John Sutcliffe Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Australia

Lead ANZ development at TFE Hotels including; The identification and assessment of new hotel opportunities / Preparation of financial forecasts and feasibilities for new properties / Preparation of professional expressions of interest / Pitch presentations to key stakeholders / Development of commercial heads of terms / Legals including purchase contracts, joint venture agreements, management agreements, agreement for management agreements, leases, agreement for leases, project documentation, design manuals, finance documentation etc / Owner and Commercial Stakeholder management.

Sydney, Australia

Commercial and Finance Operations Lead for hotel openings, closures, refurbishments and business efficiency projects across the TFE Network / Asset management for owned and leased properties / CAPEX expenditure / Head of Commercial Projects / Pitching and planning for new hotel developments / Owner relations / Liaison between Operations, Finance and C-Suite for budget forecast and performance / Contract negotiation / Drove efficiencies to the bottom line / Business lead for legal issues and litigation / Compliance with respect to financial reporting.Key achievements:• Successfully led the tender process for companywide procurement and contract reviews and managed ongoing supplier relationships.• Based on my success with energy procurement at TFE, I was invited to sit on a industry panel to address hospitality utility costs throughout Australia. • Created BI reporting tool to enable value-add hotel performance review and benchmarking against both internal assets and the wider market.

Sydney, Australia

Operational finance lead across 70+ hotels worldwide / Budget management - CAPEX, pre-opening and feasibility for new builds / Recruiting, leading and developing a team of fifteen direct reports / Monthly and quarterly performance reports / financial integrity across hotel reporting.Key achievements:• Led several successful projects that streamlined reporting and process improvements following the introduction of a new ERP system.• Implemented end-to-end procurement process including sourcing, tendering, Master Service Agreements and supplier rebate scheme.• Implemented the progressive purchasing of electricity - realising significant savings across the organisation.• Led the solar energy installation project from tender to installation, to realising guaranteed ROI within 2.5 years.• Implemented significant improvements to bottom line through ensuring focus on cost saving initiatives, flow-through and business efficiencies.• Created and delivered a group-wide Business Acumen training program.• Successfully implemented a internal audit program.• Achieved significant savings through re-tendering of major supplier contracts.

United Kingdom

Operational Finance Lead for seventeen Tesco Distribution Centres with responsibility for: The commercial and statutory finance function of Oakwood Distribution Ltd / Annual operating budgets in excess of £520M / Analysis and reporting / Distribution Centre start-ups and closure projects / Strategic planning / Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll / Contract negotiations, supplier tenders, private medical and life insurance policies / Lead with external auditors / the production of annual statutory accounts for Oakwood Distribution / CAPEX / Balance sheet control and integrity.Key achievements:• Took the lead commercial operations role in a project team tasked to reverse a projected full year overspend. We achieved savings of £1.1m during a period of significant austerity and in challenging circumstances.• Personally contributed £0.7m to the above savings through close control and review of expenditure, detailed review of Balance Sheets and close scrutiny of third party costs.

Belfast, United Kingdom

Promoted to Finance Lead Commercial Operations with responsibility for: Producing and presenting monthly board reports / Preparation of annual budget and quarterly forecasts / The management and development of qualified/non-qualified finance team members / Financial analysis and KPI reporting / New business tender preparation and presentation / Balance sheet control and integrity.Key achievements:• Realised fuel savings of £1.5k per week by implementing tighter controls and improved driver training.• Reduced weekly reporting time by three days through improved processes. • Introduced full weekly reporting to understand costs and maintain balance sheet integrity at period end.

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