Hugh Roberts Email & Phone Number

Borehamwood, England, United Kingdom

- Control of month end process including balance sheet reconciliations / reviews and maintaining the key control framework.- Reporting of P&L and balance sheet / notes in S4Hana and to local business / Group.- Responsible for all compliance obligations including ONS / VAT and CIS returns.- Supporting stat audit process close out and annual tax returns.- Project support for transition to SAP.- Financial controller for two subsidiaries in Mexico and Germany.

Borehamwood, England, United Kingdom

- Analysis and commentary of P&L performance to FD / Group FD.- Preparation of budget and forecasts and monitoring performance vs targets.- HR / IT business partner.- Analysis of risks and opportunities to P&L.- Preparation of monthly reporting pack to Group and quarterly submission to bond holders.

Borehamwood, England, United Kingdom

- Standard costing/BoMs - Annual Budget build & reporting/forecasting. Waste reporting (own and review) - Inventory control - Audit & managing provisions in relation to released/held batches, slow moving & obsolete inventory, plasma ppv and quarterly inventory revaluation- Support Stock take annual audit - Support manufacturing initiatives & process improvements - Monthly P&L reporting & commentary of variances (additional COS) - Participate in the MRB meeting, managing the inventory flow & mitigating risk- Develop robust process to track CCPL & its components- Develop operational BI reports to support decision making (inventory KPIs, waste, in process losses (supplier mitigation) - Develop operational reports to aid decision making (inventory turnover, optimal stock, detailed shop order variances & waste) - Business partner key operations cost centres- Enhance and add more insight to standard cost reporting on a quarterly basis - Support Commercial contribution reporting by identifying and reporting Fixed and Variable costing through std costing - Full review of standards allocation in readiness for 2023 standards (labour/machine hours/depreciation/plasma)

Key responsibilities:Creation of accountancy firm & gaining correct certificationDevelop Robarts.co.uk websiteMarket firm locally & through networkBecome Xero certifiedSuccessfully gained Xero certification & certified as practice by CIMACreated a new website learning new softwareMarketed firm locally through directories and word of mouth

London, England, United Kingdom

Key responsibilities:Founded new beauty retailer specialising in click & collect retail in the pharmacy channelIncreasing distribution capabilityCreate ecommerce websiteCreate marketing planInvestor meetingsAchievementsSigned national Pharmacy chain presenting business plan to senior managementCreated justglamify.com website on an ecommerce plan learning website development from scratchPrepared marketing plan and presented this to investors and potential business partnersPresented business to Debenhams management

Key responsibilities:Project Manager for integration of new Financial Management System for the DivisionBusiness Partnering Luxe Commercial DirectorCreation of Divisional Trade PolicyPrice increase analysis & stock equation controlClient P&LsSDA compliance controlNPD market reporting & divisional market share trackingCreation of divisional reporting dashboardsManagement of 6 divisional commercial controllers & 1 direct reportAchievementsSuccessfully integrated new Financial Management SystemWith Luxe Commercial Director created the Divisional Trade Policy outlining key controls for terms negotiationsCreated divisional stock equations to improve stock in trade control & price increase analysis reportsAnalysed all divisional SDAs with the trade to highlight where gaps existed & presented findings to Luxe Management CommitteeCreated divisional reporting dashboards for use in Zone meetings

Key responsibilities:Preparation and management of forecast / budget / three year plan processMember of Management Committee - business partner to General ManagerManaging four direct reportsAnalysis and review of new product performancePromotional performance reviewEuropean zone reporting of key metrics including launch analysis and material price / price increase strategyAchievementsPrepared financial presentation to Global Chief ExecutivePreparation of budget and presentation to European Zone Management CommitteeCreation of new P&L business modelling tools to aid decision-makingConducted review of financial processes and reporting standards to ensure compliance with local and international accounting standards.

Key responsibilitiesSales forecast / budget preparationScenario / promotional strategy developmentMaintenance and development of commercial controlsCooperation with third partiesSupervision, coaching and development of employees in accountingPreparation of customer P&LsAchievementsCreating new haircare tariff structureFollowing a Competition Commission investigation, changes to the customer pricing structure were required. Working closely with the Sales Strategy Director, a new tariff model was developed for the haircare business which revised Recommended Selling Prices and how commercial agreements are structured. This was successfully rolled out to the trade in Q1 2009Scenario modelling for Ireland businessThe relatively high price of goods in Ireland at a time of economic weakness has led to reduced sales. Following a brief from the Sales Strategy Director, a scenario analysis was developed which included a commercial proposal. This was subsequently presented to the Managing Director and the proposal was approved and implemented in 2009Sales forecast preparationFinancial lead on project team to create new sales forecast tool. This now enables full year 2009 and 2010 projected sales by brand and account. Also the new valuation tool provides the Commercial Director with forecast discount spend which enables tighter financial controlDevelopment of commercial controlsIn conjunction with IT, defined requirements and implemented new pricing / promotional approval process. The new online workflow tool improves control, sign-off efficiency and has improved service levels as fewer orders are delayed due to pricing not being setup on timeReconciliation of accountsMonthly reconciliation of promotional accrual accountsCash planningAdvised on payment of international overriders using currency hedges created as part of budget process. This saved £80,000 due to the weakening of sterling since the budget was prepared.

Key responsibilitiesMonthly / quarterly and yearly statutory reporting of UK business complying with local and US GAAPCost control - in particular preparing variance reports showing legal / travel and expenditure spend versus budgetUK financial business partner which included presenting at monthly management meetingsLiquidity analysis and regulatory reporting of UK trading platformAchievementsBalance sheet reviewAnalysed UK balance sheet and found $3m of unrecognised revenueAcquisition supportCompleted finance integration following acquisition of an Indian broker business in 2006. This involved trips to Mumbai working with executive management on developing their business plansDryden Wealth Management: financial due diligence for acquisition target including reconciling legal to management accountsSegregated balance sheets and liaised with tax department following sale of business segment to BlackRock in 2006

Customer Finance Assistant / Manager April 04 to January 05Promoted within Unilever Customer Finance team to Customer Finance Manager for Sainsburys / Waitrose accounts.Responsibilities included:Development of pricing proposals for new promotionsProject team member for new open tariff structure project - presented financial model to sales teamPreparation of monthly management bookOngoing financial support for commercial teamMaintenance of customer accruals in SAP.Bertolli Brand Assistant October 03 to March 04Brand Assistant on Bertolli pasta sauces and margarine. Projects included:Developing a direct mail campaign to increase awareness including a prize to meet PavarottiPreparing proposal to reduce fat content of Bertolli spread.Foodsolutions Finance Manager March 03 to September 03Finance manager for Cha tea brand - a new brand initiative. Projects included:Preparing financial model showing how the retail model involving dedicated shops was unprofitable. Subsequently worked on closure of shopsBusiness partnered marketing team in development of PG2Go concept. Prepared a financial forecast and presented this to the management teamPrepared daily sales reports showing how the sales team were performing versus target.Logistics Project Manager September 2002 to March 2003Prepared reports using Cognos software to improve transparency of stock availability in warehouse.Project team member for new warehouse management system implementation.

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Relations And Affairs, Distinction

Bsc, Business Administration And Management, General, First Class Honours

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