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.
• 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

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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 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.
• 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.

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.