James is a strategic and commercial Finance Director. He is based in London and travels extensively overseas. He believes that by business partnering with the CEO and exec team, the finance function will help lead sustainable organic and acquisition value creation in a changing, well controlled and results driven manner. He brings over twenty years of finance expertise from working with multi-national blue chip and small start-up businesses. Business planning + Strong operational skill set + Forecasting and financial control + Technical accounting strength + Treasury and tax management + Performance characterised by leadership, high energy level, effective communication and strong interpersonal skills.
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Cfo Real Estate Management Services At JllJllLondon, Gb -
Cfo - Work DynamicsJll Oct 2021 - PresentChicago, Illinois, Us -
Emea CfoJll Jan 2020 - Oct 2021Chicago, Illinois, Us -
Global Business Lead For Finance TransformationJll Jan 2019 - Dec 2019Chicago, Illinois, Us- Business lead for implementing our Global ERP across EMEA and APAC -
Cfo UkJll Nov 2016 - Dec 2018Chicago, Illinois, Us- Advising and supporting the UK Chief Executive and Board in developing and delivering effective strategy and financial performance- Responsible for the day to day financial management and reporting of JLL’s UK business - Providing financial risk management advice to the UK Board- Working with the EMEA and global leadership to help implement business finance and process transformations -
Finance Director, Global Bps At Xchanging, A Csc CompanyXchanging - A Csc Company Sep 2014 - Oct 2016London, Gb- Leading the finance integration of Xchanging into CSC (following the acquisition of Xchanging plc by CSC)- Worked with the Exec Director in meeting buyers, banks and advisors for the sale of Xchanging plc- Global Finance Director - leading team of 40 finance professionals across UK, Europe, Asia & Australia for the largest business sector- Strategic planning - set the business plan for 2015 and 2016 following financial, sales, customer and organisational analysis- Sales & commercial - Personally led the largest and most complex deals (significant annual contract value, intellectual property and data rights and termination scenario planning). Process improvements resulted in overall increased team win rates- Finance system implementation - successfully implemented global SAP -
Group Financial ControllerXchanging - A Csc Company Jan 2013 - Sep 2014London, Gb- Managed financial, due diligence and accounting aspects of acquisitions in Italy, US and UK of four software businesses- Class 1 disposal of German business- Shared services, system and business information development such as improved sales and other plc Board reporting tools- Helped the design of a new finance target operating model and procurement of new global finance system- Established near-shore and off-shore finance shared services -
Cfo, Financial ServicesXchanging - A Csc Company Mar 2011 - Dec 2012London, GbLocated in Frankfurt as Finance Director for two B2B banks in Germany, with full BaFin licenses, and a joint venture in Milan.- Significantly increase the profit of the German businesses in 2011 through commercial contract management and cost initiatives. - Turned around the business in Italy prior to acquiring a competitor and merging the businesses to form a sustainable and profitable software and BPS business.- “Geschaftsfuhrer” with responsibility for leading the operations, legal, audit, risk and regulatory teams with over 1,000 staff -
Head Of Group Internal Audit And QualityXchanging - A Csc Company Mar 2009 - Mar 2011London, Gb- Internal Audit and Quality. Transformed the UK centric team of 3 finance focussed staff into a global and flexible team of 20 that worked seamlessly with UK, US, German and Indian colleagues. Created a multidisciplinary team by adding experts (IT, BCP, pensions) to work on specific audit projects- Pension trustee. Provided financial and risk management expertise as a Trustee for a Defined Benefit Scheme -
Senior Manager - AssurancePricewaterhousecoopers Aug 1996 - Feb 2009Gb- Large and medium listed company audits. - Systems and risk assurance.- Sarbanes-Oxley and Corporate governance.
James Gregory Education Details
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IcaewAca -
University Of WarwickMicrobiology And Virology
Frequently Asked Questions about James Gregory
What company does James Gregory work for?
James Gregory works for Jll
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James Gregory's current role is CFO Real Estate Management Services at JLL.
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James Gregory attended Icaew, University Of Warwick.
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James Gregory's colleagues are Michael Mcreynolds Ii, David Tobolem, Hannah Schmitt, Craig Dougal, Xavier Chavez, Rachel Tan (Ihrp-Ca), Swati Talwar.
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