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London, United Kingdom

Driving client centricity with high quality reporting across the global group.

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

An extremely varied role with a narrow title. Leading a team of five to oversee studios in 20 marketsacross numerous brands, including all group-level Commercial Finance, FP&A and Controllershipactivities as well as numerous Data, People, HR, Resourcing and Systems & IT responsibilities.▪ Responsible for all phases of the group reporting calendar, delivering accurate information to WPPgroup within strict timelines and challenging offices with analysis of their commercial data▪ Prepare and implement new rate cards across offices and support global contract and clientnegotiations. Ensure that commercial agreements result in effective working capital management▪ Deliver reporting and technical accounting guidance to all units as well as leading training on roll-out of new reporting requirements and accounting standards▪ Attend monthly meetings with the Group Finance Director of WPP, to defend all aspects ofhistorical and expected future performance of the subgroup▪ Identify issues that require expertise outside my own and engage as necessary▪ Oversee IT recharges for the group including license management and models for allocation

London, United Kingdom

Reporting group of branding and identity companies within WPP including the newly formed Designbridge and partners and Landor & FITCH with approximately $0.3bn of annual Net Sales. Historicallyincluded Lambie-Nairn, Design Bridge, Superunion, PeclersParis, SET, Brand Union, Addison Group,VBAT and The Partners.An extremely varied role with a narrow title. Leading a team of five to oversee studios in 20 marketsacross numerous brands, including all group-level Commercial Finance, FP&A and Controllershipactivities as well as numerous Data, People, HR, Resourcing and Systems & IT responsibilities.▪ Responsible for all phases of the group reporting calendar, delivering accurate information to WPPgroup within strict timelines and challenging offices with analysis of their commercial data▪ Prepare and implement new rate cards across offices and support global contract and clientnegotiations. Ensure that commercial agreements result in effective working capital management▪ Deliver reporting and technical accounting guidance to all units as well as leading training on roll-out of new reporting requirements and accounting standards▪ Attend monthly meetings with the Group Finance Director of WPP, to defend all aspects ofhistorical and expected future performance of the subgroup▪ Identify issues that require expertise outside my own and engage as necessary▪ Oversee IT recharges for the group including license management and models for allocation

London, United Kingdom

Oversight and group support and analysis of The Partnership group of 5 smaller branding agencies.

United Arab Emirates

Chosen to undertake secondment as interim CFO of TNS Middle East. Company operates mainly inUAE and KSA with smaller operations in the rest of the Middle East. Revenue of circa $40m.▪ Led monthly meetings, providing key financial information to the Executive Team▪ Drove weekly revenue meetings to ensure targets met or remediation action taken▪ Developed commercial skills and best practice within the finance and client service teams andoverhauled the cost rate calculations

London, United Kingdom

Kantar TNS was the data investment management division of WPP with annual worldwide revenuesof £11bn, approximately 9% of the group by revenue.Achieved internal promotion after 12 months to Financial Controller of UK, US and Europeanheadquarter units and two operating companies in South Africa and New Zealand. $60m cost base.Leading the HQ Controllership team of four with direct oversight from the global CFO and CEO.

London, United Kingdom

Analyst of costs for the UK and US headquarter functions, representing a cost base of $50m.

Bradford, United Kingdom

At the time, a dual-listed (NASDAQ & LSE) Telecoms Company, providing telephony, broadband andtelevision services to consumers and businesses in the UK and Ireland. Group revenues of over £4bn.Gained internal promotion after 12 months and assumed responsibility for preparation of technicalstatutory accounts and assisted with the management of the Group Accounting team. Selected forhigh profile internal management training program as “leader of the future”.

Bradford, United Kingdom

Recruited to join after four years of serving as an external auditor with EY. Monthly, quarterly andannual US reporting requirements including group cash flow and consolidated statements under USGAAP. Preparation of UK stat accounts including cost allocation models for tax purposes.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Worked in audit and assurance with clients across utilities, telecoms, oil & gas and automotiveindustries. Began as an Audit Associate, moving through to an Audit Executive.

Chartered Accountant, Accounting, All First Time Passes

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Mathematics, 1St