Jon Bates Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Reading, Berkshire, Gb

Reading, Berkshire, Gb

Member of the Capita Networking Solutions delivery and operations finance team. Supporting the COO organisation and delivery arm of CNS to drive cost transformation, procurement initiatives and drive project and programme management accounting across the organisation. Responsibilities include:Tracking and measuring of project performance, employee utilisation and productivity to enable on time and informed decision makingIdentifying and supporting the business to deliver opportunities to improve efficiency or add valueChallenging and contributing to decisions regarding business and financial performanceFinancial reporting including monthly results generation, forecasting and monthly financial/operational reporting for the CNS business units. Annual business planning process for the business unitManagement of working capital and cash forecasting processes. Ensuring working capital consumption is reducing and cash targets are achievedOwnership of balance sheet management and controlAssisting with the preparation of investment cases, bids and pricing of contract change, providing commercial finance support as required

Weybridge, Surrey, Gb

Financial lead on a £12m portfolio of contracts. Driving financial and commercial performance via engaging with key stakeholders to enable the delivery of financial targets and key performance indicators. Partnering with operational business units to challenge and shape the strategic direction of the business in a finance capacity, whilst overseeing core central finance activities.• Analysing performance drivers across the business, highlighting performance concerns and challenging risks and opportunities to budget/forecast• Partnering with operational staff to shape the regional strategy and budget achievement plan ensuring the strategy is properly articulated and communicated across the business• Managing the forecasting and budgeting processes across multiple contracts.• Overseeing the monthly MI and P&L reporting process, including consolidation processes for a specific range of contracts• Managing the preparation of business review meetings and presentations• Providing finance business partnership support to the operational director and supporting teams, on the overall growth strategy and individual projects/ initiatives• Championing process improvement and reporting simplification• Raising the level of commercial and financial awareness across the business• Building robust financial models to support sales tenders and the wider growth aspirations of the business.• Interpreting complex data to identify revenue and margin enhancing opportunities• Working closely with group finance functions to identify opportunities for improvement and leading the subsequent implementation of any necessary changes• Managerial responsibilities for two finance business analysts• Providing support on companywide projects.

Weybridge, Surrey, Gb

Business partner for various operational and commercial business units’ worth circa £10m per annum. Providing support and advice to operational management, ensuring a robust understanding of the business and its risks and opportunities. • Reviewing income, expenditure, capital projects and contracts • Identifying and championing new initiatives and ideas to drive improved business performance.• Regular reporting and analysis on financial performance and business KPIs to budget holders and senior leadership team.• Ensuring that effective financial controls operate across the business and that financial risk is understood and minimised.• Working in conjunction with group finance functions to provide the delivery of an effective finance service to the company.• Preparing and reporting on monthly management accounts.• Balance sheet and VAT reconciliations• Assisting with any audit or payroll enquiries• Co-ordinating and producing annual budgets of annual budgets and monthly forecasts• Provision of finance and systems training to all levels of the business.• Providing ad-hoc support on companywide projects.• Cash flow management and forecasting

Weybridge, Surrey, Gb

• Management of a team of six purchase ledger clerks.• Ensuring over 25,000 transactions are processed accurately and timely each period.• Overseeing the employee expenses and supplier statement reconciliation & payment processes, including liaising with suppliers & all areas of the business • Target setting & motivating team to work towards individual and group objectives.• Recruitment and training of all staff, including various staff outside of the finance department.• Managing the month end close for both purchase and sales ledger.• Assisting with internal & external audit enquiries & ad hoc reports for senior management.

Schindellegi, Schwyz, Ch

• Daily upkeep of 200+ purchase ledger accounts and MS Excel statement reconciliations.• Batching, coding & validation of invoices against purchase orders.• Preparation of weekly BACS, CHAPS & cheque payments & foreign currency payments.• Provision of credit control and sales ledger support as and when required.• Monthly reconciliation of inter-company accounts, including coding and allocation of invoices.

Feltham, England, Gb

• Administering of employee expense claims and all manual cheque payments.• Reconciliation of daily sales figures from all sites & input of figures into the General Ledger.• Input of supplier invoices and matching to purchase orders.• General ad-hoc admin duties.

Master Of Science - Ms, Professional Accountancy

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Applied Accounting