Janet Needham Email & Phone Number

Farnham Common, GB

London

Responsible for Corporate Reporting of KPIs to Lenders and Shareholders

London

• Leading a team of 6 to provide WW Financial Planning Analysis and support in a high growth, agile WW organization. Proud to be involved in strategic programs for the divestment of SUSE from Micro Focus PLC in 2015, to.
• Key team member leading the FP&A requirements to support the public listing of SUSE in May 2021, and subsequent reporting of quarterly and annual results
• Development of new KPIs to monitor performance of SUSE against peer organizations
• Exposure to working with Private Equity owners and Banks to support Corporate Financing activities
• Supporting divesture of SUSE from Micro Focus PLC, including establishment of FP&A processes for SUSE as a stand-alone organisation
• Leading key FP&A processes on a monthly basis – Management Reporting, Budgeting and Forecasting

London, England, United Kingdom

• Leading a team of 6 to provide WW Financial Planning Analysis and Business Partner Support to the Divisional Leaders of SUSE. SUSE was a segment within the Micro Focus PLC at this time.
• Finance Business Partner to WW Sales President, supporting Global Financial Sales processes, working closely with Global Sales Operations
• Leading team providing Business Partner support to cross discipline organizations – Sales, Marketing and Research and Development
• Developing Management Reporting, Planning and Forecasting to support SUSE management team
• Lead the financial planning processes for SUSE, as part of the Micro Focus PLC group, including the external reporting of SUSE within the external results

London Area, United Kingdom

• Lead a team of 4 to provide European wide Financial Planning, Analysis and Financial Business Partner support. SUSE was owned by the Attachmate Group at this time.
• Finance Business Partner to EMEA Novell Sales Leader, supporting key Sales Financial processes of planning, reporting, deal review and cost management
• Consolidation of EMEA wide activities, including co-ordination of planning and forecasting processes
• Leading team of European Sales Business Partners
• Supported re-structuring programs following the acquisition of the Novell Inc organisation by the Attachmate Group

London, England, United Kingdom

• Leading a team of 4, focussed on consolidation and co-ordination of key FP&A processes. SUSE was owned by Novell Inc. at this time
• Revenue & Expense forecasting on a European basis, in compliance with US GAAP
• Annual budgeting, include target setting for revenue & expense to countries to maximise margin
• Management Reporting and Analysis on key performance metrics
• Involvement in planning for 2 major restructures to improve EMEA profitability by 10%
• Transition of FP&A activities from local sites to a shared service environment

• Leading a team of 11, to act as Finance Partner to the business and to maintain Corporate Governance on key UK Defence Contracts:-
• Identifying key risks to Senior Management to drive financial performance
• Advising on the application of revenue and cost recognition in line with US GAAP
• Production of forecasts and budgets, including cashflow projections
• Act as key member in major bids to maximise key contract terms
• General ledger management in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and US GAAP