Gemma Pullen Email & Phone Number

Southampton, Hampshire, Gb

As part of a new agile project based structure this role exists to lead the chapter through the cultural change. Reporting to VP Shipbuilding Resource Group, this role provides leadership for all chapter members in both project management, new product development and innovation and global Warranty. Providing leadership and support for every member and teams personal and professional development. Key Responsibilities: Leadership: Foster an inclusive culture and ensure that everyone feels a sense of belonging. Embrace challenges as opportunities for growth, seek continuous learning for self & others. Demonstrate Culture Essentials, promote psychological safety, and inspire others. Promote collaboration and innovation, encourage everyone to share ideas and work together on creative solutions. Collaborate with key stakeholders to establish clear and achievable goals for the chapter and organise resource allocation of chapter members to projects. Building Partnership: Collaborate with key stakeholders to define and implement strategic goals for the chapter within the shipbuilding division. Develop and execute plans to drive excellence in both technical and people-related aspects. Resource Management: Take ownership of recruitment and line management for all chapter members responsible for their personal development, performance cycle activities and coaching. Manage chapter resources, including budget, equipment, and ways of working, to ensure optimal utilization and efficiency. Continuous Improvement: Provide strategic advice and work in partnership with others across the business to strive for continuous improvement through best practices and setting strategic goals. Promote & encourage cross- knowledge sharing between chapter members and across chapters where appropriate. Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and implement necessary changes.

Southampton, Hampshire, Gb

Miami, Fl, Us

Santa Clarita, California, Us

Santa Clarita, California, Us

This role involves the completion of month end close activities, including the preparation of financial statements relating to ship operating expenses. This involves the accurate and timely preparation and analysis of journal entries, as well as account analysis ensuring any issues are communicated and resolved with the relevant department. Following the month end close standard reports are prepared with analysis for various departments as well as undertaking adhoc reports, resolving issues and answering questions for internal and external customers.A key responsibility within this role is the preparation and analysis of balance sheet reconciliations with supporting documentation ensuring all held values are accurate and justified with a focus on accounting compliance. His also involves performing and supporting required Sarbanes Oxley testing, providing relevant information to internal and external auditors at quarter and year end reporting periods. A project is also currently being undertaken involving the development of a comprehensive standard working procedure application suitable to guide any person through a role with minimal colleague guidance. The prioritization of workload as established by management, refocusing efforts to accomplish objectives independently with accurately in a timely manner is at the crux of performing this role efficiently and effectively.This is a temporary position covering maternity leave until July 2018.

Velsen-Noord, Noord-Holland, Nl

Leading in the transition of the reporting function from the Specialty Steels business to a centralized Hub Reporting department. This role was highly complex and fast moving requiring unequivocal dedication and drive.Weekly, monthly and annual tasks such as variance style profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and forecasts were to be understood, adapted and relocated to the new structure. The aim, to create a competent and professional standardized reporting and planning service to finance stakeholders. These tasks included calculations such as; stock revaluation, net realizable value, work in progress, goods in transit and stores and spares. The end goal was to provide the Specialty business with a monthly result including analysis and explanation on a more timely schedule, from a remote location. This was achieved successfully, resulting in strong relationships with the Director and Controller of the Business providing them with high quality information and support.

Velsen-Noord, Noord-Holland, Nl

Tasks included assisting with the transition of the Strip Products, reporting and planning activities to the new central structure. This role involved educating the newly appointed Senior Reporting Accountant on the activities necessary to present the Strip Products business management team with a weekly estimate and month end result. Following the transition, the processes required alignment with other business units, creating comparable reports wherever possible. As the second contact to the Finance Director and Business Partner structure for the Strip products Business my responsibilities included producing and presenting weekly profit and loss estimates. Including the calculation of information such as stock revaluations, net realizable spend and buying price variance. On a monthly basis I over saw the consolidation of financial statements, variance analysis and balance sheets for Strip Products required for submission to Group Reporting. Along with a detailed analysis of key drivers behind the monthly business result and explanation of variances to forecast.Extensive support in the annual planning process was also given, providing the new team with required guidance and support.

Velsen-Noord, Noord-Holland, Nl

As TATA Strip Products section accountant I was responsible for managing a team of assistant accountants while planning, organizing and reviewing the Strip Products reporting section.The primary task was to produce the monthly P&L along with managing deadlines and reviewing area inputs, creating a result with comparisons to annual plan and latest forecast including a weekly estimate. An analysis was then undertaken, interrogating the GRS and SAP systems, liaising with works areas to explain any variances.The balance sheet reconciliation process involved distributing listings to nominated reconcilers, reviewers and owners, being personally responsible for the reconciliation of debtor and creditor accounts, such as trade creditors. I created a new process where any new SAP accounts were identified and allocated, ensuring complete coverage and a robust sign off process. As the primary point of contact for quarterly and year end Audits, it was a requirement that necessary information was available when requested.Annually I produced the forecast income statement and balance sheet. Detailed by expense type and using standard operating costs from SAP it was broken down by general ledger (GL) account and works area, enabling the flexing of variable costs based on different production tonnages.Stores and spares impairment review involved updating standard pricing and assisting in the reduction of inventory. Involving guiding and advising personnel on values, providing details to monitor obsolete stock and including calculations as to whether obsolete items could be used in the steel making process or sold via sundry sales. Other key activities included; recharging internal costs; Landfill tax reporting via the VATS system; financial representation for the waste management contract; IGAAP reporting, re-displaying sundry sales as turnover, providing a detailed split of fixed assets, repair costs, trade creditors and adjusting provisions for constructive obligations.

