Group Finance Manager
• Responsible for US GAAP reporting, management reporting and financial control of seven European companies• Successfully implemented reporting changes related to two changes in parent ownership and one change in ERP• Responsible for commercial decision making regarding potential sales and rental contracts• Responsible for reporting financial results to the US in 2 days (reduced from 10 days)• Management of up to 8 staff• Established and maintained clean balance sheet reconciliations across all entities• Primary contact for resolution of audit issues and preparation of statutory accounts in local GAAP• Responsible for the more complex accounting topics, such as assets held for rental• Developed P&L forecasting models• Promoted to Group Finance Manager 2 years after being recruited as UK Finance Manager
