Graham Meek Email & Phone Number

Sandhurst, GB

Fleet, England, GB

Fleet, England, GB

92866 Issy Les Moulineaux Cedex 9, FR

• Ascot Racecourse is the most prestigious contract in Sodexo's Sports & Leisure segment with a turnover of £27m. Duties & Responsibilities:
• Managing and developing a team of 6 permanent staff and up to 60 casual staff for Royal Ascot
• Member of the Ascot profit share board, presenting finances on a monthly basis
• Controlling finances on race days:o Ensuring all tills and credit card machines are working and till layouts and prices are correcto Producing hourly sales reports by outlet to determine when to release hourly casual.
• Producing separate monthly finance packs for both Ascot and Sodexo
• Business partnering the operational Heads of Department to look at ways to increase revenue and minimise cost, focusing on the key drivers: food margin, liquor margin, labour ratio and operational expenses

Reading, England, GB

• BaxterStorey is a contract catering company with its London Region having turnover of £95m. Portico is a Corporate Reception Management Services company with turnover of £18m. Duties and Responsibilities:
• Business Partnering two Managing Directors and corresponding senior Operations Teams to ensure appropriate Financial Controls and Profit Maximisation
• Led month-end process including reviewing draft trading accounts, challenging variances and providing advice and support to the operational teams
• Producing the monthly pack with a focus on profitability v budget/forecast and debt
• Lead monthly reviews with Managing Director and Operational Directors
• Attend monthly reviews alongside Managing Director with Financial Director and CEOs

Reading, England, GB

• This role was responsible for BaxterStorey, Benugo (cafés and restaurants), Caterlink (state school catering) and Holroyd Howe (independent school catering). Combined turnover of £304m.Duties & Responsibilities:
• Manage and developed Operational Finance Team of 5 and associated budget
• KPI Reporting based on debt, stock, cash variances and out-of-date invoices
• Support Operational teams and finance team with month-end process
• Implement weekly reporting with a focus on poor performing contracts
• Support senior Operations Teams and Managing Directors with monthly reviews

Reading, England, GB

• BaxterStorey was £35m turnover when I joined and grew rapidlyDuties & Responsibilities:
• Manage and develop Client Ledger Team of 8 with a focus on Excel expertise and customer service skills
• Manage the month-end process
• Produce site profit & loss accounts as backup for the month-end client invoice(s)
• Reconcile and analyse balance sheets
• Produce monthly reports including variance analysis

El Segundo, CA, US

• Responsibilities:
• Managing 2 staff
• Responsible for production of monthly management accounts
• Responsible for the reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts
• Consolidation and translation of numbers to report to US parent
• Carried out variance analysis on courses performance v budget

Plymouth, Devon, GB

• Posting of journals into accounts system
• Production of statutory accounts for Seale Hayne Farm
• Daily review of Treasury Balances
• Created spreadsheets to aid the collection of Tuition Fees

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Accounting And Finance

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