Mark Gardner Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, US

London, Greater London, GB

• Provide finance leadership and analysis working extensively with teams around the globe including Australia, Canada, and the UK
• Development and review business cases including governance, risk management, financial strategy development, and a variety of NPV analyses
• Coordinate the five-year plan, annual operating/capital budget,and periodic forecasting process to ensure alignment with risk and strategy implementation
• Lead audit planning process including associated risk management activities
• Manage a team of employees to implement group wide programs
• Responsible for the year-end reporting process that ensures the accurate presentation of financial statements

London, Greater London, GB

• Provide financial support and analysis to the operations team including business case review and NPV analysis for significant capital investments.
• Leadership team member charged with maximizing value and evaluating the impact of volatile industry trends
• Coordinate the annual plan and periodic forecasting process
• Facilitate cost reduction programs to manage costs and achieve profitability targets
• Responsible for periodic reporting of financial statements to ensure accurate reporting

Burbank, CA, US

• Prepared quarterly forecasts, annual operating budgets, capital budgets, and related financial analyses
• Managed analyses of global film products with frequent reports to senior leadership
• Created financial models to forecast and analyze $70M in rebate contracts
• Partnered with legal and strategic sourcing on vendor price reviews and contract negotiation analysis
• Performed ad-hoc analyses, including the use of complex methodologies to allocate $45M of overhead expenses to 30 different departments

GB

• Consistently rated in the top 5% in conjunction with annual reviews and was the only individual promoted to Senior Associate among peers (20+ individuals) in my group at the same level
• Responsible for scheduling engagements, staffing the audit team, and working to ensure the audit was designed to identify any misstatements;issue reports within client and SEC established deadlines
• Audited and performed in-depth analytical procedures of financial statements for large multinational corporations and other institutions
• Researched accounting issues, including industry and market trends

Masters, Accounting

Bachelors, Accounting