James Roe's Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
About James Roe
A qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) with a proven track record of success in commercial market sectors including property (U+I Group plc & Intu Properties plc), retail (John Lewis plc & Oddbins Ltd), energy (Statoil ASA) and media (RELX plc).I can immediately make an impact in a new role where I can draw on a wealth of experience. I am a good communicator who can work to tight deadlines whether alone, (e.g. documenting over 140 finance department procedures at Ecolab) or as part of a team (e.g. migrating 168 companies from Qube to Dynamics 365 in a controlled manner to an auditable quality at U+I Group plc and preparing over 30 sets of financial statements at Intu Properties plc). As Finance Manager of Oddbins Ltd, I developed my relationship management skills and demonstrated my abilities to provide high-level financial control to keep the company trading whilst bank support was removed. I have a good sense of humour and can foster a rapport with anyone in the company from trainee to director. I bring responsibility, loyalty and high accuracy levels to a company.Seeking to develop and advance my career as a finance manager, financial accountant or systems accountant on a permanent or long term interim basis located in central or south west London.Significant strength and experience in:• System integration including the system migration from Qube to Dynamics at U+I Group plc.• Financial statement preparation including 120 subsidiary companies of U+I Group plc .• Budgeting and Management reporting including zero based budgeting and redesigned management reporting at The Oil and Pipelines Agency.• A wide range of industries and business sizes ranging from 6 person firms to FTSE 100 companies.Specialties:Accountancy, accounts payable, accounts receivable, accruals, analytical skills, auditing, bank reconciliation, budgeting, financial statements, invoicing, leadership, management, management accounts, Microsoft excel, payroll processing, project management, purchasing, recruiting, reports, sage, system integration, training, treasury and vat returns.Contact:If you wish to get in touch with me please contact me at RoeJJB@Gmail.com.
James Roe's Current Company Details
Integration Accountant at U+I (U and I Group PLC)
James Roe Work Experience Details
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Project ManagerKpmg Uk May 2021 - Dec 2022London, England, United Kingdom -
Interim Integration AccountantU+I (U And I Group Plc) May 2020 - Sep 2020London, England, United Kingdom• Integrated the trial balance data, for 60 group companies, from Dynamics 365 to CaseWare for the production of financial statements and tax returns.• Prepared the 2020 financial statements for 60 group companies under FRS102 using CaseWare. -
Interim Financial AccountantHanover Acceptances Limited Jan 2020 - Mar 2020London, England, United Kingdom• Performed year end accounting processes including the preparation for external audit.• Prepared the 2019 financial statements for 30 group companies under FRS 102. -
Integration AccountantU+I (U And I Group Plc) Jul 2018 - Dec 2019London, United Kingdom• Member of the senior migration team working together to spec out the new Dynamics 365 accounting package including account structure, dimensions and project reporting functionality.• Specified and managed the data migration Access database used to cleanse and translate 3 years of general ledger transactions for 168 group companies.• Migrated all 168 group companies from Qube to Dynamics 365 in a controlled manner to an auditable quality.
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Projects AccountantU+I (U And I Group Plc) Jan 2017 - Jun 2018London, United Kingdom• Managed the daily accounting for 15 property development projects totalling over £200m. Responsibilities included obtaining funding from joint venture partners, preparing cash flow projections, VAT returns and financial statements for group companies.
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Financial AccountantU+I (U And I Group Plc) Sep 2016 - Dec 2016London, United Kingdom• Prepared the 2016 financial statements for over 120 group companies under FRS 102 using CaseWare.• Other responsibilities included preparing VAT returns, invoicing and accrual accounting.
