Greg Barber Email & Phone Number

Bracknell, England, United Kingdom

Working as a senior finance analyst in the Centre for Accounting team by providing specialist accounting services within retail selling costs, central transport & supply chain. Financial Analysis: Conduct comprehensive financial analyses, including variance analysis, forecasting, and budgeting. Provide actionable insights to senior management to support strategic initiatives.Reporting: Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports. Ensure accuracy and compliance with internal and external standards.Business Partnering: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business performance, identify trends, and recommend improvements. Serve as a trusted advisor on financial matters.Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process enhancements within financial reporting and analysis. Implement best practices to optimize efficiency and effectiveness.Financial Integrity: Lead the timely delivery and integrity of assigned income statements and balance sheet accounts.

Bracknell, England, United Kingdom

Working as a finance analyst in the Centre for Accounting team by providing specialist accounting services in order to support / lead the timely delivery and integrity of assigned income statements and balance sheet accounts.Accountable for monitoring and reviewing our financial services and B2B business models from an accounting perspective. My role ensures that actuals submitted reflect an accurate position on performance/trend from both an income statement and statement of financial position perceptive. In my business areas, I also lead regular month-end meetings. Here I present our financial performance with various stakeholders by sharing the “story” (what’s happened) and coming up with suggestions on how we can add value and drive performance / growth. I also play a senior role in our robotics programme which sets out automate our accounting processes / procedures. My role involves providing BAU support and promoting the robotics programme to drive automation across the finance function.Another part of my role involves maintaining tasks as a subject matter expert, including keeping up to date with internal and external developments in relevant business/regulatory areas.

Bracknell South, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Working as an analyst in the General Accounting team by providing specialist accounting services in order to support the timely delivery and integrity of assigned income statements and balance sheet accounts.Monitoring and reviewing various P&L categories to ensure that actuals submitted reflect an accurate position on performance/trend and then advising and resolving any variances.Supporting stakeholders and customers on new accounting processes entering the General Accounting team; ensuring that the correct accounting procedures and controls are in place. Maintaining tasks as a subject matter expert, including keeping up to date with internal and external developments in relevant business/regulatory areas.

Leckford, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Providing key stakeholders with relevant and accurate analysis, reporting and figures of the Leckford Estate using a variety of systems and documentation to suit various customers.Delivering month-end accounting for all Leckford revenue streams by providing reconciliations, posting journals/adjustments, and reporting other financial information as required.Reviewing and reporting financial commentary on P&L performances, which is then documented in period finance packs.

Ensuring the completeness and accuracy of assigned Income Statement and Balance Sheet Accounts.Engaging with the divisions and other stakeholders to improve GL processes and support new business initiatives.Maintaining timely and high quality delivery of services to agreed SLAs during non-month and month end. Working with financial systems such as Oracle, Oracle Core and GL Wand to ensure that GL Journals and other GL duties are completed to the highest standard. This role is a nine-month secondment which is due to finish in September 2016

Bracknell

Bracknell

Working towards a strategy and direction for implementing a supplier change programme within the John Lewis Partnership by migrating 9000 suppliers to electronic billing.Negotiating and obtaining agreement with several key internal stakeholders including Financial Processing, Buyers, IT and Communications.Working alongside Line manager and other Billing Optimisation Agents to deliver against project sales targets through world class service.This Project aimed to track deliver costs and efficiency savings

Bracknell

Whilst the Billing Optimisation project is being postponed I was working as an Accounting Technician for the Fixed Assets team in the Accounting and Control department. This role consists of capitalising projects from all divisions across the business by categorising tasks into capital, revenue and credit assets. Liaising and obtaining accounting information with internal stakeholders including Project Managers, Financial Services, Financial Processing and IT.Working with financial systems such as Oracle, Oracle Core and GL Wand to ensure that projects are capitalised to the highest standard. My role along with fellow Accounting Technicians succeeded in capitalising over £270 million from all business divisions before year end in January 2015.

Southampton, United Kingdom

An Associate Consultant for the Hays Human Resource sector across the southern region, recruiting for public sector and not-for-profit organisations.I was specialising in providing HR Professionals to public sector, charity and not for profit organisations including: NHS, Charities, Local & Central Government, Education, Government Agencies.

Cgma Designation

Adv Dip Ma

Dip Ma

Cert Ba

Level Two (Foundation)

Bachelor'S Degree, Modern History