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Manchester, England, Gb

Manchester, England, Gb

Plano, Texas, Us

European Finance Director, part of the EU Senior Leadership Team. Responsible for 9 European legal entities (comprising 3 manufacturing entities, 3 holding companies, 1 regional sales company, 1 PE branch, 1 dormant), with teams across 4 sites, including Finance, Commercial and Infrastructure IT teams. First year in the company saw the EU Management Team manage a rapid adaptation to remote, electronic ways of working in response to Covid-19, continued manufacturing operations, then a transition back to on-site working. The Finance & IT teams prepared for an ERP system migration, and responded to numerous external / authority / internal audits. As EU FD I supported a major operational capex project through contract negotiation stage, a project which I continued to support from a commercial point of view for the following years through the multi-year construction phase. Second year: saw a legal entity merger in which an EU holding company became parent of all global subsidiaries; and taking on the local reporting line of Commercial and Infrastructure IT Teams; overseeing an ERP system migration, identifying ensuing process improvements; Third year saw an EU head office entity with branches brought into the internal European accounting team, adding SOx controls, along with adjustments to PE/Branch/Liaison Office accounting in several territories, understanding relevant legislation in each jurisdiction. Fourth year comprised more group LE mergers, subsidiary restructuring projects, the introduction of hedge instruments to a UK entity, along with supporting a global restructure of the IT function.Fifth year: supporting swift and significant changes in IT, including O365 migration. Contributing to the regions sustainability & ESG roadmap, along with large commercial projects, operational projects & innovation projects incl working with GM organisations, grant applications and joint local authority projects eg contributing to the Atom Valley Innovation Board.

Hong Kong, Cn

Global LogisticsGroup Financial Controller for the EMEA region which comprises 43 legal entities across Europe, Middle East, Africa and USA (35 trading entities, 4 dormant entities, 3 holding entities, 1 SSC), a portfolio regularly changing through acquisitions and mergers.• Acquisition and Mergers: assisting in the acquisition process and the F&A on-boarding of acquisitions (14 legal entities acquired during the period)• Disposals: assisting in the planning and closure of legal entities. Planning and execution of repatriation of SSC processes back to country.• Recapitalisation and balance sheet restructuring across EU entities• People Management: Managing and developing direct reports across multiple country locations, approx. 30 F&A staff in UK and >40 across the rest of the EMEA region. Recruited to replace key positions to strengthen the organisation. Focused on people and building team environment• Controls: maintaining appropriate financial controls, procedures and reconciliations assuring the integrity of the financial records and reporting. Continually improving controls and processes when gaps were identified.• Managing risk eg financial risks such as currency exposure. • Statutory and legal obligations across all countries: including close involvement in audits and statutory account preparation for several countries.

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nl

Global Semiconductor Manufacturer A year long maternity cover in a fast changing global manufacturing business as Finance Director with overall responsibility for the legal entity, in a year which saw the Company divested to new owners (private investors), a SAP system migration and more:• Finance Director managing the Country Finance Team taking care of all aspects of accounting and reporting, including statutory accounting, audit (internal and external), tax accounting, compliance & controls (SOx), management reporting, month-end accounting, forecasting, quarterly budgeting, 5 year strategic planning.• Additional reporting, legal and audit requirements (internal and external) in the year due to a change of company ownership (PLC business unit to private equity stand alone company);• Local Management Team contribution;• Site Financial Controller, providing support and clear communication to the site manufacturing team, the global manufacturing organisation and the Executive Management Team;• Collaborating with global functions (eg Tax, Legal, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Purchasing);• UK project co-ordinator supporting an ERP (SAP) system migration (disentanglement), challenging the process throughout. Successful migration achieved;• Maintaining good relationships with external bodies such as HMRC and auditors, overseeing a compliance visit, an internal audit, ensuring compliance with new regulations such as CCO, Payment Practices & Performance Reporting and preparing for GDPR;• Identifying process improvements and refreshing reporting for the new company, challenging current processes throughout.

Providing professional accounting and business consultancy services, tailored to the Client, be it a Freelancer, StartUp, SME or Global Organisation, both in the UK and overseas: • Business and Operations Management• Process Improvement Projects • Financial Accounting / Year-End Returns for SME • Business Analysis, Business Planning & Management Accounting • Start-up Business Financial Advice• System & Website Implementation • Language & Admin Services

Houston, Tx, Us

Global Petrochemicals Manufacturer (Polymers)• Budgeting & Business Plan co-ordination c.£440Mpa;• Cash Forecasting, Management Reporting;• Profitability Reporting; • Site Appraisal;• SOX• Chapter 11 experience; • Audit;• Industry bench-marking;• SAP system migration & upgrade;• Health and Safety representative.

Ch-1009 Pully/Lausanne, Switzerland, Ch

Global Packaging Manufacturer • Managing a team in General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Financial & External Reporting; • Successfully migrated new legal entities to the Shared Service Centre; • Developed and delivered training, coaching & technical support on General Ledger, Reporting & Fixed Asset Processes & SAP System.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Global FMCGVarious roles while gaining people management skills and core skills for CIMA qualification:• Cost Accountant;• TAA Team Leader;• French Transitional Accountant.

Bsc Hons Mathematics With A European Lanuage, Mathematics And French

Bsc Hons Mathematics With A European Language, Mathematics And French