John Godwin Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

2017 – 2023 (United Kingdom With Ilr Work Visa) | 2014 - 2016 (Multiple Countries)

Drive finance initiatives and deliver professional services to support performance and productivity enhancement programs through contract assignments spanning three to 12 months. These services encompass Interim Financial Executive Services, shared services consulting, finance transformation advisory and project management and ERP/business process optimisation contributing to improved financial, efficiency and financial control outcomes. Highlights (not exhaustive):• Delivered an end-to-end sales strategy and procurement process for an e-Commerce retailer, enabling real-time access to sales data, gross margin, and key performance indicators.• Successfully spearheaded the launch of a UK/European RTR Shared Service Centre in Portugal.• Delivered support for acquisition integration and monthly close functions, consistently meeting objectives• Provided diligent oversight and on-time completion of the annual audit and reporting process. • Conducted revenue performance analysis within a challenging environment, elevating reporting accuracy by recruiting, training a U.S.-based team and implementing global processesProject History • Kedia Runcit, Director, e-Commerce, 2023 • abrdn, Interim Head of Finance Operations, Asset Management, 2022 • DSV (Agility acquisition integration), Interim SSC Finance Director Europe & Americas, Transport & Logistics, 2021 • Agility, Oracle Interim RTR Global Process Owner, Transport & Logistics, 2019 – 2020 • Agility, Interim Finance Director Shared Services Europe, Transport & Logistics, 2018 – 2019 • Lekela, Interim CFO, Renewable Energy, 2018 • DSV (UTI acquisition integration), Interim Finance Director, Transport & Logistics, 2016 – 2017 • UTI, Interim Shared Services Vice President, Transport & Logistics, 2015 – 2016 • Newcastle University, Financial Consultant, Education, 2015 • UTI, Interim Enterprise Finance Director for Revenue Assurance, Transport & Logistics, 2014 – 2015

Czech Republic

Designed and implemented global financial processes in multi-cultural environment by owning control over financial accounting migration of 200 countries and territories into a Prague-based global shared-service centre (SSC). Transformed all world-wide SITA legal entities from legacy financial systems to Oracle as financial accounting operations business lead. Accomplishments (not exhaustive):• Achieved a 15% headcount reduction by successfully migrating financial accounting into the SSC and transitioning financial systems to Oracle, meeting time and budget constraints.• Ensured exceptional performance in Group and 68 statutory external audits by efficiently managing global tax and compliance through outsourcing, simplifying audit processes, and maintaining global compliance and transparency.• Implemented technology-based initiatives, including international invoice-scanning and global e-invoicing, speeding up invoice processing and reducing financial transaction errors. • Established four enterprise-wide bank accounts (GBP, Euro, USD, All other) in collaboration with an international banking partner, streamlining global supplier payments and paving the way for the closure of 600 local bank accounts.• Enhanced workforce diversity by transforming the shared services team, recruiting, training, and nurturing a high-performing team of 16 nationalities fluent in 22 languages.

Greater Atlanta Area And Singapore

Finance Director oversight of financial accounting operations for the North America and Asia Pacific regions.• Directed the monthly close and forecasting processes, ensuring consistent and accurate reporting to Group, while implementing comprehensive reviews to uphold adherence to agreed financial budgets.• Successfully outsourced U.S. check production while concurrently implementing a robust positive pay file system, yielding a notable 10% reduction in headcount and fortifying controls to proactively detect and mitigate fraud risks.• Achieved £375K cost savings by outsourcing indirect tax, compliance, and statutory report preparation in both regions. Contributions include provider evaluations, cost-efficient fee negotiations, and standardized processes with ongoing performance assessment.

Multiple Locations From Atlanta Metropolitan Area (45% Overseas Travel)

Head of Finance, BT Global Services Finance Transformation, 2005 to 2009Managed diverse global finance projects, ensuring adherence to corporate and regulatory standards while promoting consistency. Developed and implemented strategies for global financial policies, acquisition integration, Oracle system migration, and finance transformation. Fostered productive cross-continental relationships with team members and BT resources (approximately 45% international travel).• Implemented a new transfer pricing model for BT Global Services, establishing a global process and support structure across 170+ countries in just six months.• Successfully revitalized the BT Global Services Purchase to Pay Oracle migration for a 130+ country footprint by establishing a standardized global process and migration methodology with minimal customizations, resolving the project's stagnation due to the absence of a uniform process and migration approach.• Generated £2M annual cost savings by leading, planning, and executing post-acquisition integration of BT Radianz into BT operations in more than 20 nations.

Multiple Locations From Atlanta Metropolitan Area (45% Overseas Travel)

Oversaw finance operations and staff for a 45+ country territory and directed U.S. shared-services function, Built strong relationships with global internal stakeholders and external professional service providers.• Steered a global back-office financial accounting, company secretarial and compliance outsourcing project from strategy development to successful implementation across 95 countries within nine months in support of a multi-billion GBP customer contract. Established finance procedures, global chart of accounts and a financial analysis tool to monitor the accuracy of the outsource provider (Ernst & Young).

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

• Devised and executed a strategy to create an EMEA Shared Service Centre (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) based in Brighton, UK in support of a global joint venture between AT&T and BT Plc.