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London, United Kingdom

• Development of strategies by contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organisational objectives
• Evaluation of trends, establishing critical measurements and implementing processes and procedures to address
• Working closely with regulators and auditors to maintain current knowledge of regulatory developments and improve existing AML systems and internal controls
• Developed and implemented internal control tests to verify representatives and employee compliance with firm's policies and procedures
• Key liaison point for all matters legal and regulatory
• Establishment of subsidiaries in preparation for BREXIT

London, United Kingdom

• Management of a team of five finance professionals
• Responsible for preparation of statutory financial statements for all subsidiary companies and preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the group
• Preparation of financial information for inclusion in the Annual report
• VAT return preparation for all UK companies
• Bank reconciliation for UK companies and overseas subsidiaries
• Monthly cash flow forecasting, expenditure analysis and review of working capital

London, United Kingdom

• Headhunted to the position
• Focusing on the entire financial well-being of the organisation including forward planning, implementing management information systems (MIS), policy development and forecasting, delivering regulatory and internal.
• Production of monthly management accounts
• Comparing monthly accounts against budget and analysis of variances
• Prepare business cases for carry forward capital and revenue income in excess of £3m
• Production of annual budget via liaison with the Directors and ad hoc business plans and forecasts

London, United Kingdom

• Overall responsibility for identification, assessment and monitoring of high profile risks that have the potential to hinder the reputation, safety, security and financial prosperity of the council
• Implementation of processes and procedures to ensure the council is fully prepared to deal with any potential threats
• Planning for and mitigating the effects of risks which are deemed unavoidable
• Conducting detailed risk assessments and assessment of previous risk management policies and protocols
• Development of risk management tools for Schools within the Borough
• Working with stakeholders to promote risk awareness and undertake training across the council weekly and quarterly

Distinction, Certificate In Risk Management

Ba (Hons), Business Studies & French, 2:1

Certified Accountant

Anti Money Laundering