Rav Panesar Email & Phone Number

Slough, GB

London, England, United Kingdom

• Recognised for performance and achieved multiple promotions from Management Accountant to the current Chief Financial Officer role.
• Led the financial and commercial strategy for a two member, £900m, UK & EMEA group, overseeing all financial functions, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Collaborated with the Executive teams to develop and execute strategies that led to 150% revenue growth over 5 years.
• Managed risk and compliance, including financial audits and regulatory requirements, regularly achieving group leading results in audit findings.
• Grew the Finance function from a team of two to 13 covering financial reporting, aged debt, and query resolution.
• Managed commercial client relationships as the primary point of contact, overseeing new business, contractual reviews, and negotiations.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Guided the company through a phase of rapid organic expansion while effectively revamping financial prerequisites as I in-housed the function.
• Created and presented new business proposals and smoothly transitioned numerous new accounts to Goodstuff from incumbent agencies.
• Performed profitability assessments for all clients before presenting findings to Business Directors as we revamped internal management information allowing for a more strategic client approach.

• Appointed to spearhead an existing team and deliver upon 2014 financial goals, facilitating the Group in achieving regional objectives.
• Enforced adherence to financial regulations, as well as financial policies and procedures, to ensure compliance.
• Mentored/supported the Financial Controller to ensure that the Agency could continue to achieve strong results.
• Conducted in-depth analysis of monthly management reports, developed budgets, and prepared Profit and Loss (P&L) statements and forecasts.

• Generated monthly cost centre reports for MDL and MDA Hub companies, delivering presentations to the management team at MDA Hub.
• Oversaw the performance of an Accounts Payable Clerk, ensuring the timely generation and distribution of reports.
• Prepared CSOX documentation for review by internal auditors from Canada.
• Conducted variance analysis and allocated employee labour across multiple companies to support MDA's 2007 budgeting process.
• Maintained and updated the fixed assets register, identifying and allocating new fixed assets for each group company.
• Ensured accurate revenue booking procedures were in place before the end of each month.

Member, Acma Cgma

Msc Business Finance, Pass

Ba (Honours) Business Economics, 2:1