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London, Gb

Teddington, Middlesex, Gb

• Responsible for oversight of RHP’s organisational risk and governance;• Determine RHP’s strategic direction, setting policy, defining goals, and performance monitoring;• Review of RHP’s long-term development given the macro- and micro-economic environment;• Oversight of RHP’s controls and governance framework, internal and external audit; and• Ensuring RHP’s long-term financial stability and viability, overseeing statutory accounts.

London, England, Gb

• Providing strategic leadership, commercial acumen, financial compliance with all relevant service charge legislation, and delivering accounting expertise; • Commercial overview of all the BAML financial functions (treasury, financial control, property accounts reporting, credit control, accounts payable), including budgets, cashflows and financial reporting; and• Collaboratively partnering with the UK Managing Director and Group Finance Director on business development.

Coventry, West Midlands, Gb

Treasury Board and Audit & Risk Board Member

London, England, Gb

• Lead on Environmental, Social and Governance (Sustainable Finance Framework, ESG Report etc); • Ownership of the £900m turnover Group Financial Statements and individual subsidiaries; • Merger Integration Lead for the 130 member combined finance department;• Responsibility for overseeing the Financial Control Environment for over 50 legal entities;• Devising and maintaining the Group’s taxation strategy, including VAT, SDLT and Corporation Tax;• Advising on all technical accounting matters which affect the 66,000 unit Group;• Financial Member of Joint Venture Boards of over £100m;• Managing departmental team budget of circa £1m;• Developing and implementing the Finance IT system strategy;• Leading on the financial due diligence of mergers and corporate acquisitions; and • Deputising for the Group Director of Finance on financial matters.

London, Gb

• Responsible for general governance and oversight of finance matters for the educational charity; • Oversight and scrutiny of annual accounts;• Advising the Board on funding and cash flow;• Advising on financial management systems and processes; and• Overseeing tax compliance and financial reporting to regulators, including the Charity Commission.

Coventry, Gb

• Providing strategic advice to CIH Governing Board in relation to risk and accountability;• Assessing compliance with the CIH Code of Governance, making recommendations for change;• Examining reports on special investigations, and advising the Governing Board accordingly;• Reviewing and monitoring CIH’s compliance with relevant regulatory and legal requirements; and• Oversight of the internal and external auditors.

Member of two separate sub-committees (Audit, and Finance) reporting to the Board; • Attendance at strategic meetings to assist with the governance of the organisation; • Overseeing all systems and processes in line with Octavia’s Strategy;• Reviewing the annual financial report and accounts before submission to the Main Board;• Assessing and appraise the internal controls environment;• Reviewing risk management processes;• Reviewing treasury strategy, policy and decision-making; and • Making recommendations on external treasury advisors.

Aldgate, England, Gb

• Developing and managing financial KPI’s and other management information to assist and support senior leaders’ decision making in the business• Providing insights and supporting decision making across Emperor to drive profitability and performance• Responsibility for building and managing the revenue by client budget and re-forecasts across offices, propositions and Client Directors• Building and maintaining a detailed revenue forecasting model integrated into financial systems, including the new business pipeline• Building and taking ownership of an automated client profitability model• Developing “billable utilisation” modelling and reporting• Leadership of the Emperor rate card – built from the bottom up and tracking variances across departments and offices• Spearheading financial education of Client Directors and other senior client services staff• Performing financial and commercial appraisal of acquisition targets and other investment opportunities• Performing due diligence on potential partnerships, including financial modelling• Integrating multiple acquisitions into the core business• Finance Business Partnering with the Board, Senior Management and Operational Heads

Aldgate, England, Gb

• Overall responsibility for finance at a £20m turnover, 200 employee, award-winning design agency;• Acquiring, and financially integrating, a number of companies into the business;• Providing financial strategic vision across the business;• Advising the Board, senior management and team leaders on commercialisation; • Advising on financial modelling and reporting;• Liaising with Bankers on financing requirements;• Assisting with the annual budget cycle;• Optimising the performance of the finance function through efficiency reviews; • Overall responsibility for all statutory and regulatory matters; and• Supporting the Managing Director with Company Secretarial requirements.

Aldgate, England, Gb

• Responsible for the transactional functions of the finance team;• Overview of the annual operational and capital budget process;• Business partnering with the Managing Director advising on key decisions;• Maintaining a robust control environment and overseeing financial risk management;• Responsible for cashflow budgeting, forecasting, reforecasting and actual variance analysis;• Management Accounts, including department P&L and financial information;• Preparation of the Board Pack for Board meetings;• Performing financial modelling on proposed business changes;• Responsibility for payroll, including P11D and monthly payroll returns;• Leading the annual audit and statutory accounts process; and• External compliance responsibility, including liaison with HMRC, Auditors and Bankers.

London, Gb

• Leading the commercial and transactional finance team • Establishing financial accounting expertise throughout the Catapult• £50m Cash flow forecasting and financial scenario planning• Implementing a robust financial controls framework • Managing and monitoring the £6m capital programme and budget process• Establishing and maintaining compliance with company processes and procedures • Variance analysis of monthly results against budget/forecast for Board papers• Overseeing the implementation and maintenance of finance systems

• Led consolidated financial reporting, and project management of year end audit for a £340m turnover, £2.2bn residential developer with 15 subsidiaries and joint ventures• Assessed commercial capital project investments through Development Project Appraisal Group• Decision maker approving appraisal models of over £1bn of mixed-use development schemes• Responsibility for overseeing large scale construction joint ventures of over £100m• Member of Chief Executive Committee, working with 3 other Directors on projects strategy• Member of Asset Management Panel, delivering Asset Management strategy for maintaining £2.2bn housing stock, with expenditure (capital and revenue) of £40m per year • Led on OJEU external audit tender and panel member for internal audit tender• Responsibility for managing a team of financial accountants, finance systems and procurement specialists, with a budget of £700k• Lead advisory role on property VAT, corporation tax and SDLT matters, including tax planning, achieving savings of £587k• Project management of year end audit, production of consolidated financial statements and lead role on external audit tender• Technical accounting consultant on UK GAAP and financial reporting, including financial instruments (FRS26 and FRS29)• Establishment of, and continuing leadership of Group procurement function, achieving £500k annual savings• Attendance at Audit Committee, author of numerous Board reports and successful business cases

London, Gb

• Held a number of roles from Graduate Trainee Accountant to Audit Manager, including a secondment to San Francisco auditing US hedge funds under US GAAP• Managed a complex client portfolio worth £450k; industries including financial services, manufacturing, property surveying, mining, charities, housing, information technology and recruitment consulting• A client-facing, active new business role, winning in excess of £230k fee income• Project managed concurrent assignments, leading teams of up to 15 staff at all levels• Lead on VAT controls reviews securing HMRC clawback of over £100k • Author of systems and controls reviews identifying risks/weaknesses, recommending and implementing practical solutions • Designed and delivered internal education courses, client seminars and webinar training•Compiled a range of reports including those summarising audit results, management letters, pitch tenders and documents in relation to IPO’s and FSA submissions• Regularly produced multi-company consolidations and statutory accounts under both IFRS and UK GAAP

Cert Tf, Treasury

Cta, Chartered Tax Advisor

Aca, Chartered Accountant

Bsc (Hons), Physics With Space Science