Accountancy practice which provides a comprehensive range of accounting, business, UK and international tax solutions to individuals and businesses.Responsible for managing all aspect of clients bookkeeping, payroll (including pension regulator compliance) and financial account preparation.Experienced in preparing, reconciling and verifying HMRC online submissions such as VAT, PAYE Scheme and CIS.Knowledgeable in setting up software for new companies, VAT & PAYE scheme registrations and pension regulator compliance requirements.I am well versed in Quickbooks Online, SAGE and IRIS

SABMiller PLC was a FTSE 10 FMCG company, the second largest global brewer with around 70,000 employees across more than 80 countries. In the year ended March 2016, SABMiller generated net producer US$24bn. In October 2016, SABMiller was acquired by AB InBev (US$104bn transaction value) making it the fourth largest M&A deal globally and largest ever takeover of a UK-listed company. Head Office was in Woking, Surrey.I joined the Procurement team at Phase 1 Go-live of the SAP deployment which involved the implementation of SRM SAP for the IT division, followed by Phase 2 rollout to the rest of the business 6 months later along with further enhancements.My Role:• Proactively developed all financial and procurement reports required. This includes spend and PO analysis, monthly accruals analysis and shopper/approver metrics. • Reviewing Global policies that affect the end to end procurement process and customising them. Also I created all specific Buying Instructions required for Group Technical and Finance & Control departments. • Negotiating supplier contracts which meant working closely with other departments to understand their requirements, negotiating payment terms and extended periods of rolling hours with vendors and obtaining internal approvals. • Subject matter expert for SAP SRM, P2P, Shopping Carts/POs and reporting. I’m seen as the go to person for any system issues including tracing shopping carts from start to final FI document. • Clearing old GR/IR Balance Sheet accounts balance, I resolved in excess of 70% of amounts over 120 days within a month of setting up the process. This enhanced control of expenditure and improved the accuracy of the accruals. • Developed and delivered training material to head office shoppers and approvers at go live of SAP SRM. • Ensured compliance when approving shopping carts by ensuring Buying Instructions adhered to, Group Policies applied and valid contracts were in place when applicable.

Responsible for budgeting and monthly variance reporting for almost every department across the business at some stage. I was the subject matter expert for CO master data (WBS, cost and profit centers) and Management Accounts reporting on SAP. My Role: • As the Finance Business Partner for Occupancy, I was responsible for all budgeting, forecasting and monthly variance analysis (Annual spend £11m opex and £1-£5m capex). This covered costs incurred directly by SABMiller PLC and the facilities company.• Creating and implementing the process for reporting Corporate Region’s Capex spend on CCT (Capex Consolidation Tool for FP&A global reporting) for actuals, budgets and forecasts (Annual submissions were in excess of $100m). This involved liaising with other entities and ensuring HFM and CCT were aligned. All FX was explained, non cash moves reported, variances understood and FP&A queries resolved. In addition I submitted actuals from SAP, budgets and forecasts onto HFM for SABMiller PLC, typically representing 70% of Corporate Region spend.• Developed the Procurement benefits and fees tracking analysis. This calculated the budget, forecast and year end actual fees on spend in excess of $70m.• Designed Smartview spreadsheets to automate the uploading of analysis from SAP in HFM, covering such areas as Fixed Costs, Fixed Assets and Working Capital.• Well versed in dealing with complex multi-currency applications with FX implications for P&L and Balance Sheet. SABMiller PLC reported in USD with local costs mainly being incurred in GBP and significant recharges from other entities in ZAR and EURO’s.• Responsible for the WBS process to ensure correct accounting treatment was followed, procedures adhered to and month end close completed accurately and on time. This included resolving issues caused by system errors.• Subject Matter Expert during implementation of SAP in 2010, covering CO Master Data (WBS, cost and profit centers) and Fixed Assets.

Joint venture in the UK between New Zealand’s two largest Lamb producers. (Alliance Group and Affco)Turnover approx. £70million. My Role:• Responsible for management accounts for all divisions along with reconciling of stock cards, FX reconciliation and submission of all statutory returns. • Provided support to ISO Quality Manager by carrying out internal audits, then later by designing and implementing a database for non-conformance reporting mandatory for ISO compliance. • Designed and implemented a database to automate reporting, issuing of contracts, commission claims and journals compilation for the wool division.

Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Contractors. Turnover approx. £3millionMy Role: • Timely completion of management reports for monthly board meetings. • Reconciling all accounts through to balance sheet and liaison with Auditors.• Preparation of yearly budgets, monthly cash flow and all statuary returns.• Accurately processed monthly payroll for 10 employees.

Design and M&E Engineering Contractors specializing in the pharmaceutical, chemical, healthcare, electronics and leisure industries. Turnover approx. £30million.(Taken over by RPS Ireland in or around 2000) My Role: • Responsible for all aspects of payroll for over 100 employees, statutory return, AP ledger, period end closing through to balance sheet and bank reconciliations. • Responsible for the Novell Network (10 users), along with the office documentation coding system. • Company Social Club Organiser