Key responsibilities include:• Providing finance support and creating business cases to evaluate project viability• Development of sub models to evaluate specific business initiatives• Work closely with senior management and key stakeholders to provide a robust five year plan• Heavily involved in the preparation of long term strategy and financial forecast presentations • Review of materials submitted to monthly steering and titles meetings to ensure appropriate and reflected in current forecasts/longer term plans• Source key external forecasts, reports and insights to provide ad-hoc analysis to the CFO and the business on competitors, economy and industry trends• Business reviews and recommendations to underperforming areas of the business• Develop and drive performance of team members

Key responsibilities:• Supported senior management to complete M&A activities in Europe• Participated in all aspects of the due diligence and integration activities in support of the business, ensuring all accounting and controllership aspects were being addressed • Heavily involved in implementing an integration model to be used on all new acquisitions – aligning company policies and procedures of Amazon.com• Identified areas where synergies and efficiencies could be achieved in the integration process• Analysed company’s financials, systems and processes pre and post close to ensure any issues/inefficiencies were brought to senior management’s attention and resolved appropriately• Worked cross-functionally on international project teams throughout the life cycle of the projects and through integration of the business• Assisted in the preparation of integration reports to assess the company’s processes highlighting any issues for merging

Key responsibilities:• Designing and running financial analysis• Undertaking various scenario analysis for Board consideration• Participated in interviews with NHS Trust’s management teams and other key external stakeholders to identify key risk areas for debate with the Board

KPMG London Assistant Manager, Private Equity and London Corporates - January 2010 to December 2010 Private Equity• Review of clients investment valuations which involved evaluating client multiples, cash flow forecasts and working capital to ensure the valuation appeared reasonable and in line with industry• Ensured clients reporting and valuations were in accordance with the International Private Equity and Venture Capital Guidelines• Key clients:› CapVest › Vision CapitalLondon Corporates• Audit and assurance work including balance sheet review to provide management with recommendations on their business processes• Produced and reviewed high quality management reports including controls observations, recommendations and audit findings• Worked closely with teams in a high pressure and high volume work environment • Key clients:› TUI Travel› EMI Records› BBC WorldwideKPMG Melbourne Assistant Manager, Middle Market Advisory and Transaction Services - February 2006 to December 2009• Audit and assurance focused work for a number of mid-market firms across a diverse industry base• Due diligence work within the Transaction Services division• Managed teams of up to 6, responsible for ensuring team collaboration and delivery of high quality work• Development of team members; providing training and counselling • Strong quantitative and numerical skills through preparation of financial statements• Facilitation of CA and graduate training