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London, England, Gb

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

London, Gb

Leading the Group Financial control team, full responsibility for Group reporting / technical accounting / group wide controls and Tax & treasury functions. Key contributions and successes:• Leadership and management of the group reporting, year-end consolidations, statutory reporting and guided the business through a first-year audit (big 4) including various technical considerations.• Improvement of the business control environment and reporting• Project team lead for record to report on the implementation of D365.• Implemented changes corporate banking debt structure in cash flow forecasting accuracy.• Established business partnering at the group level across Regional FD’s and FC’s

Full remit for all aspects of financial leadership and direction within a PE-backed start-up venture in the alternative data and analytics area of Fin-Tech. Providers of an award-winning market monitoring AI engine.Key contributions and successes:• Full day-to-day financial management and control, including budgeting, schedules and cash-flow• Attends Board and PE Investor meetings, setting strategic direction for finance, funding & growth • Managed critical elements of business restructuring and financing, creating plans and forecasts

Chicago, Il, Us

Managed all EMEA finance operations, directing a team responsible for $180m revenue across 16 countries for leading NASDAQ listed investment research company operating in 27+ countries across the globe. Member of EMEA leadership, reporting on business drivers, financial results & working capital requirements. Statutory Director of 11 legal entities, reporting to Chief Accounting Officer in US and EMEA CEO in London.Key contributions and successes:• Directed, developed and mentored a high-performing finance team of 40, meeting business objectives• Aligned finance with core business strategy, effectively supporting key business change initiatives• Managed US and local GAAP, ensuring compliance with regulation in jurisdictions for 30+ entities• Prepared financial statements accurately aligned with group reporting policy and local legislation• Produced E2E financial plans & analysis, delivering presentations to C-level stakeholders in Chicago• Developed beneficial relationships with major banks to efficiently improve the company cash position• Influential role on multiple committees including risk, pension, financial governance & service centre• Provided highly-accurate tax, transfer pricing & statutory reporting in a highly-regulated environment• Managed license-based contracts, ensuring alignment with ASC606 revenue recognition standards• Completed financial analysis for new and discontinued products for £1-10m investment requirements• Engaged auditors and advisors to ensure the decentralised finance team were fully trained on SOX • Lead role in acquisitions, instrumental in integration including a €200m, 400 staff analytics company• Collaborated with tax and compliance to simplify reporting and reduce overheads in legal structure • Managed system implementations & process re-engineering incl. SFDC, Workday & Oracle upgrades• Led outsourcing to shared service centre on time & within budget, delivering significant cost savings

Finance Controller and Executive Director, working strategically at Board-level for privately owned £150m+ company employing 200+ drivers responsible for operating London buses, reported directly to the CFO. Key contributions and successes:• Effectively managed, developed, mentored and coached a high-performing team of 10 finance staff• Produced comprehensive financial strategy & results, delivering regular presentations to Group Board• Collaborated with TFL leadership and garage MD’s to successfully complete operational restructures• Led tendering process for TFL routes, negotiating and bidding for new contracts to increase revenue• Facilitated challenging meetings with Union Representatives to negotiate and agree changes to pay• Efficiently completed complex banking and debt restructures across 13 banks & pension companies • Engaged consultants & big 4 advisors to create analysis for large-scale business turnaround project• Conducted complex modelling for major operational and financial restructure of the entire company• Spearheaded the large-scale transition of all financial operations to Stagecoach Group in Scotland• Successfully managed the sale of entities into Stagecoach to circumvent full administration process

Copenhagen, Dk

Acting Finance Director for Maersk Line GBR, I undertook this position throughout the relocation from London to Liverpool and Felixstowe and India of the GBR London Finance team.Responsibilities include full Finance Function control and project work including system implementation and a major offshore project of finance. Also am part of the country leadership team in determining and delivering on the GBR strategy for 2009.

Copenhagen, Dk

Copenhagen, Dk

All aspects and management of the UK agency finance activities. Including:Balance sheetsP&L (commissions & expenses)Variance analysis and management reporting. HFM ReportingBank Reconciliations and cash managementDepartmental management

Rotterdam, Nl

My current Role is within the UK finance I am responsible for all Income statement and Balance sheet items and act as a focal point between our Shared Service centre and European Reporting and accounting deptartment. I undertake / manage various projects within the UK finance.I currently have accounts payable for UK reporting to myself and am fully responsible for management and change of this deptartment.

Acca, Accountancy

Aat, Accountancy

Non Executive Director

Acca