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Management AccountantU+I (U And I Group Plc) May 2016 - Dec 2016London, United Kingdom• Successfully completed the interim role to learn, document and perform the management accountant role before handing it over to the new permanent post holder.• Prepared the weekly finance statement and the monthly management pack with variance analysis and commentary
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Interim Group Financial AccountantIntu Properties Plc Nov 2014 - Aug 2015Central LondonAchievements:• Prepared the 2014 financial statements for over 30 group companies under IFRS / UKGAAP. Involved from draft trial balance through the audit process, director approval to filing in accordance with the dates agreed with banks and joint venture partners.• Assisted in the preparation of the year end 2014 and half year end 2015 group financial statements.• Prepared a subsidiary company for liquidation, paving the way for the refinancing of the underlying asset.• Performed balance sheet reconciliations and other monthly and quarterly accounting routines. -
Interim Financial AccountantEcolab Nov 2013 - May 2014Sutton, SurreyA project based role to facilitate the smooth closure and transfer of the Head Office finance function from Sutton to a new location 200 miles away.Achievements:• Performed finance procedures in line with monthly timetable.• Documented over 140 finance department procedures.• Trained new finance department team members facilitating the seamless transfer of the finance function to the new office allowing the closure of the Sutton office on time. -
Interim Financial AccountantReed Business Information Oct 2012 - Sep 2013Sutton, SurreyAchievements:• Prepared the 2012 statutory accounts for 6 group companies.• Project managed the outsourcing of the casual payroll, formalised employment rights and ensured correct implementation of the pension auto enrolment legislation.• Project managed the implementation of a forensics tool to identify accounts payable processing errors. The analysis of historic data identified over £80k of duplicate payments, now recovered.• Maintained the orderly disposal of a business unit. -
Interim Finance Process Improvement ManagerThe Oil And Pipelines Agency Nov 2011 - May 2012Central LondonAchievements:• Managed the day to day accounting and control of the Agency including sales ledger, purchase ledger, nominal ledger and cash book functions.• Performed financial controller duties which included monthly reporting, payroll, budget setting, VAT returns, corporation tax computations and liaising with the National Audit Office to manage the audit process.• Developed streamlined processes including staff expenses and balance sheet reconciliation.• Introduced effective cost management control in preparation for privatisation. This included zero based budgeting with departmental cost centres, a new monthly management pack, and cash flow management. -
Interim Senior Business AnalystJohn Lewis Dec 2010 - Jun 2011London - VictoriaAchievements:• Added flexibility to the financial accounting team concentrating on specific key issues including fixed assets and accelerated depreciation during the year end accounting and reporting process.• Performed month end balance sheet reconciliation review and control.• Assisted in the resolution of the fixed asset capitalisation backlog and depreciation issues. -
Interim Group Financial ControllerAspria Group Mar 2010 - Dec 2010Wimbledon, LondonAchievements:• Actively managed the financial accounting, management accounting and treasury functions of 6 group trading companies, developing faster and more accurate accounting and reporting processes.• Maintained KPIs and investigated management account variances and produced commentary highlighting areas for management action.• Performed quarterly consolidation of all 18 group companies.• Completed Dutch, German and UK corporation tax and VAT returns. -
Finance ManagerOddbins Oct 2006 - Feb 2010Wimbledon, LondonDuring this time the company went through significant change - Head Office staff numbers and store numbers were halved, several changes of Finance Director, change of company ownership and removal of borrowing facilities.Achievements:• Assisted with on-going restructuring and better cost management with 130 store closures and in 2008 the sale of the business from the Castel Group to Private investors.• Prepared management accounts including KPIs and variance analysis by spend category and by store to highlight areas requiring management attention.• Prepared data for the due diligence process that led to the successful sale of the business.• Managed cash-flow and bank relationships following the removal of overdraft and other bank facilities.• Performed the Finance Director’s duties following the unexpected departure of the previous post-holder.• Ensured compliance with all VAT regulations and completion of all returns. -
Interim Senior AccountantOttakar'S Plc May 2005 - Oct 2006Clapham, LondonDuring this time the company was acquired by HMV Group and the Ottakar’s finance Head Office was closed with the majority of staff being made redundant.Achievements:• Reviewed and converted all accounting treatments to ensure compliance with IFRS.• Prepared both the interim and final financial statements under IFRS.• Developed a new commercial audit information pack to improve cost management and identify the key areas of financial underperformance.• Prepared tax computations and negotiated a back tax interest refund of £200k.• Prepared analysis information for the Competition Commission review of a potential acquisition of Ottakar’s plc by HMV Group. -
Interim Financial ControllerApollo Video Hire Limited Mar 2005 - Apr 2005South West LondonAchievements:• Introduced better internal controls and cash-flow management.
