Ray Behan Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London

Responsible for all aspects of financial leadership and control for a scaleup Technology SAAS company.• Reporting to Chairman/CEO, design & establishing the Finance Function inhouse & providing company secretarial duties and banking signatory• Month End Reporting – Raising and review of P&L, Balance Sheet, EBITDA, Cashflow, AR, AP, and Adjusted EBITDA reports.• Led finance, IT & HR functions, embedding governance & controls to flag risks & opportunities.• Collaborated effectively with managers to achieve policy goals and develop budgets and forecasts, offering expert analysis & interpretation.• Cashflow Management – Updating and maintaining PiPcall cash within credit facilities. Forecast up to 90 days to protect liquidity. • AR invoice generation, Payroll – Generation, reporting and paying of Employee Salaries, Dividends, PAYE and Commission (HMRC).• Tax and Company affairs – Reporting of VAT, Corporation Tax, R&D processing, Year End reporting, liaison with external accountants, to ensure timely reporting and financial compliance. Investment Deck preparation for professional advisors.• Key achievements and business outcomes include:• Design and setup of Finance function and processes, taking the finance function in-house from 3rd party accountants. • Strengthened decision-making on value creation project tracking, investment and scenario appraisals. • Developed and managed a kanban project management tool to assist in the sales order processing implementation.• Recruited and managed an outsourced HR function.• Designed and led a Business Process Re-Engineering Programme, focusing on the analysis and design of workflows and business processes within sales, operations and finance.

Clerkenwell London Ec1R 0At

Responsible for all aspects of financial leadership within a leading media sector business• Appointed to Executive Board, engaging global stakeholders & providing secretarial duties• Led finance, IT & production functions, embedding governance to flag risks & opportunities• Oversaw Group Tax, Audit and Treasury, engaging KPMG, BDO, Boroughs & Hillier Hopkins• Collaborated with managers to achieve policy goals, offering expert analysis & interpretation• Prepared monthly management and statutory accounts, budgets, forecasts, cash flow, VATKey achievements and business outcomes include:• Relocated production from Poland to UK, reducing costs & improving EBIT performance• Set-up new companies in the UK, Australia and South Africa, realising significant EBIT• Finalised taxation and statutory accounts for the post-sale of German group companies• Merged subsidiaries, liquidating a final holding company using Swiss legal advisors & taxation• Fully-centralised the finance functions in London, improving its performance & control

London, England Metropolitan Area

Responsible for all aspects of financial leadership and business operations management• Promoted to General Manager in 2008, directing Editorial, Commercial and Finance Teams• Led financial planning and analysis, working with Commercial VP to support decision-making• Oversaw monthly financial close and reporting, engaging with Board & offshore shareholders• Prepared monthly overview and quarterly investor packs for Board of Directors & Executives• Engaged with shareholders to assess financial viability of future products & sales initiatives• Built & led the Management Team in the launch of new National Geographic Kids magazine• Established company, creating infrastructure and scaling up to launch new revenue streams• Supported COO with fundraising by creating business modelling, critical to viability of business funding

London & Munich , Germany

Responsible for the financial management and reporting across 5 group companies• Worked with KPMG, Deutsche Bank, Coutts and EIS Securities in both Munich and London• Supported the CEO in launch of prestigious titles – FHM Germany, Men’s Health and Sugar• Full oversight of group financial reserves, auditing, accounts, governance and compliance• Leadership, management and motivation of 20+ employees distributed across two offices• Prepared monthly management & statutory accounts, budgets, forecasts & Board MI packs• Successfully negotiated a €3m VAT Instalment Repayment Scheme with Finanzamt Munchen• Conducted due-diligence during the sale of the German business to Egmont Ehapa GmbH• Instrumental in securing successful sale of German publishing business with 3rd parties

London, England Metropolitan Area

Responsible for all aspects of financial management and control, supporting high-profile magazine titles including Top of the Pops and Match of the Day magazines• Provided accounting and finance support to a publishing arm within BBC Worldwide• Leadership and motivation of a team of 5 Management and Financial Accountants• Full remit for overseeing divisional P&L, preparing monthly financial statements & forecasts• Reviewed major variances to financial plan, reporting on KPI metrics with publishers and MD• Ensured full compliance with internal controls, assessing staff competencies and training • Identified opportunities for continuous operational and financial process flow improvements• Released unused accruals (£5m/ >50% of previous year-end), providing insights to CFO