Gareth Lang Email & Phone Number

Paris, Île-De-France, France

Six month overseas secondment as part of role at Admiral Group plc.

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

- Completed an average of 8 Internal Audit assignments per year, distributed directly to senior stakeholders (Board / Audit Committee level).- Rated as significantly exceeding expectations in most recent performance review.- Dealt directly with Heads of Department and other senior stakeholders.- Performed quality reviews over the work of other auditees.- Conducted audits over business-critical (‘Gold standard’) IT projects.- Consistently strong feedback from senior… Show more - Completed an average of 8 Internal Audit assignments per year, distributed directly to senior stakeholders (Board / Audit Committee level).- Rated as significantly exceeding expectations in most recent performance review.- Dealt directly with Heads of Department and other senior stakeholders.- Performed quality reviews over the work of other auditees.- Conducted audits over business-critical (‘Gold standard’) IT projects.- Consistently strong feedback from senior departmental stakeholders, even where reports have contained findings highly critical of the relevant departments. Show less

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

- Leading teams and liaising with stakeholders, from internal engagement leaders to external CFOs and CEOs. - Main point of contact for the client finance team and internal junior and senior team. - Performing review of work, providing critical analysis to ensure the work is delivered to the highest quality.- Project management, including leading more than one team at any given time, ensuring audits are completed to deadlines and delivering audits within budget. - Advanced Excel… Show more - Leading teams and liaising with stakeholders, from internal engagement leaders to external CFOs and CEOs. - Main point of contact for the client finance team and internal junior and senior team. - Performing review of work, providing critical analysis to ensure the work is delivered to the highest quality.- Project management, including leading more than one team at any given time, ensuring audits are completed to deadlines and delivering audits within budget. - Advanced Excel user, including creation of Macro programmes with Visual Basic. - Coaching and mentoring junior members of staff, providing constructive feedback to aid development. - Worked on high-profile clients, including FTSE listed (‘blue chip’) companies. Show less

Stonehouse, Gloucestershire

- Preparation of daily reports pack for issue to management, including information on daily sales, deliveries, hours and scrap.- Assistance with the preparation of the monthly accounts pack.- Analysis of manufacturing variances. Significant or unusual variances are investigated in further detail or referred to the financial controller.- Preparation and issue of monthly departmental spend reports.- Performance of adhoc tasks assigned by the financial controller.

Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire

- Designed company websites from scratch (www.paramountvending.co.uk and www.cymrucoffee.co.uk).- Managed online advertising, including Google AdWords.- Regularly updated website to improve conversions and maintain search engine rankings.- Answered telephone calls from prospective and existing customers; ensured calls were dealt with courteously and promptly.

Cirencester

- Picked customers’ orders and loaded into van.- Inspected van prior to deliveries.- Delivered to customers under tight deadlines.- Formed the main point of contact with customers; notified customers of any delays or problems with their order.- Ensured all paperwork was completed correctly.

Avonmouth, Bristol

- Planned routes during busy periods.- Inspected van prior to deliveries.- Delivered to customers under tight deadlines.- Worked flexible shift patterns, including early mornings and late evenings.- Monitored food temperature levels.

Aca (Icaew Chartered Accountant)

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Accounting And Finance, First Class Honours

Awarded a scholarship by the University of Southampton School of Management for being among the three highest performing UK/EU students.

Education record