts pack, detailed budget models and a large amount of ad-hoc analyses used for decision-making purposes.Successfully proposed an overhaul of GSM’s chart of accounts to ensure accounts were more informative. Formed part of the team managing the process, including agreeing the nominal structure and ensuring the transition within Sage ran smoothly and produced accurate results. Show less

RESPONSIBILITIESWorking with non-financial senior managers in a number of business units within the UK and US to provide financial support and information to assist in ensuring Group targets are met.Reporting on the performance of business units, analysing trends and variances to forecast and detailing these in reports for presentation to the Board.Working closely with business units to produce detailed budgets and strategic forecasts. Undertaking analyses on the forecasts… Show more RESPONSIBILITIESWorking with non-financial senior managers in a number of business units within the UK and US to provide financial support and information to assist in ensuring Group targets are met.Reporting on the performance of business units, analysing trends and variances to forecast and detailing these in reports for presentation to the Board.Working closely with business units to produce detailed budgets and strategic forecasts. Undertaking analyses on the forecasts to understand trends, growth and identify and risks and opportunities.ACHIEVEMENTSUndertaking a number of ad-hoc analyses for the business – including taking an active part in the launch of new products, modelling profitability based on different variables. Producing customisable models for the financial impact of divestment or acquisitions of business areas. Modelling alternative strategies for business units with a view to improving profitability. Show less

RESPONSIBILITIESKey point of contact with finance teams in the UK, US, Netherlands and International divisions, maintaining relationships across different entities and timezones.Producing consolidated Group-level monthly accounts for Board review. Analysing the accounts to understand variances to forecast, performance and underlying trends.Ensuring accuracy of the Group accounting system for monthly and statutory reporting.Consolidating budgets and 5-year forecasts… Show more RESPONSIBILITIESKey point of contact with finance teams in the UK, US, Netherlands and International divisions, maintaining relationships across different entities and timezones.Producing consolidated Group-level monthly accounts for Board review. Analysing the accounts to understand variances to forecast, performance and underlying trends.Ensuring accuracy of the Group accounting system for monthly and statutory reporting.Consolidating budgets and 5-year forecasts to produce a global view for presentation to the Board and parent company. Analysing performance and identifying key areas of growth for the business.Preparation of ad-hoc reports and detailed analyses for Board meetings and for reporting to the parent company. Including impact on the Group of potential acquisitions and divestments.ACHIEVEMENTSImproving and adapting consolidated reporting in a transitional period for the group, allowing for acquired and divested businesses as the strategic direction of RBI evolved. Show less