Velsen-Noord, Noord-Holland, Nl

A standard based costing approach involved producing a variance style result. Stocks were held and consumed at standard, generating a buying price variance (BPV) for purchases. Managing two assistant accountants the planning, organizing and reviewing of tasks to create this result was my primary responsibility, including an analysis explaining variance to standard and annual plan. A weighted average cost per ton was also calculated, evaluating whether a slab could be constructed for $250, a goal set as a strategic level.A weekly estimate was completed, this was a short term forecast compared to plan which was presented to senior management. Also a six month rolling cash flow forecast was generated, anticipating timings of raw material purchases outlining cash implications.My team were responsible for ensuring that materials were receipted in to the SAP system, involving order creation, booking tonnages, invoice matching and charging/releasing any value difference to the result. Ensuring the invoice amount was held in the creditor accounts, stock was held at standard and the difference was released to BPV. Stock was then re-evaluated to actual cost to ensure that the correct value was accounted for on the balance sheet.In annual forecasting my team was in charge of the BPV result and cash flow forecast, ensuring cashflow matched group debtor statements, buying price matched stock revaluation and raw material purchases matched forecast production. This information was then fed in to the consolidated trading account for the business unit.Both myself and my team held responsibility for balance sheet accounts, including raw materials and transport as well as insuring the correct provisions were carried for costs that incurred but were not yet invoiced. Quarterly data was also compiled justifying balances for audit purposes.

Velsen-Noord, Noord-Holland, Nl

Initially this position involved being project lead to create a model capturing standard costs for the packaging business, creating a streamlined process to set them annually. The level of detail extended to individual cost centers including the capacity to recirculate energy costs across works areas, then consolidating in to the business unit standard costing model. The model was Microsoft Excel based using advanced pivot tables, formula and macros. The agreed standard costing data was uploaded in to SAP enabling variance style reporting for the future financial year. A further task was the preparation of a weekly management report and presentation. This involved the recording of various key performance indicators, presenting variance to plan. A key element was collating weekly yield results including a manufacturing explanation of what impacted them and also what the expected yield forecast was for the month. A monthly presentation was then compiled for area three, used in the monthly Plan Do Check Action (PDCA ) meeting. This contained various KPI's along with the variance style manufacturing result, communicating area spend and enabling action where needed. A project team was initiated looking at consumption costs per ton for the packaging business in the UK and IJmuiden, bringing the calculations in line in order to provide comparable data to assist in cost reduction. Tasked with producing the working model, this needed to be suitable for both businesses to calculate a consumption cost per ton. This involved a great deal of brainstorming sessions and telecoms to agree on the treatment of various costs along with managing the Dutch/ English language barrier, providing translated standard working procedures.Further to office, quarterly steel stock takes were undertaken, confirming weights and locations to ensure the financial values held on the balance sheet were a true reflection of the physical stock.

Velsen-Noord, Noord-Holland, Nl

The main responsibility of this role was to provide a professional management accounting resource to the engineering & services departments. This included the production of a weekly, variance style manufacturing profit and loss account, followed by a presentation detailing the monthly and year to date variance analysis against annual plan. A walk through of the result would be completed during these meetings detailing any significant general ledger code overspend or under spend, enabling the management of adverse variances.A further responsibility was the reconciliation and control of certain balance sheet accounts ensuring the correct provisions for future liabilities were held and the correct stock values recorded. As the lead on a project involving the financial recording of recycling activities my role was to create a process for the recording of financial entries providing the ability to hold stock provisions on the balance sheet and to recharge relevant areas for material use. The company began to recycle waste products from various stages of the manufacturing process as well as the demolition of obsolete buildings and rail. This waste was treated to create usable materials from scrap for use in steel-making, to gravel for the railways. All materials had to be costed, taking into account market price and processing costs in order to set appealing internal transfer prices, whilst covering processing costs. In order to calculate cost avoidance an evaluation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste cell creation was also required.The forecasting process was a key annual task. This involved evaluating the current year result, in terms of variance analysis against annual plan and coordinating with works areas, agreeing on budget cuts and increases. Following this a variance style plan was created and fed in to the consolidated plan for the business.

Velsen-Noord, Noord-Holland, Nl

The Graduate Accountant role involved an annual rotation, the first being a Compliance & Controls Assistant This role was of an internal audit nature. Skills included extensive report witting, coordination between departments and suppliers and communication. On a daily basis communication would vary from operational personnel to higher management, adapting to earn respect from colleagues to enable effective coordination and cooperation whilst undertaking key audits.Following an audit, situations had to be assessed from both a financial, operational and health and safety point of view. Harmonizing the three guaranteed efficient, affordable, and safe controls. Detailed reports followed for use in operational and strategic decision making. A new process was implemented by myself whereby reports were condensed into a Microsoft power point presentation providing a more concise format, enabling prompt action to address any urgent outcomes. Sarbanes Oxley testing was continued in order to ensure a good level of control in the business. Utilizing the skills outlined above the commercial and stock audits were completed by myself.During this placement SAP was extended in the business to be used as the supply chain management system. Delegated with the task of creating and maintaining an extensive authorization mapping grid. This provided management with a control system, ensuring the effective flow of goods and services to avoid stock build up.

Velsen-Noord, Noord-Holland, Nl

Based in the corporate business unit, this role dealt with accounts payable for the UK operations in their entirety.SAP was the enterprise resource planning system used to process around 100 invoices per day, matching supplier invoices to corresponding purchase orders and goods receipt notes. These included foreign currency transactions and capital invoices, where the calculation of retention values were also required. A further element to this role was resolving supplier queries, often requiring system manipulation to complete the matching process. This required extensive customer service skill, building strong relationships in order to resolve supplier issues efficiently and professionally.

Chartership, Accounting And Business/Management

Master Of Science With Distinction (Msc), Strategic Business Analysis

Bsc (Hons) Accounting, Accounting