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London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Operate as a strategic business partner to the CEO and COO, to assist in developing the strategy for the Group• Look for potential opportunities to maximize the potential of the existing business and actively review other opportunities that may exist within the wider structure• Support the development of strategy and planned growth• Be a catalyst for change in the business whether it through setting up Joint Ventures, restructuring or amalgamating divisions• Take full responsibility for the finance function and 3-5 team members• Review all Management Accounts; assist in business planning along with systems and tax planning• Business partnering to the board / marketing teams• Presenting monthly results to the board at month end for both GIMO and Isoftbet• Responsible for Group reporting and group financial activities for both B2B & B2C group of companies

London, United Kingdom

• Management reporting and analysis of financial results and budget against forecast • Monitoring efficiency savings, identifying risks & opportunities• Business Partnering between Finance and Function• Month end reporting including providing commentary and variance analysis• Supporting budget and forecast cycle, providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts• Deep-dive analysis with Function Leads/Business Partners for significant variances with plan• Identify opportunities for process improvements via automation and standardisation• Liaising with Shared Service Centre, Treasury, Group Finance, Functional Directors and leadership team

• Drive FP&A vision and become a trusted business advisor, providing senior leadership with concise, high impact, proactive reporting on the course and direction of the functional performance.• Design and implementation of consistent standard business performance reports ensuring continual review to remain relevant.• Design, implementation and presentation of financial results to senior management including variance analysis against budget and outlook• Work with Leadership Team/Business Unit leaders to drive preparation and determination of unit goals, strategies and tactics linking operational trends and actions to financial outcomes• Provide management with interpretive and predictive financial information to make business performance assessments. Make recommendations based on results to drive improvements, simplification and efficiencies.• Drive focus on the expected outcomes of metric reporting to assist in the understanding of business trajectory• Drive development, review financial justifications and make recommendations for business cases.• Provide direct financial and regional expertise, assumptions and analysis into strategic planning process• Consolidate financial planning input from Leadership Team and interlock with Global Planning Team• Drive and manage the development, distribution and review of the plan within globally agreed timelines• Drive and manage the preparation of long term plans

• Working across all BP’s Business segments on a Finance/Tax joint initiative transitioning a standardised process (protecting $5bn tax value) into the Global Business Services (GBS) across two locations, ensuring targeted compliance with the Group’s Standard Recharges Process. • Manage stakeholder expectations and work with different teams (Business, Finance, Tax, GBS and Project team) to ensure implementation of the Standard Recharge Process.• Critically assess current mechanisms, systems and processes, taking account of stakeholder interests, input methods and outputs.• Accountable for application of correct accounting treatments in accordance with IFRS and other appropriate local GAAPs. • Ensure decisions made are to the maximum benefit of BP as a whole (Being Enterprise Minded), and not compromising for the benefit of sub-groups, applying a mix of strong analytics combined with influencing senior stakeholders whose interests may not naturally align.• Review and analyse calculations ensuring they are in compliant with accounting principles and defendable during tax audit.• Provide strategic analysis and direction based on internal and external information.• Prioritise and provide effective team leadership to the finance project team to ensure all stakeholders are kept fully informed of project related issues, changes and progress.

Coventry, United Kingdom

• Playing a key role in delivering first class support for all US & local GAAP accounting for this leading global diversified chemical company.• Primary responsibility is to ensure timely & accurate reporting of consolidated financial reports to External Reporting group in Corporate HO.• EMEA focal point of contacts for Corporate External Reporting, Tax & Treasury functions on reported results or process improvement and restructuring initiatives.• Subject Matter Expert on accounting entry determination & verification related to complex & technical accounting issues including tax/treasury/pension/M&A accounting.• Working alongside legal entity finance managers and Business units in performing timely & accurate financial analysis.• Improving financial performance through the development of analytical & forecasting tools for regional finance team.• Ensuring full compliance with US GAAP accounting and SOX requirements by increasing knowledge & skills amongst the team of European financial & Business Unit managers.• Providing professional expertise in interpreting requirements resulting for new or revised US GAAP’s, as well as ensuring timely and accurate regional implementation• Championing knowledge sharing & best practice through the development and delivery of an innovative self-regulation programme for account verifications and disbursements across Europe.• Leading analysis of European currency exposures, including the impact of currency on EMEA results. • Proven experience of communication clearly at all levels within an organisation, as this was a highly visible role.• Manage the finance organisation to promote development, learning and mentoring in a team environment.• Managing relationships with other functions and businesses.Ad-Hoc Projects• Finance manager for newly Russian company, tasked with building a finance team, standardising processes and internal controls, implementing an ERP system and ensuring local regulatory compliance.

Coventry, United Kingdom

• Sole responsibility for driving the European Freight Payment process, managed via a team of seven staff • Providing effective management of month-end closure and reconciliation, incorporating control report review and analysis • Supporting logistics-related management planning and decision making by delivering comprehensive logistics metrics and supplying logistics cost flow to all businesses• Appointed as European Lead on a number of projects, including the new Transportation Management Systems

Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants (Acca), Accounting

Ba (Hons) In Accounting & Finance

Education record

Gcses, 9 A To Cs