Jane Ford Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Responsible for Finance, IT, HR, Shipping, Compliance and Administration for a past-faced, fine art logistics business with c£21m turnover. End to end services including storage, transport, freight forwarding, case.
• Providing financial and strategic insight and recommendations to the Board.
• Improved communication between departments, facilitating increased commercial focus and culture of continuous improvement.
• Negotiated B2B client contracts to secure recurring revenue streams and improve profit margins.
• Implement policy in response to new regulation, resolve legal issues and develop training material. Maintain regulated agent & customs AEO status.
• Own insurance renewal and broker relationship.

London, United Kingdom

• Responsible for budgeting and forecasting, cash flow analysis and treasury. FX hedging.
• Manage auditor relationship and ensure timely accounts sign off.
• Financial reporting & analysis, IFRS reporting to AIM listed parent company, including IFRS15 & IFRS16.
• Analyse divisional margins, utilisation and recommend actions to improve profitability.
• Streamline accounts processes and increase focus on business partnering.

London, United Kingdom

• Financial Controller for Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund (UKRF), a £25bn pension fund with 250,000 members. Responsible for all aspects of financial control and overseeing the annual audit.
• Built monthly reporting pack for Trustees, with key metrics and forwarding looking insights.
• Took on wider finance responsibility for Pensions & Benefits, encompassing UK flexible benefits.
• Reviewed and consolidated accounts for diverse range of global investment holdings.
• Relationship manager for outsourced payroll and treasury functions. Led payroll outsourcing project and contract management to ensure compliance with legislation.
• Key contact for asset custodians, service reviews and contract negotiations.

London, United Kingdom

• Media securities broker start-up subsidiary
• Responsible for all financial and FRC regulatory reporting.
• Set up financial reporting from scratch including VAT and compliance reporting.
• Managed relationship with trade settlement provider and auditors.

London, United Kingdom

• Senior business partner for London Stock Exchange Technology and Information Services division.
• Managed group forecast and budget process. Produced 5-year business plans and scenario analysis.
• Management reporting for Information Services business unit.
• Cost modelling for corporate defence documents and investor relations communications.
• Monitored and reported on major technology investment programme, upgrading the LSE trading technology platforms. Accounted for third party software development costs.
• Member of project committee, appraising and selecting projects. Advised product managers preparing investment business cases, supporting diversification into new data products and derivative trading.Achievements:

London, United Kingdom

• Completed a 2-year rotational Finance graduate trainee program, working within fixed income and interest rate derivate product control teams.
• Completed CIMA exams during evening classes, with first time passes.
• Product controller roles for trading desks, delivering daily P&L and risk reports and obtaining trade sign off.
• Working to tight daily deadlines with a high degree of accuracy.

Acma, Chartered Management Accountant

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Economics, 2:1