Pete Tivers Email & Phone Number

Poole, England, GB

Poole, England, GB

• Responsibilities
• Be the key Analyst and Business Partner to the Resort Development Director for development related projects across 15 global theme park resorts.
• Provide strategic thinking, market assessment and research, consumer insight, competitor assessment, and data and financial analysis to enable critical business decisions based on solid rationale and strategy.
• Following development of strategies, extend into execution, implementation, stakeholder management, program management and progress championship of strategy rollouts.
• A small set of example projects from a wide ranging portfolio: - Delivered detailed analysis into current attraction proposition, demographics and competitors, shaping the ten year investment plan - Delivered multiple.

Poole, England, GB

• Responsibilities
• Be the Head of Finance | Financial Controller for the Theme Park and Hotel.
• Manage the Resort Finance team with full commitment to, and actively contributing to, the agreed strategic direction of the Resort.
• Deliver agreed annual financial targets, including £50m revenue, and reporting deadlines, particularly the EBITDA growth.
• Provide visibility of financial performance through the provision of complete monthly financial accounts and weekly analysis.
• Manage the delivery of key financial processes, including annual budgeting, forecasting, Internal Audit, financial year end and annual capital plan.

Poole, England, GB

• Responsibilities
• Be the key contact and Business Partner to the Chief Digital Marketing and Information Officer and the Commercial Director, for matters related to the key group Admissions sales channels of eCommerce, Trade, Merlin.
• Management of a Financial Analyst overseeing personal development and providing guidance around; the performance of key sales channels, the development of reporting and the communication of trading information.
• Redesign and deliver Merlin Digital and Promotions Executive Dashboards, for the CDMIO and Commercial Director to present at Board meetings.
• Support the development of business cases across the Merlin Digital and Commercial functions, including an investment appraisal.
• Business Partner and support the owners of key group sales channels, including deliver annual budget and business plan guidance;- eCommerce; during the roll out of the Accesso admissions software, modelling revenue.

Poole, England, GB

• Responsibilities
• Deliver weekly group Admissions reports, accurately and in a timely manner, including insightful commentary.
• Lead weekly Promotions reporting, analysis and trading call, working with the Heads of Promotions in the UK and Germany to understand results.
• Lead weekly Trade reporting, analysis and trading call, for the UK Parks, working with the UK Business Development Director to understand results.
• Develop and maintain a suite of Dashboards, to be utilised during the weekly trading calls.
• Deliver accurate and timely reporting and analysis during the Merlin Annual Pass January and Summer sale periods.

Guildford, Surrey, GB

• Responsibilities
• Responsible for the provision and development of management information and financial analysis for the research portfolio.
• Work closely with the Head of Department and the Vice President to develop robust management information systems to provide timely and appropriate records for the use of the Executive Board, and the wider Finance.
• Provide quality financial analysis for Business Finance Managers, amongst other colleagues across the business, to enable strategic and operational decision making.
• Provide management information, forecasting and planning reports to the Financial Planning and Analysis team and the Business Finance Managers, related to the entire research portfolio for the business (circa 500-600.
• Continued management of a team, overseeing their personal development and monitoring work. Conduct formal annual appraisals for the team.

Guildford, Surrey, GB

• Responsibilities
• Provide management information, forecasting and planning reports to the Financial Planning and Analysis team, for half the research portfolio for the business (circa 200-300 projects and £10-15m turnover).
• Provide financial management of a portfolio of around 100 complex research grants and awards ensuring they are administered in accordance with the customers agreed terms and budgets.
• Prepare and submit interim and final financial claims, ensuring all requirements for final reports have been met.
• Management of a team, overseeing personal development and monitoring work. Conduct formal annual appraisals for the team.
• Review teams final financial claims prior to submission to customers and approval all payment documentation.

Guildford, Surrey, GB

• Responsibilities
• Manage a portfolio of around 100 research grants and awards ensuring they are administered in accordance with the agreed terms and budgets.
• Prepare and submit interim and final financial claims to customers ensuring all requirements for final reports have been met.
• Deal directly with customers, project owners and other departments to resolve queries which arise with existing contracts.
• Be responsible for posting overheads, accruals and other accounting adjustments for the portfolio of grants and awards.
• Contribute to provision of management reports, forecasting and planning information.Achievements

Guildford, Surrey, GB

• Responsibilities
• Prepare and review monthly management accounts (I&E and Balance Sheet), for around 40 cost centres, over 30 central service departments.
• Investigate monthly variances and prepare commentaries for Head of Financial Planning and Analysis.
• Assist relevant departments during the planning process with financial support.
• Prepare and profile financial plans by department, and accurately load into finance system.
• Prepare forecasts, including accurate loading into the finance system.Achievements

Guildford, Surrey, GB

• Deputy Accommodation Warden | Student Support Services: August 2006 – September 2014
• Supporting the welfare and discipline of all resident students in Surrey and Battersea Courts
• Providing advice and guidance to residents and residential Mentors, enhancing the student experience of residential life.Educational Liaison Officer | Educational Liaison Centre: November 2005 – April 2010
• Develop relationships with schools and colleges to improve educational links and create activity to raise aspirations among potential students.Postgraduate Admissions Assistant | Academic Registry: July 2005 - October.
• Process and progress applications for postgraduate admissions, answering enquiries from prospective students about programmes.President [and Treasurer & Trustee] | Students’ Union: June 2003 – June 2004
• Represent 13,000 students and be trustee of an organisation with a £2.5m turnover.

Leeds, West Yorkshire, GB

• Senior Clerk Financial Aid | Central Student Administration: July 2004 – June 2005
• [University of Leeds] Responsible for the administration of the Access to Learning Fund of circa £1m, and repayment of Hardship Loans [£250k].

Charter In Management Accounting (Acma)

Bsc (Hons), Mathematics With Business