Michael Wood Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

VML is the largest creative agency in the world. A part of the WPP network, we combine brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, creating connected brands to drive growth.

London, England, United Kingdom

• With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with a 20-year history of delivering some of the world's most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the.
• Provide leaders with P&L analysis and commercial expertise identifying risks and opportunities
• Partner and influence game teams to understand our products aligning resources with business need
• Integration of finance with the business through provision of accurate reporting, modelling, and budgeting
• Alignment of financial plans with business strategy both short term (1 year) and long term (3 year)
• Creation and appraisal of investment opportunities, including forecasting new products

London, United Kingdom

• Wunderman Thompson (WT) is an integrated, creative, data and technology marketing agency whose mission is to inspire growth for ambitious brands.My role was as a commercial lead for multiple complex global clients at.
• Lead finance for new business pitches, shaping offerings to win clients and protect/grow P&L during COVID
• Negotiated contracts, liaising with legal teams, implementing agreed frameworks
• Consolidated financial reporting and management of budgeting and planning processes for global clients
• Management of agency resourcing for optimal recoverability and profit margins
• Provision of ongoing financial support for project tracking, appraise investments for business growth

• The FA are responsible for overseeing, promoting and developing English football at all levels, from grassroots through to the professional game.My role was the finance partner for commercial (broadcast, sales.
• Led budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and five-year strategic planning, presenting to BU leaders and the CFO
• Conducted financial analysis, due diligence, and structuring for major commercial deals (Nike, Emirates, Budweiser, Mars, McDonalds, LG, BT, BBC, International FA Cup broadcast rights)
• Modelled contracts, tracked performance bonuses, and maintained financial models adhering to regulation
• Implemented cost review processes, collaborated with procurement for efficiencies
• Established new divisional reporting for digital engagement and led root and branch review for retail & tours

I worked in both the Capital Markets and Structuring sectors of CMAS:Helped manage global stock exchange transactions, guiding clients from IPO readiness to completion, providing opinions, comfort letters, working capital forecasts, regulatory advice, due diligence, and financial prospects reports

I trained with PwC London Top Tier, gaining my ACA qualification whilst specialising in auditing FTSE100 companies across retail, consumer, media, telco, and education. My audit experience covered revenue, costs, impairment, pensions, share-based payments, consolidation, acquisitions, and disposals, working within IFRS, UK GAAP, and PCAOB guidelines. In.

I played a role in helping NatWest in its quest to become the UKs most Helpful and Sustainable Bank. I worked as part of the branch team and was responsible for building stronger and more valuable customer relationships through great conversations that resulted in a deep understanding of customers needs and financial goals. In doing so, I found.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Sport And Exercise Science With Professional Placement And Study Abroad

Master Of Science (Msc), Performance Analysis