John Wright Email & Phone Number

Yarm, Gb

Shipley, England, United Kingdom

North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Knowsley

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Knowsley

Part of both the Villages and ForViva Senior Management team Ensuring efficient day to day running of the Villages Finance department (Four Direct reports, two of which are qualified accountants and responsibility for eight employees in total) Responsibility for, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll Deputy Villages Company Secretary Prepare and present Budgets and 30 year Business Plans to Boards and Committees Responsibility for the planning, coordinating and production of the annual budget, financial statements, rent settings, service charges, and forecasts for inclusion in the Corporate Business Prepare and present reports to Board, Committee, Executive, and Senior Management teams Main point of contact on all discussions for annual external and internal audit plans Ensuring the correct administration of the payroll, pension schemes and other staff benefits Acting as one of Villages’ cheque signatories and arranging other forms of payment Responsibility for the production of financial KPI’s loan covenant compliance with lendersTo be part of the Villages Value for Money (VFM) team and to work Responsibility for the preparation of monthly Management Accounts and Cash flows Being part of the Value For Money (VFM) team and providing benchmarking information Responsibility for Income Management, including cash flow monitoring Responsibility for VAT returns and Corporation Tax information as required Liaising with the other Executives to ensure efficient working across teams

Knowsley

Reporting Directly in to the Villages Chief Executive Part of the Villages Senior Management team Ensuring efficient day to day running of the Finance department (Four Direct reports, two of which are qualified accountants and responsibility for eight employees in total) Deputy Company Secretary Preparation of the Value for money self assessment return Responsibility for Villages Treasury Management Main point of contact on all discussions for annual external and internal audit plans Responsibility for ensuring loan covenant compliance with lenders Responsibility for the preparation of the Asset & liabilities register as well as stress testing Prepare and present Budgets and 30 year Business Plans to Boards and Committees Acting as one of Villages’ cheque signatories and arranging other forms of payment Responsibility for KPI production and assurance reports including risk maps and registers Present Financial Reports, including Budget & Business Plan to Boards and Committees Preparation and presentation reports to Board, Executive, and Senior Management teams Acting as one of Villages’ cheque signatories and arranging other forms of payment Preparation of the annual Financial Statements, budgets and financial business plan Responsibility for the preparation of Monthly Management Accounts and

Knowsley

Reporting directly in to the Villages Finance Director Deputy Company Secretary Ensuring the development of the Finance team through regular appraisals (Five direct reports) Ensuring Management Accounts (with commentary) are prepared monthly and presented to the Boards, Committee, Managers and Budget holders Preparing VAT returns and Corporation Tax information as required Preparation of rent restructuring and service charge calculations Assisting in the preparation of the annual financial statements, budget and the business plan Treasury & Loan portfolio management, including preparation of cash flow forecasts Responsibility for the maintenance of fixed asset registers (including component accounting) Controlling the payroll and related payments Acting as one of Villages’ cheque signatories and arranging other forms of payment

Preston, United Kingdom

Direct Line Management of two staff. Creation of annual repairs and maintenance budgets for direct and indirect costs (c£90m, c£50m revenue budgets and c£40m Capital budgets) Star Award nomination for Excellent Customer Service in 2010 Preparation of trading Accounts and monthly repairs management accounts and commentary Financial projections for incorporation into business plans Participation in an Asset Management & KPI Steering Group including reviewing PQQ

Preston, United Kingdom

Produced the 30 year Business plans for all group companies including the consolidation Completed and effectively communicated Management accounts, and other required financial information / reports, to the Finance Resources Director / Senior Management Teams. Preparation of annual group budgets in association with the Management team. Assisted in the development of financial processes and systems

Preston, United Kingdom

Assisted in the implementation of new appraisal and reporting software (PAMWIN) Successfully co-ordinated the annual Impairment review for five group companies Produced bespoke Financial Models for projects including a Community Heating project Assisted in the assessment of the group asset divestment proposals Assisted in carrying out training to the Regional Development teams on PAMWIN and other investment appraisal techniques (including NPV, IRR and the Breakeven Position)

Preston, United Kingdom

Prepared financial statements for several group subsidiary companies, from the trial balance Co-ordinated and pension contribution payments on a monthly basis Improved the monthly investment reconciliation process by successfully implementing reports from the Treasury Net system Improved the monthly credit card reconciliation process by successfully developing a standard coding form which could easily be uploaded in to the accounting package

Preston, United Kingdom

Responsibility for providing advice to the group on general aspects of UK Tax Law, including Corporation Tax, VAT and stamp duty Liaised with the Tax Accountant in cost efficiencies, which may be achieved through tax planning and in the implementation of tax saving schemes Preparing Corporation Tax & VAT budget calculations and monthly outturn projections

Manchester, United Kingdom

Responsibility for managing and ensuring prompt updating of customer’s rent accounts Responsibility for co-ordinating the delivery of planned and reactive repairs to customer’s homes whilst assisting the area to meet operational performance targets Experience in investigating and monitoring Neighbour Nuisance disputes

Fellow Member Of Acca (Fcca), Accounting, Pass

Accountancy

Bachelor’S Degree, Business/Managerial Economics Grade. 2:1, Upper Second Class With Honours (2:1)

Business Economics

Education record

Education record