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Accounting ManagerStatoil Sep 2001 - Dec 2004Central LondonThe parent company, Statoil ASA is an integrated oil and gas company. Statoil ASA is represented in 28 countries and is listed on the New York and Oslo stock exchanges. ACCOUNTING MANAGER - Gas division (SEP 2002 – DEC 2004)I reported to the senior Vice-president and my responsibilities included :• managing a team of 1 qualified and 2 part qualified accounting professionals.• leading my team to use a combination of SAP, Hyperion and Excel for : o accounting and local management reporting of trading activity in excess of £900M and end user sales in excess of £100M. o accounting for the London trading activity within both the UK companies and Norwegian parent company to ensure correct consolidation under USGAAP o management and statutory reporting for the gas division of Statoil’s two UK companies, under UKGAAP. o management and statutory reporting of the agency agreements within the Norwegian parent company under both NGAAP and USGAAP. Achievements included :• initiating 3 day fast close month end accounting procedures.• implementing correct treatment of derivatives under USGAAP by interpreting and applying FAS 133 and FAS 149. SENIOR ACCOUNTANT - Gas division (SEP 2001 – AUG 2002)Responsibilities included :• accurate and timely creation of the annual budget and monthly management reports including KPI’s for the gas division. • participating in statutory account preparation and external audits. Achievements included :• introducing reconciliation procedures between the trading system (Necos) and accounting system (SAP) in order to explain where profits and losses are made.• developing comprehensive management reporting from SAP directly and via Excel download. -
Finance ManagerEdf - Associated Electricity Supplies Limited Feb 1999 - Jun 2001Wimbledon, LondonDuring its 10 year agency agreement which ended in 2001, ALEC was a successful joint venture between Vivendi S.A. and Electricité de France (EdF). Its main role was as a trading agent, acting on behalf of EdF regarding electricity exports from France to England via the interconnector.I reported to the Managing Director and my responsibilities included :• performing daily financial settlement for over £400M PA on behalf of EdF relating to energy flows across the interconnector and energy contract difference payments.• accounting and statutory reporting for ALEC and sister companies.• management reporting to the parent company and to EdF under the agency agreement.• representing EdF within the electricity industry at monthly meetings of the Disputes Sub-committee, Audit Sub-committee and Finance Sub-committee. Achievements included :• developing Excel based visual basic macros to automate data processing.• running the ALEC company down to a dormant state having successfully completed its 10 year agency agreement. -
Group Finance And Administration ManagerJack Niclaus Golf Centres Jun 1997 - Jan 1999South West LondonI was responsible for the finance, accounting, I.T. and general administration functions within the group of 4 companies, reporting to the Managing Director and the two shareholders.Achievements included :• bringing the accounting function in-house from an agency. This involved implementing Sage Line 100 and building a finance team of 5.• co-ordinating the financial side of the due diligence process in connection with the refinancing of the group.
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Senior Projects AccountantMarie Curie Cancer Care Oct 1992 - Jun 1997Central LondonSENIOR PROJECTS ACCOUNTANT (FEB 1996 – JUN 1997)During this time I managed the accounting and company secretary functions of subsidiary companies as well as acting a financial analyst in special projects. I alsoselected, customised, and installed a new PC based accounting package, Systematics Accord at 20 sites. ACTING FINANCIAL CONTROLLER (OCT 1995 – JAN 1996)During this time I successfully managed the complete finance function of the organisation. The department comprised of 12 staff members at head office and over 30 staff members in the regional offices. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTANT (OCT 1992 – SEP 1995)During this time apart from compiling and co-ordinating business plans which helped to increase the Health Authority funding to £6.5M p.a. my major achievement was to devise VAT planning schemes saving £0.8M. I achieved this by conceiving and managing, as accountant and company secretary a new subsidiary company supplying fuel and acting as a management contractor for construction projects. -
Audit SeniorBdo Binder Hamlyn Sep 1988 - Apr 1992Central LondonAt the time BDO Binder Hamlyn was the eighth largest accountancy firm in the UK.During my training period I obtained a wide range of Audit experience from a variety of clients including Charities, Manufacturing Companies, Retail Companies, a Construction Company and an Oil Exploration Company.
James Roe Skills
Accounting
Budgets
Financial Reporting
Management
Financial Audits
Finance
Financial Analysis
Payroll
Forecasting
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Financial Accounting
Financial Forecasting
Business Analysis
Accounts Payable
Auditing
Budgeting
Account Reconciliation
Internal Audit
Strategic Financial Planning
Statutory Accounting
Balance Sheet Review
P&l Analysis
Sage
Access Dimensions
Managment Reporting
Problem Solving
James Roe Education Details
Frequently Asked Questions about James Roe
What is James Roe's role at the current company?
James Roe's current role is Integration Accountant at U+I (U and I Group PLC).
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James Roe attended University Of Southampton, King's College School Wimbledon.
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James Roe has skills like Accounting, Budgets, Financial Reporting, Management, Financial Audits, Finance, Financial Analysis, Payroll, Forecasting, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Financial Accounting.
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