Kurt W. Email & Phone Number

London, London, Gb

New York, Us

New York, Us

Biel, Berne, Ch

- Full P&L responsibility for UK & Ireland Market. Wholesale, retail and e-commerce- Control of FP&A function with responsibility for budgeting & re-forecasting;- Manage internal & external audits;- responsibility for credit control, taxes, pricing analysis- review all contract/leases financial terms. Helping country manager with strategic investments into new stores;

Biel, Berne, Ch

- Cash flow forecasting and fund management;- Budgeting and forecasting- Manage external audits,- Preparation of management accounts;- Preparation of statutory financials, IFRS & FRS 102- Ensure company compliance with financial regulations, VAT filing and corporation tax filing

Kingston, Jm

Revenue USD $2 Billion.Manage a team of 20, including accounts payable, sales ledger and three qualified management accountants;• financial planning and analysis;• Developed systems of internal controls for managing working capital effectively based on experience and implemented those financial controls;• Prepared financial statements for publication according to IFRS;• Prepare monthly management financials, KPIs and board summaries;• Break-even analysis for all new product launches; Advice management on pricing strategies;• Implemented the accounting package Microsoft Great Plains in 2007 and played a key role as part of the team implementing Microsoft Hyperion in February 2010 in the Guyana market;

• Acted as operations manager during the two years. Achievements included growth in revenue of 24% throughout 2006; only company within the group to meet sales and profit targets;• Implementation of a just in time inventory management process that led to a reduction in obsolescence and shortage of stock;• Prepared the monthly management accounts with full board summary prepared financial statements for publication using IFRS;• Improved cash balance from overdraft position to a positive cash flow balance circa ;• Manage a team of eight including purchasing and sales ledgers;

5th Largest company in Guyana and producer of the world famous El Dorado 15 Year old rum voted the best in the world five years in a row; my role involved assessing various project financial viability and making recommendations to senior management. I also prepared the groups' financial statements for publications according to IFRS (Years 2004 and 2005 Interim) and prepared monthly management accounts for the board of directors. During my time working with this company I gained extensive knowledge of the ERP package SAP.

Master'S Degree, Finance

Acca, Accountancy

Aca, Accounting