Global commercial and finance lead for a multi-year Vested agreement with an international energy company to transform their global portfolio across the Americas, Asia and EMEA. Provision of Workplace Services (including Workplace design, FM, security services and food services) and Real Estate Services (transaction management and lease administration) to support client's transformation and net zero carbon ambitions. Key responsibilities and achievements include:- Leadership of regional finance teams based in the US; Poland; India and Argentina;- Functional mobilisation to ensure people; processes and systems in place for Day 1;- Developing the financial strategy to deliver effective controls; global reporting alignment and sustainable value creation.

National Director and EMEA Finance lead for a Corporate Real Estate contract with a global e-commerce company delivering the full range of Corporate Occupier Services across EMEA covering Transaction & Lease Management; Fit Out projects; FM & Digital Services; Portfolio & Occupancy Planning. Key responsibilities and achievements include:- Overseeing financial performance and controls for a high growth portfolio (6M sq.ft; over 135 locations in 25 countries; year-on-year growth of 50% in last 4 years). - Implementing financial dashboard reporting & service KPI’s to track and improve quality; cost and compliance outcomes. - Strengthening and driving consistency of financial controls and planning processes to improve risk management and compliance to corporate and local statutory requirements in multiple service lines across Europe.- Ownership of the commercial and contract governance process to ensure controlled but flexible approach to client growth including contract renewal and expansion.

National Director and EMEA Finance lead for a contract with a leading global investment bank delivering Integrated Facilities Management services with full accountability for the strategic and operational financial management of the account. Key responsibilities and achievements include:- Portfolio implementation in accelerated 10 week period (5M sq.ft; 67 locations in over 30 countries). - Exceeded year 1 savings and KPI performance with high levels of forecasting accuracy (1.3% variance on year-end results). - Part of leadership team nominated as British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) Team of the Year Finalist for successful mobilisation; delivery and client engagement.- Recruitment and development of a team of 9 finance professionals based in Warsaw & London to support the financial operations of the contract. - Financial control; planning and analysis to support client / corporate reporting and compliance to local statutory requirements across Europe. - Commercial management with the client and key supply partners to achieve financial and service objectives. This involves strong commercial and cultural awareness to understand business drivers; risk management and mitigation; and commercialising new opportunities.- Driving close collaboration with multi-functional teams and across other regions (APAC and USA) to deliver operational and financial solutions to complex business challenges. - Implementing financial reporting & processes for additional work streams beyond FM including Capital Projects; Moves & Changes and Tenant Management.

Covering the maternity leave of a colleague and reporting to the regional Finance Director I was responsible for the following key aspects of financial management in 43 countries across the region:- Management Accounting | Overseeing the preparation of timely and accurate monthly management accounts for the regional leadership team and consolidation back to Global HQ in the US.- Budgets & Forecasts | Leading budget and quarterly forecast cycles and continued monitoring & review of performance.- Financial Control | Effective management of working capital components and playing an active role in ensuring the effectiveness of internal controls and assisting in the management of risk throughout the business.- People & Resource Management | Management and development of the Corporate Finance team based across EMEA. Focus on developing and implementing new processes to improve performance and productivity and improving relationships with different departments to ensure the wider business is fully supported by the finance team. Managing relationships with 3rd parties such as banks; auditors and outsourced service providers.- Supporting Business Growth | Finance lead for developing bid solutions and transition of multiple new clients at the same time.

Finance lead for a global contract with a manufacturing world leader delivering Integrated Facilities Management services with full accountability for the strategic and operational financial management of the account. Key responsibilities and achievements include: - Implementation of the EMEA portfolio covering 29m sq. ft (over 100 sites in 13 countries); people transfers and supply chain transition. - Recruitment and development of a team of finance professionals based in Warsaw to support the financial operations of the contract. - Financial control; planning and analysis to support client / corporate reporting and compliance to local statutory requirements across Europe. - Commercial management with the client and key supply partners to achieve financial and service objectives. This involves strong commercial and cultural awareness to understand complex business drivers; risk management and mitigation; and commercialising new opportunities. - Part of the leadership team delivering a complex strategic change programme through close collaboration across a diverse stakeholder group.

Led service and financial delivery for a key European account covering indirect and operational procurement services across 9 countries.Key responsibilities included:- Embedding a comprehensive planning and performance management framework to deliver significant procurement savings - Project management and prioritisation of multiple sourcing initiatives to ensure successful delivery in line with service definition and programme governance.- Co-ordination of strategic change programmes across Europe to maximise savings opportunities; tackle business inefficiencies and introduce sourcing best practice across the organisation.- Pipeline management of account growth opportunities

Led the Customer Finance team to build key relationships with customer stakeholders across a portfolio of 6 blue chip customers (including the banking, retail and manufacturing sectors). This covered all aspects of financial management and reporting in line with contractual commitments (covering procurement and transactional F&A services).

Acted as the lead finance business partner to Directors & senior managers covering Retail Banking; Marketing; Strategy & Planning.The role covered: budgeting & strategic planning; financial analysis and investment appraisal; financial reporting to aid business decision-making; development of cost control processes.