Jon Bell Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Stanstead Abbotts, England, Gb

PXP Financial is a leading fintech group, with a focus on shaping and leading innovation in the payment space, and operating across 5 principal locations: UK, Austria, Bulgaria, India and the US. Our approach is to deliver a first class payment experience for our customers through innovation, new technologies and solutions.PXP Financial sets standards: operational excellence, best-in-class service and a dedicated client care team to help our customers' businesses thrive.A member of the Board and C-level leadership team, I am responsible for Finance, Legal, Regulatory Compliance and Card Scheme relationships, leading a team based across four countries.My remit includes delivering strong financial performance across the Group, with a particular focus on supporting a strong growth agenda and assessing new product proposals and entry into new markets, as well as delivering operational excellence, improvements and efficiencies.

London, Gb

Aon Benfield, a division of Aon plc, is the world's leading reinsurance intermediary and full-service capital advisor. I was responsible for Finance and Operations across a business division operating in over 20 countries and with revenue of c.$700m (country revenues ranging $3m to >$50m), and leading an on- and off-shore based team across Finance, Operations and Client Services.My role included partnering country and regional leaders in identifying and delivering opportunities for revenue and margin growth, appraising investment business cases and commercial propositions, leading delivery of region-wide projects, and delivering significant restructuring activity across the region - including reorganisation, further moves to an offshore / outsourced operating model, and cost efficiencies. _______________________________________________________________________

London, Gb

RSA is one of the world’s leading multinational insurance groups, with major operations in the UK, Scandinavia, Canada, the Middle East and Ireland and the capability to write business in around 140 countries.I was responsible for Group Corporate financial control and reporting, working alongside the Group Exec in managing performance, budgeting and delivery of cost efficiencies across the corporate expense base, and delivering rationalisation and simplification of the Group legal entity structure._______________________________________________________________________

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Worldpay is one of the world’s leading payment processing companies and the number one acquirer in the UK and Europe, processing c.30 million transactions every day. The company operates in over 40 countries and successfully completed an IPO in October 2015, which was the largest new UK listing since 2011 and largest Fintech listing in UK history.From June 2015, I undertook a key role in the IPO process, including a lead role in developing Analyst presentations and the IPO prospectus, providing responses to Analyst / PE-owner Q&A's and information requests, and feedback on Analyst research notes. Prior to this, I led the UK finance team responsible for FP&A, reporting and data analytics, which included driving improvement in the financial performance and outlook of the UK division, business partnering the executive team, and assessing the commercial and financial impacts of new product and other business / operational proposals.I was also responsible for leading the development and implementation into business-as-usual, of a new BI, analytics and forecasting system, and using this to develop deeper and broader business analytics, improved insight into underlying business performance, and to deliver a full re-price of the UK business.________________________________________________________________________

London, Gb

I developed Q&A’s to support the external results presentation, investor roadshows and AGM. This was during a challenging period for the business, with announcements of a rights issue, suspension of dividend payments and disposals of non-core operations.Subsequently I worked with the Group Strategy team to identify potential cost saving opportunities and to develop controls, processes and key metrics to track and ensure delivery of initiatives arising from a strategic review of the Group’s operations.In addition, I undertook a deep-dive review of the Group Corporate expense base (c.£100m), to identify and recommend cost reduction opportunities.________________________________________________________________________

London, Gb

Finance Director leading the team business partnering the UK claims operation, which had annual cost of claims of £2bn and operating expenses in excess of £130m.I was a member of the Claims senior leadership team and business partnered the claims and operational directors, including development of strategic direction & operational strategy, review and challenge of business cases and major supplier tenders, negotiations with external partners and suppliers, and advising on delivery of improved financial performance - significant annual savings in indemnity spend achieved, along with a 10% reduction in operating expenses. _______________________________________________________________________

London, Gb

No. 2 to the International CFO and led the regional team responsible for FP&A, financial control and reporting, covering operations in Canada, Scandinavia and Western Europe. This was the largest division in the RSA Group with annual revenue of £4bn (country revenues ranging £10m to >£1bn), and consistently outperformed revenue and profitability targets.My additional areas of responsibility included developing and reviewing M&A proposals and other investment cases, leading post-acquisition and strategic business reviews, developing external IR presentations and Q&As, managing delivery of region-wide projects and ensuring robust transfer-pricing arrangements were in place.______________________________________________________________________

London, Gb

Deputy to the Director of Group FP&A and the key point of contact for the International business. I worked closely with Investor Relations on a regular basis to develop external presentations, and was responsible for writing Q&As to support results presentations by the Group CEO/CFO.I undertook regular briefings and reviews of results, budgets and forecasts with the Group CEO & CFO, and was responsible for leading the Group forecasting and operational plan processes.______________________________________________________________________

London, Gb

No.1 in finance for a divisional business with annual revenue of £180m (country revenues ranging £4m to >£75m) and operating in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. A member of the Baltic senior leadership team reporting to both the CEO, Baltics and to the CFO, Emerging Markets.I provided leadership, guidance and support to the country CFOs and developed operational and financial strategies in recession-hit economies (including pricing, retention and working capital improvement strategies).I also led the strategic plan process including review and challenge of initiatives, implemented cost reduction strategies and a switch to Euro-denominated investments to mitigate currency risk. I also developed a contingency plan to be implemented in the event of a devaluation of Baltic currencies.______________________________________________________________________

London, Gb

Aviva plc is one of the world's largest providers of insurance, savings and investment products, with 33 million customers and operating in 16 countries.Responsible for managing internal and external expectations of the Group’s financial performance, preparing key analyses and providing decision support to senior management. I regularly worked alongside Investor Relations to develop key messages and announcements to analysts and shareholders, and was responsible for writing the external Quarterly New Business announcement.I also led the process to prepare a prospectus to support a £1.2 billion sub-ordinated debt issue and the process to prepare the Aviva Plc Annual Report & Accounts______________________________________________________________________

London, Gb

Audit and advisory work across major European investment banks, mid-tier commercial and retail banks, stockbrokers and telecoms. Client secondments included internal control review and recommendations, development of Y2k system and process testing procedures, and US GAAP / IFRS accounting advice. ______________________________________________________________________

Aca / Fca

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Environmental Science

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