Jane Bone Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, United Kingdom

I retrained as a Personal Stylist to set up a business providing a consultative, bespoke coaching service to boost women's confidence in wardrobe and self. My aim is to help women overcome any reservations they may have, and save money via recycling, repurposing, and revitalising their current wardrobe. Harnessing my business, accountancy and administrative acumen, combined with my creative flair and strong people skills, I established the business including design and launch of the website.I have helped clients save significant sums of money on new clothing purchases by creating new looks, a flattering wardrobe, and revitalising old favourites.I set up and ran a clinic at a business event hosted by an international law firm, providing complimentary advice to women facing wardrobe-related issues.

London, England, United Kingdom

I took time out to raise a young family. During this period, I also:- Oversaw the rebuild of two properties, one of which achieved a 78% increase in value- Raised funds for multiple charities on behalf of a local school. I helped organise school fairs and events as a parent volunteer on the fundraising committee.- Appointed School rep, where I acted asa liaison to mediate and resolve issues between parents and the school, and facilitated conversations to address concerns raised by the parents.- Mentored and successfully coached several individuals on work related/business skills

London, United Kingdom

I was selected to manage comms for BT's Wholesale Cost Transformation project, a critical programme to reduce operational costs. Reported to the CFO and project team leader.- Assisted with delivery of a significant cost-savings Wholesale Operations' cost-reduction project. I secured buy-in from teams and individuals, initially resistant to the project. Also, I uplifted the CFO's profile by delivering "good news" stories, and fostered a renewed zeal for increasing efficiencies.- Provided coaching and mentoring to individuals working on the project

London, United Kingdom

Partnered with the Project and Operational Investment teams on a joint initiative with 21st Century Network (21CN) to upgrade its network infrastructure to support emerging technologies. Reported to the FD of 21CN.- Enhanced the investment appraisal and post-investment review processes by strengthening working relationships and communications between the Finance and Operational Investment teams to improve efficiencies.- Played a pivotal role in reviewing the financial viability of proposed programmes and projects put forward by Operations.

London, United Kingdom

I was promoted to finance lead on best-in-class cost (BiCC) transformation and efficiency programme, supported by a team of four. Worked closely with the CFO and reported to the FD.- Supported the MDs to meet challenging financial targets and maximise monthly / annual finance results.- Assigned finance lead on critical best-in-class cost programme, which met targeted efficiencies and cost-savings objectives. During this programme, I gained buy-in and changed the mindset of 350+ individuals by delivering a 30-minute presentation on behalf of the CFO.- Identified high performers at several internal STAR programmes. Collaborated closely with HR and Finance teams during off-site programmes to conduct assessments aimed at recognising potential rising stars.- Underpinned challenging 2005 business plan for Wholesale Operations and the BiCC programme.- Led the transfer of substantial volumes of data to a robust new framework and Centre of Excellence for reporting, forecasting and analysis.- Coached a colleague to overcome poor writing and communication skills, who later secured a promotion that entailed report writing.

London, United Kingdom

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER OPERATIONS PLANNING & ANALYSIS (2003)Supplied financial business insight to the MD of Network Design & Implementation, and the MD of Network Operations, supported by a team of 3. The Directors had a combined current account cost base of £2.9bn and 25,500 full time equivalent employees.DEPUTY FINANCIAL CONTROLLER BROADBAND EXPANSION PROGRAMME (2002-2003)Provided commercial finance support to the MD of Broadband, supported by a team of 6. (Broadband being a key strategic priority for BT Group in 2002-2003.)Successfully supported the planning and delivery of Broadband to 1m end users, a c500% in year volume growth year on year.INTERNAL TRADING MANAGER (2000-2002)BT Wholesale Finance lead providing commercial finance support and advice for the implementation and management of arm's length trading for revenues of c12bn and costs of c8bn.PROCESS & SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION MANAGER (1999-2000)Key change agent in transforming processes and systems across BTUK.DEPUTY FINANCIAL CONTROLLER BTUK HR, FINANCE & STRATEGY (1998-2000)Managed a team of 15 who provided the management accounting function and financial insight for the three BTUK support units of Finance, Strategy and Human Resources.

London, United Kingdom

This role involved audits, special projects such working capital reviews and a 3 months secondment to a client. It required strong accounting and professional plus inter-personal skills.

Personal Styling

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Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History, 2:2

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