James H. Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

A role reserved for the top 10% of British Army Majors to be cultivated for senior command.Personal staff officer for c-suite Senior Civil Servant (Director) responsible for complex and diverse portfolio including:• Senior Financial Officer - financial oversight of all core budgets and HMT funded overseas operations (Special Reserve).• Senior Policy Advisor - policy, legal and media advice to all overseas operations.• Senior Workforce Advisor - civilian leadership.• Senior Leadership Team - corporate engagement, governance and strategic management.

Shrivenham

The Intermediate Command and Staff Course (Land) (ICSC(L)) is a 26-week residential, comprehensive and generalist mandatory career course run at the Army Division of the Joint Services Command and Staff College at the Defence Academy. The aim is to prepare Majors for appointments in sub-unit command and on the staff up to and including Lieutenant Colonel.The course syllabus is delivered through a series of modules and includes:Staff and Communication SkillsSecurity and Defence PolicyThe Higher Management of Defence and the ArmyCapability (including Business Skills)Command and OperationsMulti-Domain Integrated Operational ConceptContext and Planning focused on Land Tactical levelBroader Army and Royal Marines business in the context of defenceCommand, Leadership and Management (CLM)

Lead Operational Finance SME for Operation ISOTROPE, working closely with the Home Office and Border Force as part of a cross-Government response to the migrant channel crossings.Additionally I was responsible for producing wider cost-estimates for other UK Operations including other Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) programmes to allow the UK Armed Forces to assist civil authorities in times of need.

Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Head of a team of 10 fully qualified Management Accountants undertaking cost modelling for Projects worth Hundreds of Millions to enable Strategic Balance of Investment decisions.

London Area, United Kingdom

Operations planner for the Afghanistan Relocation & Assistance Policy working closely with the Home Office, Foreign Office, Border Force, Department for Transport, Civil Aviation Authority, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Public Health England, and the UN Agency - International Organization for Migration.

York, England, United Kingdom

Forecasting, planning, management and control of a c£120M activity-based budget covering over fifty organisations throughout the UK. Authorising expenditure and controlling contractual obligations for numerous international commitments. Producing cost and management plans in multinational and dynamic environments. Established and implemented a budget tracker to control the Reserve Force £80M budget.

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Lead HR and Resource Manager, on operational deployments and at peacetime locations to the Queen's Royal Hussars. Responsible for the management of the payroll department staff, all public and non-public financial accounting systems, resource budget management and administrative support to over 500 employees.

County Of Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

Deputy HR and Resource Manager. Responsible for the management of the payroll department staff, all public and non-public financial accounting systems, resource budget management and administrative support to over 1200 employees.

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Deputy HR and Resource Manager, on operational deployments and at peacetime locations to 5 RIFLES. Responsible for the management of the payroll department staff, all public and non-public financial accounting systems, resource budget management and administrative support to over 700 employees.

Afghanistan

Deployed to Afghanistan as the lead for the administrative support staff and deployment officer for the Manoeuvre Battle Group. I provided a pivotal HR function for over 2500 soldiers and undertook full redeployment of the Battle Group twice in Theatre, whilst overseeing the closure of Camp Bastion.

Greater Leeds Area

• Assisting with the monthly board pack• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations & control accounts• Daily cashflow management and forecasting• Project managing continuous improvement projects such as Chronicle time & attendance system• Monthly and weekly payroll for circa 130 employees including RTI and pension submissions• Production and submission of VAT, EC sales and Intrasat Returns• Completing P11’ds for circa 15 employees• Producing journals for wages, depreciation, hire purchase, prepayments, accruals and stock etc• Maintaining the fixed asset register• Managing purchase and sales ledger function• The recruitment, training and development of two direct reports• Preparing annual audit pack for statutory accountant & quarterly audit pack for bank• Full control of invoice financing including forecasting drawdowns to minimise charges• Weekly bank reconciliations and monthly reconciliation of GBP and euro invoicing discounting account• Analysis of Bill of Materials and updating profiles monthly• Assisting the sales and operations directors with costing for potential customers• Monthly rebate calculations for five buying groups• Creating new stock codes and barcodes within the system• Monitoring and negotiating raw material prices• Responsibility of full HR cycle such as setting up new employees on WFM system, issuing contracts, merit scheme enrolment, attending disciplinaries and exit procedures• Producing ad hoc reports from Pegasus Opera for management when required

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Summer Work Experience whilst at University at a Telemarketing Company primarily working on Payroll, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivables.Primary software - Sage 50