Kulbir Panesar Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Gb

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Leading the UK WPB Investments. Working closely with project delivery teams to ensure business cases are robust and costs and benefits are tracked and reported on a monthly basis. As well as provide detailed analysis and share insights on the delivery progress of existing programmes, highlighting risks and opportunities.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Responsibility for direct cost management of the UK Retail Banking & Wealth Management division (£1.1bn, 18k FTE), including ownership on the planning and delivery of the annual direct cost and FTE plan.Partnering with key business owners and Finance to manage costs for each business area, ensuring control over monthly direct cost spend, identifying where deficiencies occur and working with the business area to take appropriate remedial action to ensure the annual cost targets are achieved.Organising, preparing and attending monthly cost meetings with key RBWM stakeholders to ensure proper cost governance and lead, challenge and escalate risks and opportunities as appropriate.

Within my current role, I am responsible for the plan, management and control of a portfolio of budgets (c €20mn) within the Engineering Services Group. I provide financial partnering to the Global Head for Engineering Services, in terms of production of reporting on the position of the Engineering Services Programmes (P&L and manpower) as well as forecasting run rate for the full year and planning for future year budget.I chair variance analysis calls globally with the management team at a programme, project and vendor level, to track progress. I am responsible for identifying cost saving opportunities ahead of company imposed saving initiatives. Furthermore, I evaluate project cost for capitalisation on the balance sheet/expense to the Profit & Loss.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Within my current role as Team Lead I am responsible for effective management of a team of experienced staff within the financial control department to ensure the achievement of key deliverables such as global management reporting, and internal control for all inter/intra OTC derivative trades.

Coventry, United Kingdom

During my time working for this organisation, I gained valuable experience across a wide range of areas. Within this role I was responsible for the provision of support to the lead accountant to enable control and preparation of all financial reporting, which included management flash reporting, statutory reporting (under UK GAAP, FRS101 and IFRS) as well as regular reporting.

Coventry, United Kingdom

At this time I was responsible for effective management of all processes and personnel within the finance function of the project, and worked cross functionally with the objective of capitalisation £100 million of capital expenditure in work-in-progress (WIP).

Coventry, United Kingdom

While working in this position I was responsible for assisting Programme Managers, Civil Engineers and Contractors in water, waste water, information systems, with functions such as budget approval, release of projects, capitalisation and settlement of project costs, as well as abandonment of assets from the fixed register.

Coventry, United Kingdom

Within this role I was accountable for a range of reconciliations for new deposits which encompassed all SAP and preSAP sewage deposit control accounts, CT61 income tax, stale cheques and standpipes within a strict monthly timescale.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

At this time I was personally responsible for completion of the full manual litigation process, and ensured accurate manual claim files were produced to enable the organisation to confidently pursue a legal course of action.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

While working in this busy and challenging role I was responsible for actively managing all processes and team members within the Specialised Collections Team, which encompassed staff performance, reporting, appraisals, and recruitment.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) Marketing With Business, Marketing With Business

Axelos, Prince 2 Foundation & Practitioner

Activities and Societies: Chartered Institute of IT

Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants, 2013

A Levels, Including English Language And Business Studies

Apmg International, Change Management