Derek Liddle Email & Phone Number

Milford On Sea, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for UK Group (UK, France, Germany, Korea, Japan and Hong Kong, 12 staff), India (6 staff), Brazil (4 staff), Singapore (5 staff) and Malaysia finance teams.Annual consolidated International budget and quarterly rolling forecast.US GAAP reporting. UK Statutory consolidationUK tax returns for UK Group and other operating subsidiaryInstigated worldwide transfer pricing review utilising D&TCompany secretarial responsibilities for UK subsidiariesContract ReviewCash management for all entities outside US and efficient repatriation of funds.

Responsible for UK, Finland, Holland, Denmark and Swedish subsidiariesContract review and negotiation.Company secretarial responsibilities for all countries. Country and regional level annual budgets and forecast updates..Monthly US GAAP reporting. Annual statutory reports.

Management and reorganisation of finance department.Management of bank relationship including negotiation of facility.Reporting to board, bank and venture capitalist investorsRedesign of monthly reporting pack to meet board and external requirementsCash managementContract review and related capital expenditure appraisalCompany secretarial duties

Responsibility for leading a team to specify and select a Billing and Administration system (1.5m GBP investment).Computerisation and relocation of US accounting.Installation of new accounting and logistic software Sun Accounts and Sun Business. Improved debtor days by 44% (from 75 to 42 days) and increased stockholding efficiency by 100%.Reengineered sales admin, contracts admin and logistics departments into a customer focussed department reducing costs by c100k GBP pa.Identification of cost savings totalling 1m USD annualised from process changes, restructuring Russian joint venture, processes in Germany and France.Following serious financial irregularities, adverse audit reports and the departure of the incumbent F.D. requested to take control of the Dutch Finance department and return to a controlled function.Working with PricewaterhouseCoopers to develop a transition plan to move 20 European branches into the newly established ESSC in the UK and successfully transferring UK and Netherlands. German and French branches in process of transfer at date of role change.