Jennifer Liu, Cpa, Ca Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Heavily involved in company scaleup from 100 heads to 600 (Finance team expansion from 4 to 13 members during that time) Reporting to Finance Director (July 2023 – Jan 2024)Reporting to the Head of Finance (Nov 2019 – June 2023) • Financial Reporting- Reviewed Month End workings prepared by the team (UK, US, Spain and SPV entities)- Led the year-end audit and delivered to deadlines (FS signed within 3 months after year end for FY21), primary contact with external auditors - UK GAAP to IFRS transition impact assessment papers for FY22- FinOp: Payroll review (UK, US & Spain) with People Director and taking charge of all annual HMRC filing including P11Ds• Financial Control and Compliance- Liaised with tax advisers to complete filing requirements, including corporate tax and R&D credit- Worked closely with the CTO on finalising R&D papers to send to our tax advisers - Companies House accounts and confirmation statement filing requirements • Projects - Successfully implemented the transition from ActivPayroll to Pento in July 2022, collaborating closely with the People Director- Finalised and reviewed Finance risk matrix periodically with the HoF - AP automation implementation (Concur)- Bank mapping automation (completed June 2021)- ERP transition from Sage basic to Sage 200 (completed Nov 2021)- ERP transition from Sage 200 to NetSuite (in progress)- Engagement and collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders across the company, including HR, Operations, Growth, Funding, Treasury, Legal, Data, and FP&A• Team Management- Managed FinRep/AP team/function including reviewing of MEC, weekly review of payments and supplier statement rec- Led the recruitment process for two new roles in Q2 2022 (Finance Operations Officer & Financial Accountant), including reviewing CVs using Greenhouse recruiting portal and conducting interviews. Worked closely with Senior Talent Partner in the People Team

London, United Kingdom

*Career break (travelling in 2019) Reporting to the Head of Finance • Designed various financial reporting packages from scratch using the OLAP/Data Cube tool• Preparation and review of budgeting and forecasting of monthly costs • Preparation of financials and commentary for internal management reporting packs to support Operations, Property, Technology and Marketing. Attended meetings with other functions to review financials • Reviewed balance sheet reconciliations prepared by my team• Responded to queries from regional managers and general managers in relation to monthly reporting. Presented key themes/topics at a few Regional Manager meetings• Reviewed the sales and purchase ledgers and assessed bad debt provision requirements, feedback to Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable team on actions required• Reviewed and reconciled payroll related entries to the nominal ledger• Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns• Managed external relations – outsourced energy bureau and insurance broker and owned the utilities and insurance pieces on the financial statement • Prepared deliverables for the interim and year end audit • Prepared and redesigned Board Packs for monthly Board meetings, uploaded the packs to Board Intelligence • Involved in system conversion/testing process (from Sage to Workday)• Supported the annual plan and bi-yearly re-forecast process for relevant cost areas• Supported ad hoc finance team projects

London, United Kingdom

*Career break (travelling in 2017)Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer - Preparation of monthly trial balances for the Asia entities (HK, Beijing, Singapore & Dubai)- Preparation/Review of weekly bank reconciliations for Asia entities- Preparation/Review of monthly control account reconciliations for the Asia entities - Review of processing of invoices and payments for accounts payable for the Asia entities- Supervised and managed an AP team of five - Preparation/review of monthly journals including intercompany loan movements etc- Review of calculation of monthly prepayment balances and P&L charges - Led the audit process for the Asia entities- Assisted with preparation of audit schedules and liaised with the auditors where appropriate- Completed the preparation of Financial Statements for the Asia entities- Assisted in completion of financial statements and tax returns for European entities - Preparation of monthly financial analysis for the business units as required- Preparation of monthly cash flow forecasting- Assisted in preparation of annual budget- Preparation of monthly sales reports as required- Managed the recharging of intercompany costs and prepared intercompany invoices- Prepared sales invoices for Asia entities- Liaised with Tax department regarding the preparation of Asia tax returns- Assisted with regulatory reporting for all branches as required- Reviewed and approved expense reports- Other ad hoc projects and analysis as and when required

Toronto, Canada Area

*Moving to London UK from Toronto in October 2016Reporting to the Director of Internal Audit• Planned, developed, and executed regulatory, control and operational audits• Ensured audit work is attuned to emerging risks and regulatory focus areas• Assisted the external auditors with year-end audit work and regulatory compliance testing• Effectively managed a team to produce high quality results

Toronto, Canada Area

*Canadian Chartered Accountant qualification in June 2014Audits, reviews, NTRs, personal & corporate tax returnsIFRS, ASPE, ASNPO, CAS, Income Tax Act

Halifax, Canada Area

*Moving to Toronto from Halifax in October 2013Audits, reviews, NTRs, personal & corporate tax returns (part time from January to April 2011)IFRS, ASPE, ASNPO, CAS, Income Tax Act

Halifax, Canada Area

• Answered in-class student questions related to Microsoft Excel and Access• Tutored students on class material• Provided proctor services for students during exam period• Marked quizzes

Halifax, Canada Area

Audits, reviews, NTRs, personal & corporate tax returns