Gary Beard Email & Phone Number

Scunthorpe

Member of the Board of Directors of a £90m subsidiary of £1bn US-owned global Group involved in high volume manufacture of aluminium beverage cans in UK and for export.Role:• Responsibility for all financial management, including long and short term forecasting, financial control and liquidity (including long and short term financing).• Presentation of quarterly performance to Group Managing Board.• Providing strong leadership on all financial activities and on all corporate governance issues within the business.• Management of the wider business as part of the UK Board, including ensuring financial targets are achieved, resolving operational issues and steering the longer-term strategic direction of the Company.• Control of all corporate insurance.• Overseen £20m capital investment, 38% growth in business revenue and substantial increase in business profitability during tenure.• Driven positive change within the finance function and across the wider business.

Scunthorpe

Board level financial responsibility for a £65m manufacturing company, subsidiary of a European based Group, having being involved in its set up from scratch in 2008.Role: • Joined company as one of first three employees and played a key role in its growth and development to 160 employees and £65m turnover.• Responsible to Board of Directors.• Working within the group financial control structure set up the whole UK accounting system to meet all UK taxation and regulatory requirements.• Responsible for monthly, quarterly and annual Group reporting packs.• Control of annual external audit and statutory accounts procedures under IFRS, and management of all direct and indirect tax obligations.

Group Accountant and Group Treasury Manager for diverse £160m group of companies in UK and Europe. In 2003 these included Marine Safety and Lifeboat servicing, Fish netting (Scotland), Clothing manufacture for fashion, school wear and protective clothing for Fire Brigades and Police and a £50m holiday home business. • Responsible to Group Financial Director for a full range of accountancy and treasury functions with a small HQ team including:- Parent company monthly management accounts and Group consolidation.- Consolidated Annual Report, published on the Stock Exchange- Statutory accounts for all Group Companies, trading and dormant- Annual internal audits, Tax and VAT. Group payroll.- Management of group cash position, movement of funds and hedging of foreign currency exposures.• Management of Group IFRS conversion project, resulting in size increase of annual report from 50 to 80 pages.• Deeply involved in due diligence for acquisitions and disposals as company evolved or market conditions changed.• Travelled extensively in UK and Europe on internal audit and due diligence and group accounting, taxation and consolidation matters.

Short term assignments on return from a year’s global travel which included working in Australia:Accountant – Killingholme Power Group Limited – 5 months£250m company which had been recently sold off by a US energy group.• Completed documentation of current systems with recommendations for improvements for its identified weaknesses.• Involved in implementation of new finance software, CODA.• Preparation of full Group statutory accounts including conversion for US GAAP to UK GAAP.Financial Accountant – Geest Mariner Foods Limited – 5 monthsPlc. subsidiary manufacturing chilled meals and sauces.• Prepared monthly financial and half year end accounts for parent company.2001: Portfolio Accountant – Jones Lang LaSalle, Sydney, AustraliaFour months with one of world’s largest property management companies.• Responsible for accounting records of a portfolio of retail/commercial properties.• Designed and implemented new month end standard procedures and reporting package to a major client.2001: Group Accountant – Youngs Bluecrest Seafood LimitedFour month assignment in a 15 company, £300m group prior to world travel. • Normal range of duties plus first real exposure to Treasury with daily cash report to Board.

Medium sized firm with offices across Lincolnshire. Excellent experience.

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, Distinction

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