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Aston Clinton, GB

Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, England, GB

Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, England, GB

• Appointed to new role following creation of Mothercare Global Brand entity and relocation (to UK) of sourcing operation; financial oversight of product design, development, commercial management, procurement and.
• Developed, reviewed and embedded financial process and procedure to best fit the new business operating model following closure of overseas offices
• Established financial efficiency framework for measuring supplier performance and cost per unit across diverse product portfolio; a key driver in mgmt. action to initially consolidate supply base
• Identified key savings initiatives and glide path to delivery of cost price reductions through further supply consolidation, value engineering and exploration of new sourcing opportunities with (then) incumbent.
• Led development and implementation of new product and distribution re-charge model, forming a key underpinning component of new franchise agreements signed with key partners
• Key role in implementation of new contracting process between Mothercare, its franchise partners & supply base

Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, England, GB

• Financial control of business-wide central cost base & capital expenditure portfolio, managing a team of Finance Managers and Analysts
• Managed provision of outsourced procurement services across a GNFR cost base of c.£200m; delivering year on year savings across multiple suppliers
• Business partner to c-suite level Operating Board members, delivering on cost control objectives and influencing decision-making
• Finance lead for business reorganisation, development and implementation of multi-facted restructuring programme (Head Office, UK Retail & Overseas Sourcing); working with Executive Chairman and executive team to.
• Key role in project implementation through collective and individual consultation process; working with Group People & Governance Director to deliver revised salary benchmarking, employee benefits and severance terms.
• Delivered new reporting suite & performance metrics across central and capital expenditure base

MDC have worked with a number of clients, both SMEs and large, established corporates, to provide specialist, short-term resource and consultancy to deliver sustainable change to existing finance process and practice.

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

• Defined role designed to drive and develop NR's long-term planning capability in line with the railway funding cycle
• Led a number of workstreams within the overall Strategic Business Plan programme and managed key stakeholder relationships across the business and externally
• Developed an internal planning framework and strategy in line with corporate direction and government requirements
• Acted as Finance lead on asset management; providing interpretive link between engineering requirements and funding availability
• Provided overarching business analysis and insight including contribution to Initial Industry Plan and a number of corporate reporting cycles

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

• Led the Business Performance team within the Safety, Technical & Engineering finance function
• Managed network-wide regulatory and executive reporting on Cost & Volume including business insight on delivery, sustainability and financial performance
• Assured, monitored and reviewed reporting accuracy and quality across the business
• Provided guidance and education to drive improvement in reporting awareness and accuracy
• Programme managed independent reporter work packages
• Managed rolling audit programme to assess data quality and make recommendations around necessary improvements

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

• Joined the central Asset Management Services team to part-lead consolidated regulatory capex reporting and support the company-wide assurance process
• Led efficiency reporting across key Network Rail assets for independent review
• Reviewed divisional capital expenditure and appropriate application of accounting policy
• Played a key role in a cross-functional working group set-up to radically change cost and volume reporting for capital works in light of requirements set-out in the Control Period 5 regulatory funding settlement
• Authored Cost & Volume Handbook which has defined and set the reporting structure for NR capital renewals works for at least the next five years
• Acted as one of the leads for capital works accounting across NR playing a key liaison role between Asset Management, Group, Routes and Deliverers

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

• Key financial business partner within the newly devolved route/divisional structure of Wessex
• Financial overseer of all capital works delivery within the route and fund owner for all infrastructure renewals equating to a yearly budget of £150m+
• Responsible for the financial reporting, forecasting and endorsement, as signatory for investment papers, of all capital works on the route
• Managed key stakeholder relationships with Group functions, works deliverers, infrastructure maintenance and train operators to safeguard effective & efficient delivery of capital works programmes
• Challenged deliverers to fulfill output targets efficiently and sustainably
• Identified additional funding opportunities for the route whilst developing and authoring the underpinning financial business cases

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

• Worked within the maintenance arm of the business providing financial management to a group of national, capex focussed, delivery teams
• Supported capital works delivery of £180m+ per annum
• Helped achieve year on year financial efficiencies for both delivered works and operational expenditure whilst significantly improving holistic forecasting
• Established and improved best financial practice with key business partners
• Gained substantial experience of core financial and reporting systems such as Oracle e-business suite combined with general accounting ledger

Milton Keynes, Bucks, GB

• 2 year programme designed to combine study for CIMA professional qualification with several core placements to gain experience across the business
• Afforded exposure to many different facets of the business whilst developing an underpinning financial knowledge through applied and practical cross-functional experience

• Employed by a specialist pharmaceutical company to support the management of innovative development projects within the constraints of a complex regulatory environment both in the UK and abroad
• Worked directly for the Director of Product Development and Regulatory Affairs
• Managerial and operational involvement in large Research & Development projects
• Compiled extensive reports for presentation to the board and contributed to complex product license applications

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• Industrial placement within IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences, based around sales/operational support with additional marketing exposure
• Continuously monitored and reported on a sales pipeline consisting of large sales opportunities throughout the EMEA region
• Compiled an extensive marketing database profiling the Pharmaceutical industry within the UK

Associate Chartered Management Accountant, Accounting

Bsc (Hons) International Business & Economics