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Zoetis is a global animal health business.The U.K. businesses have net sales (after rebates and discounts) of £175m, OPEX of £25m.Shared services operating in Poland, Corporate HQ in US.US & UK GAAP reporting, SOX compliance, controls, finance partner to commercial and support functions.

London, United Kingdom

EMEA, APAC and LATAM regions Financial Reporting, Payroll, Accounting and ComplianceClose - 20 countries under US GAAP / Software Revenue 605 / IFRS15Compliance - local GAAP financial statements, tax , auditControl - SOX, PO's, Payment runs, Payroll, CashflowPayroll function for 20 countries with Cloudpay & FMP bureaus.Develop relationships with inter-departmental peersLine manager - qualified, students and functional professionalsSystems - Navision, Salesforce, Workday, Concur, Xactly, GoogleProjectsInitially hired to Broadsoft as Director of International Compliance, promoted to Director, Accounting EM & EMEA, then to Senior Finance Manager following acquisition of Broadsoft by Cisco in January 2018.

Surrey

G4S is the leading global integrated security company specialising in the provision of security products, services and solutions.Financial Controller, in the global Group head officeLeading team of 8 (qualified and part qualified staff).Management accounts, budgets, forecasts, statutory reporting, tax compliance and balance sheet control for around 50 legal entities, registered in the UK and overseas - £60m per annum.Daily stakeholder and team managementDevelopment of longer term process improvements, change champion for SAP implementations/updates.

Surrey

Monthly reporting – local and group consolidation systemsAccounting entries for fleet, leases, property overhead and IT systems/network costsReview of cost line item tracker to complete accurate and timely close of P+LAccounts Payable – 5 staff, £5m per month, 5000 invoicesManager of Qualified and Part Qualified AccountantsBusiness Partner to Fleet operations, IT and Property – £35m, £10m and £2m opex.Budgeting, reporting and monitoring capital expenditure: plan vs. actual (£20m pa)Advising non-Finance colleagues with the preparation of papers for investment proposalsReview, challenge and sign off Procurement savings papersCash Management – forecasts and working capitalAuthorising signatory for various budgets - approving supplier payment runs (£5m per month)

London, United Kingdom

Manager to transactional finance team - 6 staff (AP,AR,Treasury and Payroll)SORP accounting - members and foundation charitiesCredit control - Recovered bad/historic debtImplemented a new system for international paymentsFinancial Operations lead on cross-departmental financial processesCoaching part-qualified accountants to progress their developmentDiploma in Charity Accounting from CASS Business School achieved in 2008

Business partner.Facilities Management contract, providing consultant surveyors, engineers and architect services (clients included Westminster City Council and the Metropolitan Police)

Auditor for various sizes of business with Baker Tilly ranging from owner managed to international groups.Account preparation for sole-traders or limited companies (incomplete records), preparation of income/corporation tax computations, payroll bureau experience.Non-routine clients included VCT’s, Charities and Solicitor accounts rules.

Education record

FCA - 1st time passes

Bsc Hons Economics, Economics, 1St Class