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Renewable energy supply and installation (£20m turnover). Part of the RES (Renewable Energy Systems) Group (£1bn turnover), owned by the McAlpine Family Trust. Based in Bristol, UKResponsibilities: All areas of Finance for 5 operational companies Financial reporting to group: monthly, forecasts, budgets, project performance Responsible for team of three directs, and one indirect Presentation and explanation of results to board Leader for ERP integration and Finance relocation projectAchievements: Reduced month end reporting timetable by 5 working days Reorganised Finance function to add more value Seamless transition of management information processes from HQ to Bristol Overhauled internal management reporting pack to align with business needs Implemented stock management tool for new group company

Plasterboard manufacturer (£120m turnover). Part of the French listed multinational building materials group (€18bn, or £16bn, turnover). Based in Bristol, UKResponsibilities General and Management Accounting (1 direct and 1 indirect report) Plant Controlling (1 direct and 2 indirects) Purchase Ledger teams (1 direct and 2 indirects): acquired after 1 year in the role Financial reporting to division: monthly, forecasts, budgets, project performance Identification and explanation of major cost and revenue drivers Presentation and explanation of results to senior management Finance leader for group standardisation project and shared service creation Finance leader for integration of Irish operations into the UK businessAchievements: Reduced month end reporting timetable from 7 to 5 working days Obtained input to standardisation project from staff faced with job loss Reorganised Accounting and Plant Controlling teams to add more value Management of JD Edwards module implementations (manufacturing, fixed assets) Overhauled internal management reporting pack to align with business needs Led working capital reduction programme: beat the budget by £13m Jun 09 Developed product level contribution reporting tool which changed product strategy Introduced factory benchmarking to drive through efficiency savings Finance lead on logistics efficiency project: annual savings £0.5m Finance lead on stemming revenue leaks: savings of £0.2m Challenged and reduced finished goods stock levels

Large mining company, subsidiary of Xstrata plc, a multinational mining group listed on UK and Swiss exchanges ($28bn, or £16bn, turnover). Based in Brisbane, AustraliaResponsibilities: Design and implementation of Enterprise application for Australian operations Analysis and support for senior financial and operational staff Support and development following implementation Guidance to finance team over reporting, compliance and month end processAchievements: Implementation achieved to group timetable and requirements Successful month end reporting following implementation On site support for accounting process in remote mine locations

Listed Australian clothing retailer (430 stores in Australia and New Zealand). Based in Brisbane, AustraliaResponsibilities: Identification and explanation of major cost and revenue drivers Presentation and explanation of monthly results to the board Annual budget preparation (including liaising with divisional management)Achievements Created new Excel reports to improve monthly analytical review Compiled detailed procedural documentation to assist succession plans

Large engineering company (£300m turnover), subsidiary of Invensys plc, a UK listed multinational group (£2bn turnover). Based in Melbourne, Australia.Responsibilities: Finalising the company’s results for the year (including analysis and control) Supervising four staff in the year end process Liaising with senior management over performance and reporting issues Reporting results to the groupAchievements: Trained FC in year end reporting and Hyperion Enterprise Dealt with external auditors during the statutory reporting process

Listed Australian Banking and Insurance group. Based in Brisbane, AustraliaResponsibilities: Review, investigation and correction of variances against budget Forecasting expense trends Link between operations and finance over expense queriesAchievements: Enhanced Excel tool for consolidation and presentation of findings

Large engineering company (£300m turnover), subsidiary of Invensys plc, a UK listed multinational group (£2bn turnover). Based in Melbourne, Australia.Responsibilities: Reporting five Australasian companies to group head offices Responsible for one employee Co-ordination of monthly reporting process Consolidation of group results (weekly and monthly) Analysis of results and reviews with financial controllers Preparation of forecasts (including weekly cash) and budgets Ad hoc reporting to divisional head officesAchievements Hyperion Enterprise implementation and support for Australasian companies Supervision of six colleagues in annual reporting process

Large engineering company (£300m turnover), subsidiary of Invensys plc, a UK listed multinational group (£2bn turnover). Based in Crawley, UK.Responsibilities: Leading annual and monthly reporting to parent (Invensys plc) Preparation of head office financial statements Systems Administrator for Hyperion Enterprise (group consolidation tool)Achievements: Defined complete group financial procedures Hyperion Enterprise implementation across Europe and global group support Spent one month in South Africa to improve the financial management

One of top four global accounting practices. Based in Crawley, UKAudit of companies including: AstraZeneca plc (Agrochemicals division) Audit senior (running the audit), supervising a team of three Nestlé (based at head office in Switzerland) Audit of group consolidation (in French)