Jonathan Pilbrow Email & Phone Number

Jonathan Pilbrow is a Head Office Financial Controller at Ford Retail Group. He possess expertise in financial reporting, forecasting, accounting, budgets, auditing and 2 more skills.

Listed skills include Financial Reporting, Forecasting, Accounting, Budgets, and 3 others.

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  Head Office Financial Controller

  Ford Retail Group

  Apr 2006 - Present - Essex

  Ford Retail is wholly owned by Ford Motor Company and has 55 sites in the UK and sites in both Northern Ireland and the Channel Isles.Group turnover is approximately £1 billion, generated from sales and repair of motor vehicles.Responsible for the following* Department of 6 staff.* Production of all reporting information to the shareholder Ford Motor Company.* Production of annual Statutory accounts for all Group Companies to includeo Planning group audit for all UK accounting centreso Ensure statutory complianceo Tax reporting* Management of funding requirements for group.* Management of the group Forecasting and Budgeting models and process* Group reporting for weekly, monthly, yearly forecast and monthly actuals.* Production of all financial reporting packs for the Board.* Management and development of the Groups Business Intelligence solution.* Liaising with bankers, auditors and tax advisors.* Management of accounts for all head office departments.* Preparation of ad-hoc information for financial and managing director. Achievements* Stabilising workforce and removing temporary staff previously relied upon.* Selection and implementation of new consolidation and reporting software for use across group.* Implementing a robust forecasting and budgeting model and process* Change of bankers for the whole of the UK business.* Implemented a group cash flow forecasting process to ensure funding requirements are met and used efficiently reducing group borrowing by £30m in two years.* Delivery of greater reporting to income stream specialists.* Creation of the groups Finance Policy and Vat manuals.* Reduced the Groups Statutory accounts filing from October to June.

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  Dereham Northgate High School