- Full ownership of Financial Accounts through to year end audit- Developed Management Accounts processes from Budgeting to month end results and forecasting- Line management of a team of 4-6 including Financial Accounts, Bought Ledger and IT- Overseeing the upgrade of IT infrastructure including Server, Stock/Order Management system and computer hardware- Guiding the installation of Tableau BI tool for Sales, Stock, Purchases & Aged Debt reporting. Self taught to build high quality Tableau reports, dashboards and charts for web browser view internally by colleagues, and by suppliers and customers- Successful application for a CLBILS loan with detailed cash flow, P&L and Balance Sheet forecasts. Detailed modelling for the flexi furlough process and careful and correct handling of at risk redundancy conversations with over 30 colleagues - Responsibility for foreign currency purchases and contracting for non product related services (e.g. Telephony, Insurances, etc.)- Active managerial role in Investigation and Disciplinary processes across the business- Seeking every opportunity to improve business information like customer profitability reporting and refining, modernising and streamlining business processes

• Dubai municipality license a duopoly system for the import of alcoholic beverages. MMI act as a distributor for leading global brand owners including Heineken, Moet Hennessey, Bacardi and Brown Forman.• My role provided business partner support to the On Trade sales team in winning market share and contracting for globally recognised hotels and independent outlets throughout Dubai.• Monthly reporting of performance delivering insight to the key drivers building towards annual planning cycle.• Budgeting and forecasting for a fast growing and constantly changing market place.• Annual budget for upload at customer and item level across a broad portfolio of Wines, Spirits and Champagne.• Management of team of two overseeing their responsibility for controlling trade and brand marketing spend.• Development of new deal evaluation model and new process for accounting for provisions for customer support.• Finance lead on the planning for customer contracting evaluating the profitability of tender and supporting the completion of customer contracts.• Ownership of the calculation and reporting of Commission scheme for Key Account Managers.• Ad hoc analysis of business performance and options in negotiations with brand owners.• Reporting and problem solving following flawed implantation of ERP system including manual calculation of GP.

A permanent role although ended quickly by the opportunity to relocate to Dubai and return to the drinks industryCommercial finance business partnering support for the supply chain and 3rd party logistics operationsVendor level modelling for sales budget and completion of supply chain overhead budget. Month end analysis and commercial support

Short term contract providing support to weekly tracking of branch stock targets, 8+4 forecast modelling and overhead controls.

• Working for the world’s biggest chocolate manufacturer acting as Business Partner to the British Isles Business Unit Vice President and the sales team throughout the introduction of new pricing and reporting systems..• Financial guidance and analysis for Sales in negotiations for new Partnership Agreements for Mondelez (Cadbury), CSM (Bakery), Nestle and Thorntons• Analysis of impact of commodities market on cocoa powder and final product chocolate pricing• Completion of the UK sales budget delivering the Western European budget objective.• Writing the monthly Western Europe Steerco presentation for British Isles performance highlighting sales trends, providing commentary and developing new reporting tools

• Throughout 2012 I worked exclusively on a project to deliver monthly customer and product profitability reporting for the first time. I designed and developed a data warehouse for Cognos 10 and analysed two years of raw data for historical comparison• Finance lead on the integration project for the purchase of significant new brands (McEwens and Youngers) and for the transition of brands transferred to new distributors away from our portfolio by their owners (Red Stripe and Corona)• Finance representative on the “UK Corona Board” providing financial analysis and guidance on all issues relating to W&Y’s role as UK Importer and Distributor of Corona from Mexico – including marketing spend, tax issues, performance reporting and stock management• Design, development and introduction of the first Brand & Trade Sector profitability reporting suite provided to the business• Leading the modelling, consolidation and review of the annual sales budget to Net Contribution• Line management of a team of three, including the recruitment and professional development of two analysts studying towards accounting qualifications• Design and implementation of a new reporting system to control brand and customer marketing spends bringing an end to years of massive, uncontrolled overspends• Support Sales in tendering new deals for major customers (including Stonegate, Mitchells & Butler, Enterprise, Punch and JD Wetherspoon), and design of deal modelling tools• Analysis of Rebate, Trading and Marketing agreement spend for all major Supermarkets, Cash & Carry and Wholesalers• Month end processing and analysis of sales performance to Net Contribution• Design and maintenance of a spreadsheet based demand forecasting system at product and customer level• Design and development of a volume reporting system covering both direct and third party delivered customers allowing clean volume performance to be reviewed for the first time.

I was invited back to Astra Zeneca to carry out this role on a temporary basis while the process of recruiting a permanent analyst was carried out.Analysis of Monthly Reporting providing Sales and Cost commentary. Supervision of month end result submissions to ensure parity between group and local systems. Analysis and Production of month end grey market volume forecasts.

Short Term contract role. Recruited to provide financial support for Italian subsidiary operation with role widened to also include Nordic countries, Benelux, the Middle East and Turkey. Calculated and produced consolidated results for the wider Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMA) region, incorporating the remainder of Europe and Africa, for Operating profit, DSO and Cash flow. Ownership of calculation, development and submission of the 2007 budget for EMA.

Recruited on a short term contract as Project Accountant: Production of a variety of mapping documents for Project Enigma, a change in Chart of Accounts within SAP to incorporate more detailed analysis. Analysis and Investigation of GRNI to reduce outstanding balance ahead of Project Enigma go live - net balance reduced by circa £½ million. Provided support to the Sarbanes-Oxley Readiness Assessment Project for Astra Zeneca. Produced various Corporate Governance compliance reports. Developed a range of ad hoc Microsoft Excel models to improve and rationalise processes.The contract was then extended to provide short term cover for the role of Business Analyst while the process of recruiting a permanent analyst was carried out. Analysis of Monthly Reporting providing Sales and Cost commentary. Supervision of month end result submissions to ensure parity between group and local systems. Analysis and Production of month end grey market volume forecasts.

Analyst for firstly Customer Services and then the Independent Free Trade. Developed and Produced Weekly volume reporting model providing analysis across all On Trade accounts with options to show specific brands or KPIs against last year, budget and forecast. Designed weekly volume scorecards for Presentation to Customers by Account Managers showing performance from the customers perspective.Completed month end procedures, providing commentary on and presenting results. Acted as Financial Support for 3 major re-organisation projects producing Project Approval Request and Post Completion review analysis, and took ownership of controlling project spends. Built and maintained monthly KPI Balanced Scorecards for Customer Services and On Trade. Provided training to all new Budget holders. Balance Sheet Reconciliation with full commentary for Revenue and Capital Accruals.

Responsible for Purchase Ledger with invoices totalling £2.5m per annum, and as the role grew with experience the Fixed Asset Register, General Ledger reporting, the cash book and petty cash control. Successfully completed the AAT Modern Apprenticeship during this time.