James Sheppard Acma Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Travelling in the US for the month of June and July. Returning on the 3rd of August 2015.

• Responsible for the Merlin Production Business units - Management accounts, budgets and forecasts• Responsible for three financial analysts and one assistant accountant.• Analysis of pricing of wax figures to aid in commercial decisions.• Analysis of the LEGO Production charge out rates.• Process improvement within Production units to recognize costs and revenues.• Profitability analysis• Advising production managers on pricing decisions.• Leading the budgeting… Show more • Responsible for the Merlin Production Business units - Management accounts, budgets and forecasts• Responsible for three financial analysts and one assistant accountant.• Analysis of pricing of wax figures to aid in commercial decisions.• Analysis of the LEGO Production charge out rates.• Process improvement within Production units to recognize costs and revenues.• Profitability analysis• Advising production managers on pricing decisions.• Leading the budgeting process• Presenting the financial monthly results to the FD, the Production Director and the senior production manager.• Coaching & mentoring direct reports. Show less

• Creation of Forecasts and Monthly Management Accounts for Figure Production Cost , Theming and Creative & LEGO Production (UK, Billund and California)• Review and analysis of the management accounts.• Accruals management to ensure that Revenue/Cost and Expense are accurately represented on each project and for the department as a whole. • Creation of the Monthly Reporting Analysis for Business Reviews.• Dashboard reporting for senior stakeholders.• Analysis of the monthly… Show more • Creation of Forecasts and Monthly Management Accounts for Figure Production Cost , Theming and Creative & LEGO Production (UK, Billund and California)• Review and analysis of the management accounts.• Accruals management to ensure that Revenue/Cost and Expense are accurately represented on each project and for the department as a whole. • Creation of the Monthly Reporting Analysis for Business Reviews.• Dashboard reporting for senior stakeholders.• Analysis of the monthly ledgers and providing financial advice and support to the Production Managers and Senior Stakeholders.• Calculation of revenue journals based on monthly production schedules and forecast Profit/Loss• Track capital expenditure against budgets and forecasts and produce monthly capital reporting.• Responsible for two financial analysts (who are based in Poole) who were in charge of LEGO Production and the other who looked after the Merlin Production fixed cost areas. • Produced the budgets for Figure Production, Theming and Creative. Also involved with the production of all the other Merlin Production budgets.• Presenting the budgets to the senior Merlin Production team including the Chief Development officer, Strategic Finance Director and the Finance Director.• Responsible for producing the sales price of a figure by analyzing the cost per figure. Show less

• Produced the management accounts for Figure Production CC (the wax figures for Madame Tussauds)• Assisting with and producing LEGO Production management accounts – this involved liaising with foreign sites (Billund, Germany, California and Malaysia) in order to gather monthly ledger data and query and anomalies.• Raising and managing accruals & prepayments• Liaised with production mangers and other non-financial staff in order to ensure smooth running of the figure production… Show more • Produced the management accounts for Figure Production CC (the wax figures for Madame Tussauds)• Assisting with and producing LEGO Production management accounts – this involved liaising with foreign sites (Billund, Germany, California and Malaysia) in order to gather monthly ledger data and query and anomalies.• Raising and managing accruals & prepayments• Liaised with production mangers and other non-financial staff in order to ensure smooth running of the figure production finances.• Produced financial and non-financial reports for non-financial in order to manage costs as well as to drive production.• Created the monthly forecasts for production managers and senior stakeholders.• Assisted with Figure Productions annual budget by producing production forecasts as well as meeting with department managers in order to produce the annual budgets.• Created, tracked and reported on project budgets to ensure that new Madame Tussauds are installed within budget.• Managed and reported on Figure Productions CAPEX spend.• Ensured that the production staff understood and correctly managed their budgets and ensured that resources were effectively used to enhance quality but also reduce costs where necessary.• Managed an assistant who aided me in analyzing the cost per figure, pulling the accruals together for my review and other ad hoc duties. Show less

• Finance Business Partner to missionaries and missionary director • Monthly accounts up to Trial balance• Bank Reconciliation• General Ledger Reconciliations• Reconciliation of accounting system and excel giving database• Preparation of giving reports for staff i.e. reports of donations received from donors to Every Nation Ministries staff• Payroll preparation • Preparation of payments to suppliers and HMRC• Oversee staff transition to self employed• Liaise… Show more • Finance Business Partner to missionaries and missionary director • Monthly accounts up to Trial balance• Bank Reconciliation• General Ledger Reconciliations• Reconciliation of accounting system and excel giving database• Preparation of giving reports for staff i.e. reports of donations received from donors to Every Nation Ministries staff• Payroll preparation • Preparation of payments to suppliers and HMRC• Oversee staff transition to self employed• Liaise with auditors Show less

Responsible for the financial management of the car dealerships finances. • Monthly preparation and analysis of management accounts • Monthly discussions with line managers over their monthly financial results• Cash Flow Management• Monthly budgeting• Cost Reduction• Review & preparation of balance sheet reconciliations • Daily and monthly reviewing of general ledger accounts and making the necessary corrections• Journals• Cheque Signature for the Eastern… Show more Responsible for the financial management of the car dealerships finances. • Monthly preparation and analysis of management accounts • Monthly discussions with line managers over their monthly financial results• Cash Flow Management• Monthly budgeting• Cost Reduction• Review & preparation of balance sheet reconciliations • Daily and monthly reviewing of general ledger accounts and making the necessary corrections• Journals• Cheque Signature for the Eastern Cape Motor Group• Management of debt collection and creditor payments and reconciliations • Dealing with key suppliers as well as important customers.• Monthly physical counts of stock, cash and work in progress• Preparation of commission for the Finance & Insurance manager• Reporting to Statistics South Africa• VAT return preparation and submission• Tax schedule preparations• Liaising with auditors in relation to preparation of annual audit• Reporting to the Financial Director and Group Accountant• Manage and lead the administration department which consists of: debtor’s clerk, creditor’s clerk, data capturer, cashier, switchboard, cleaners and driver.• Advising the Dealer Principle, New Vehicle, Used Vehicle, Service and Parts Managers on financial issues in order to ensure good commercial decision could be made.• Involved in the hiring of new finance staff• Delegation of tasks to the finance department• Holding and running of meetings with dealership managers and staff• Dealing with the finance company that suppliers the loans for the dealership to purchase stock• Dealt with attorneys with regards non-paying customers Show less

Associate Member, Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants (Cima), 2014, Accounting And Finance

Honours Bcom, Business Management

Bcom, Accounting & Marketing

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