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Representing the business requirements of eight Finance & Accounting teams across Europe.Supporting each Group Company to define, develop, test, and Go Live across all Oracle Cloud subledgers, with a view to achieving standardization and optimization of working processes across six countries.Complex stakeholder management across technical, functional, and leadership teams.

KEY SKILLS AND SUCCESSESProject managed the implementation of Accounts Payable software, transforming a paper-based manual operation to provide automation. 2nd place winner of DENSO’s Europe-wide 2019 Quality Circle competition, pitching this project to an audience of over 100Secured first-time funding through the Research & Development tax credit scheme, directly securing £1m of cash injection into the businessBuilt amiable, warm and trusted relationships at all levels of businessCommunicated financial concepts using straightforward, concise language1st place winner of DENSO’s 2018 Quality Circle competition, for designing reports that gave department managers the tools they needed to monitor and manage their own budgets, delivering training, and ongoing guidanceIntroduced many procedure improvements e.g. auto-email of supplier remittances, auto-email of invoices, models to improve reconciliationsDeveloped a cash forecasting tool that modelled various income scenariosUp-skilled the department by strengthening process instructions and introducing job rotation – empowering and engaging othersCoordinating a bi-annual stocktake with all departmentsDAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIESManaging a team of two, including performance reviews, training, development, recruitingLeading the month-end process; posting journals, accruals, provisions, payroll, preparing management accounts, producing reports, oversight of AP and ARFulfilling all financial reporting requirements for internal and external audiencesPresenting finances to the BoardPreparing budgets, forecasts, variances and commentariesMaintaining cash-flow forecasts w/ different income scenariosCompletion of bank and balance sheet reconciliations, etcROI calculations to evaluate investment proposalsSole responsibility for preparing statutory accounts, corporation tax workbooks, lead person for internal & external audit, ensuring controls compliance

Telford, United Kingdom

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Telford, United Kingdom

Awarded a BAE Systems 'Business Leader' Chairmans Award for facilitating a Management Committee level Cost Base strategy review, resulting in a significant improvement to the business' competitive position.Responsible for the financial management of a portfolio of manufacturing and service-based contracts (~£50m), working with the wider business to deliver Order Intake, Sales, Margin and Cash budgets.Line management of a team of four accountants, with supervisory responsibility for a further five.Acting as the Finance point of contact for the Project Management Director, keeping up to date with emerging issues, communicating financial priorities and issues to non-financial stakeholdersReorganising the Finance function to align with the delivery teams in the wider business, sought buy-in from the Finance leadership team, designed and implemented transition plansWide scope of review and oversight including Work In Progress balances, sales trading principles, orderbook reconciliations, financial controls, monthly forecasts, process improvements, working capital management, etcAdding value to the business at the Monthly Business Reviews by escalating issues to senior leaders, exploring key contract & commercial issues and increasingly the visibility of risks and opportunities within the business Completing complex provision calculations for MoD non-competitive contracts, where the business is only permitted a conscionable level of profitWorking with Commercial to support contractual negotiations with new customers, assessing Terms & Conditions to ensure the business' position is safeguarded and maintainable.Utilising project management skills to lead a project closure exercise, cleansing the business of dormant and low value projects, releasing resources across a number of functionsWorking with external consultants to support an IT investment case, aligning IT capability to the businesses strategic direction and key campaigns

- Managing a team of accountants to deliver cost base and capital information to the business- Overall responsiblity for the delivery of cost base information, forecasts, budgets and analysis- Challenge and analysis of information to inform business decisions- Senior stakeholder management- Modelling of complex provisions and rationalisation activity- Calculation, review and external negotiation of pricing and profit rates for MOD/DOD non competitive contracts- Advising on the applicability of rates, volume adjustments and appropriate applications- Develop staff to meet the demands of management accounting- Identify best practice opportunities and implement process improvements, challenge existing practices and add value

Telford, United Kingdom

Responsible for the calculation of costing, pricing and profit rates for both MOD & DOD non-competitive contracts. Adaption of business rates in line with scenario analysis, with MC level exposure.Management and monitoring of complex provisions and rationalisation activity.A high profile role with significant opportunity for process improvement and career development, through sustained high level exposure and contribution to associated decision-making.

Telford, United Kingdom

Financial management of circa £14m contract. Monthly review of actuals. Cost to complete exercises. Risk and opportunity management. Order Intake, Sales and Margin forecasting. Significant process improvements, challenging and influencing stakeholders. Senior stakeholder management. Advanced financial modelling.Presented and ran several workshop activities for circa 70 delegates. Ran a highly commended three hour workshop session for 20 delegates.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Budget, forecast and actual cost control. Working in conjunction with functional managers. Managing headcount forecasts and budget consolidation. Three way cost base reconciliations, inter-company agreements and management reporting.

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