Finance Lead on four new exciting FinTech innovations, spanning Working Capital services, Open Banking Payments and HR Management & Advisory

Product Business Partner - helping drive insight and innovative action across the SME Term Lending and Payments product portfolio.Specialising in performance management, product profitability and innovation

Business Partnering Global Marketing Team reporting directly into FD and Category SVPResponsibilities Include:~ Finance lead and project coordinator for global brand transformation project~ Business Partnering Senior Leadership team to set strategic direction and explore opportunities for white space expansion ~ Regular presentations to Senior Leadership Team~ Delivering business insight to enable strategic decision making~ Global Gross Margin Improvement program lead - Production of training materials, insight, improvement toolkits and workshop coordination~ Budgeting and Forecasting ~ Global Business Case development and ownership~ Process efficiency~ Market Analysis ~ Performance analysis~:Line Management

Responsibilities included: Geographical Expansion; Research, prioritisation, due diligence, local market engagement, global pricing and roll out (established and emerging markets)Creation of a robust framework for multi channel international expansion to be used as a single point of reference for multi functional strategic planning Creation of a robust framework for eCommerce and digital international expansion Development of monthly and ad hoc KPI based performance analysis dashboard Realignment of Strategic prioritisation from financial and non financial KPI performanceIdentification, development and implementation of initiatives for margin improvements; (Pricing architecture, Trade Discounts, Promotional structures, Dimensional Profitability)Analysis of global market trends and opportunities to align strategic direction with changing consumer trends – Close interaction with key functions to communicate opportunitiesAccountability for financial viability of NPD and international expansion projectsCreation and implementation of a framework for financial analysis and long term planning Assessment of M&A, Third Party licensing and CRM opportunities International brand forecasting, budget management and expenditure approvalAlignment of cross departmental performance and strategy with financial objectives.

ACA qualified accountant working as a Management Consultant for KPMG following 2 years as a Finance Analyst within Industry and 3 1/2 years in Audit (Fujitsu, EAB and KPMG). Currently on a long term secondment to GSK conducting a dual role within Business Development and Finance Business PartneringSpecialised in Finance Business Partnering, process efficiency, process redesign and business effectiveness.Examples of large projects conducted to date include:• Redesign of management information to enhance business insight and aid management decisions• Strategic Consulting, including finance structure & sales strategy development for international expansion.• Detailed product portfolio and supply chain analysis for product rationalisation and synergy identification• M&A and licencing opportunity development and forecast modelling• Process redesign to improve control environment and ways of working improvements, resulting in T&E efficiencies• Global coordination of IT Total Cost of Ownership assessment to identify existing cost structure - subsequent development of strategic plan for cost reduction• Development of an Accounting Manual for Finance function of a FTSE 20 company• Client facing audit lead for three multinational entities.• Private and public sector experience• Development of new reporting systems for top 20 FTSE company