Dean Pickering Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England Metropolitan Area

Responsible for all areas of finance for management companies including Management (FP&A), tax compliance, financial and regulatory reporting and financial operations (Accounts payable, treasury).Recruitment and management of a team of two.Delivered comprehensive improvements to finance team – implementation of new GL system, new expense management system, hiring of new team and overhaul of management reporting packs, process controls and chart of accounts. Substantial enhancements to quality and accuracy of internal budgeting forecasting and KPI reporting, tailoring reports to audience, ranging from “one pager” showing key metrics in format that could be more easily digested by the executive committee to detailed cashflow projections and departmental cost analysis for “deep dive” analysis required by COO.

London, United Kingdom

Head of team (two direct reports) responsible for all financial and regulatory reporting, technical accounting analysis and auditor liaison. Project manager on FRS 102 Conversion projectProject managed change of general ledger system

London, United Kingdom

Business Analyst responsibilities included involvement in complex year end compensation processes, valuation exercises for loan note repurchases and functional /geographical areas of the business, financial forecasting and budgeting for existing business areas and potential new ventures, drafting information memorandum for syndicated loan refinancing, implementing new budgeting, reporting and control procedures in relation to Technology and Market Data spend, financial projections for ICAAP and preparation of financial presentations for Executive Committee and Senior Management.

Senior audit manager on a number of high profile clients within the investment management, and particularly hedge fund manager, industry.

Seconded for nine months to Financial Controller role at Fortis Investment Management in London. Responsibilities included management and statutory accounting, cash flow and capital adequacy monitoring, regulatory reporting, implementing new transfer pricing policies and overseeing the transfer of certain finance functions to centralised location.