A Chance for Life Limited is a specialist in Rehabilitation Support Work, Case Management, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Medico-Legal Reports. It operates across the north of England and Scotland, employing 60+ employees. I am a member of the Senior Management Team, contributing to the strategic direction of the company as it expands into new geographical and clinical areas. Below is a summary of key responsibilities:• Participation in Senior Management meetings, reviewing company strategy and plans. This includes presenting financial information to my peers in the team.• Preparation and presentation of timely and accurate management accounts, KPIs and financial forecasts to tight deadlines. Development and implementation of KPI reporting for the fee earning members of staff.• Working with external accountants and the Company Secretary to ensure that the statutory reporting and tax filing deadlines are met, including producing annual reports and information for external accountants.• Overall responsibility for IT and Office Management functions, including the provision of the ACFL “external IT department” and software procurement.• Overseeing the processing of purchase invoices including managing supplier accounts and setting up supplier payments.• Credit control management and oversight of the sales invoicing process.• Maintaining the fixed asset register and appraisal of new capital expenditure.• Payroll oversight and payment using an external payroll bureau, for both monthly and 4-weekly paid staff.• Administration of the company pension scheme.• Management of client account funds.• Maintenance of records to comply with HMRC and GDPR.

In this role I was a member of the Finance Head Office team responsible for:• Preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts & monthly management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow & Sales Analysis) for 4 companies within the Carr’s Engineering group.• Review of actual performance against budget and forecast providing analysis for any variances identified.• Preparation of a fortnightly cash forecast for each business.• Preparation and review of capital expenditure proposals.• Quarterly preparation of the VAT returns for 4 companies within the Carr’s Engineering group.• Identification and production of Business Intelligence reports and dashboards.• Review of internal controls and implementation of controls where gaps were identified.• Timely review of the risk registers with business unit managing directors.• Project management of ad-hoc IT solutions as required e.g., CRM roll-out and Concur expenses roll out.• Support of the senior management of Carr’s Engineering Ltd and Carr’s Group Plc in ad-hoc projects as required.

In this role I was a member of the senior management team running the Cumbria Community Foundation on a day-to-day basis and supporting the Board of Trustees. I attended quarterly Trustee meetings where I presented financial information to the Trustees from both the management and statutory accounts. I had no prior experience of reporting for a charity but quickly learnt what was required and improved the management reporting by drawing on my wide experience base. A summary of my key responsibilities is below:• Production of management and statutory accounts.• Act as Company Secretary responsible for completion and submission of due returns to Companies House and to the Charity Commission.• Internal management of invested funds and support to the Investment Committee.• Overall responsibility for the payroll and pension scheme arrangements.• Support and participation in meetings concerned with the governance of the Foundation.• Manage the Foundation’s information systems and database.• Provide HR support to the Foundation and its employees.

In this role I worked for an SME manufacturing organisation supervising three members of staff covering purchase ledger and sales ledger. In the short time I was with the company I implemented many improvements and overhauled the processes within the finance department, saving at least 7 days per month across the department. Below is an overview of the areas of responsibility covered by the role:• Regular interpretation and communication to the Board and relevant senior managers of the company’s financial performance and financial position.• Input to / preparation of financial forecasts. (Sage 50 Forecasting 2007)• Providing accurate and timely management information, including monthly management accounts and reports to inform management decision-making.• Design and maintenance of an appropriate system of financial controls.• Design and maintenance of the company’s accounting records. • Liaison with the company’s external accountants regarding statutory accounts, tax compliance and planning.• Management of all aspects of treasury and cash management, including liaison with the company’s bankers.• Management of the staff within the accounts department.

• Project management of a strategic cross business initiative: Transfer Pricing• Change management• Effective communication• Process design• ERP system integration

• Project management of ERP implementation projects into manufacturing, sales, and head office sites• Development & delivery of the Business Intelligence reporting solution for Infor SyteLine ERP• Facilitation & documentation of business process mapping for all areas of the business• Education & training for end users in Infor SyteLine ERP

• Lead, build and develop the financial accounting team (6 team members) to ensure accurate and timely reporting of financial information to a variety of end users (board, group holding company, management team, shop floor).• Quarterly forecasts and annual budgets• Management Accounts• Capital Expenditure Proposals• Maintenance of cash position in line with forecast, with particular responsibility for creditor days.

• Successful development of newly created role• Supporting the board of directors by providing commercial and financial analysis to ensure business success • Supporting the sales force, especially the sales director, in providing commercial analysis and advice on new contracts, tenders and ongoing business• Developing reporting mechanisms to show sales & margin performance against forecast and budget that were used as tools for improvement.

Manufacturing Business Office (Planning & Finance), Europe & South America