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London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Adaptas partners small and medium sized businesses to increased profits and a well managed cash flow.

London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:• Scope and plan implementation delivery of financial planning software solution (IBM Analytics, formerly TM1)• Technology project spend analysis and planningKey achievements:• Successful scoping and selection of software solution and provider• Critical insight and analysis of project spend and return enabling profitable allocation of resource

London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:• Establishment of FP&A function• Creation of FP&A strategy and vision for the business• Recruitment of 5 team members to support the FP&A function• Creation of roles and responsibilities for each team member• Ownership and production of Quarterly Forecast; Annual Budget; and 5 yr plan• Ownership, production and presentation of Monthly Management Reporting• Development and production of Management financial and operational KPI Dashboards• Coach, mentor and manage five direct reportsKey achievements:• Rebuilt the planning process resulting in plans now bought into and owned by commercial managers with clear and measurable deliverables• Evolved Monthly Management Reporting from a set of Financial Statements to a dynamic analytical tool clearly identifying key trends and issues within the business• Developed Weekly and Monthly KPI Dashboards• Built a high performing FP&A team through selective recruitment and ongoing team performance coaching and management

Melbourne, Australia

Responsibilities:• Provision of analytical decision making support to the flybuys senior leadership team• Financial planning and control of Customer Retention Marketing programKey achievements:• Development and refinement of a “Consecutive Spend Stretch” mechanism that drove high sales and produced EBIT positive results.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsibilities:• Lead a series of process improvement projects to enable “best practice” delivery of financial control and support to the Supermarkets Merchandise teamKey achievements:• Development and implementation of a rolling 13 week forecast process from which formal Quarterly forecasts are leveraged. This process resulted in:1. Significant efficiencies across the finance function allowing renewed action on value add activities; and2. For the merchandise team, a considerably clearer view of the flight path to Quarter / Half / Year end and the associated risks and opportunities to that flight path.• Development and implementation of a Balanced scorecard

Melbourne, Australia

Responsibilities:• Co-ordination and management of the Merchandise Quarterly Forecast; Budget; and 4yr Corporate Plan• Preparation and communication of “latest view” forecasting inclusive of risks and opportunitiesKey achievements:• Effective multi stakeholder management through a challenging time frame and environment resulting in delivery to timetable and business ownership of financial commitments• Production and presentation of Merchandise 4yr Corporate Plan approved by Coles Board

Melbourne, Australia

London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:• Provision of commercial financial support to Senior Retail Operations Management including detailed identification, analysis and reporting of key business drivers, early warning forecasting and regional payroll best practice comparisons• Analysis and review of monthly retail financial reporting pack which included detailed P&L analysis, KPI reporting and analysis, Payroll reporting, analysis and forecasting• Integral and extensive input into financial budgeting and forecasting of Retail P&L• New store opening budget preparation and monitoring• Formal presentation and analysis of financial information at Retail Operations Management meetings• Management and development of two Finance AnalystsKey achievements:• Financially assisting the South Region in achieving a return to the premier region in both Sales and Operating Profit through new store openings, payroll rationalisation and key overhead management• Development of store payroll standardisation model which became an integral component of the budgeting and planning process• Selection onto and completion of Arcadia Finance Manager acceleration program

London, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:• Provision of commercial financial support to the Sales and Marketing teams including sales and margin analysis, sales and order book financial management, promotional spend management and analysis, inventory level analysis and salesperson target and performance analysis• Preparation, presentation and analysis of monthly Management Accounts• Preparation, presentation and analysis of quarterly forecasts and annual budgets for the UK business• Major retailers’ exclusive product cost modelling, margin analysis and financial sign offKey achievements:• Development of new version costing model

Melbourne, Australia

Responsibilities:• Assisting with the preparation of the Management Accounts Group consolidation in accordance with the monthly timetable. • Monthly analysis and review of Group P&L and Balance sheet• Assisting in developing group-wide annual budget strategy & process and production of Board pack• Assisting in the preparation of Group Statutory AccountsKey achievements:• Procedure and system analysis of and subsequent implementation of group leased assets system• Financial implementation and maintenance of online workflow capex approval system

Melbourne, Australia

Responsibilities:• Conduct and report findings of Internal Audit reviews involving business process analysis and improvement, risk assessment, and internal control review and testing.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsibilities:National Express Group - Receivership of Public Transport Operator• Daily banking reconciliation and cash flow forecasting• Supervision of payroll, accounts payable and receivable processes• Provision of purchase orders and general liaison to trade creditors• Review of service contracts

Education record

Graduate Diploma (Icaa)

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Finance

Vce