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Chelmsford, GB

Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

• Responsible for leading and designing Talent Acquisition solutions (covering branding, sourcing, recruiting and retaining top talent) working closely with the Sales Lead. Interacting with clients at CXO level and Third.
• scope definition and alignment to the win strategy themes as agreed with the Sales Leads.
• definition of the proposed service delivery model (including governance, delivery organisation design, process re-design and IT solution design)
• risk definition and development of mitigation strategies
• evaluation of potential and savings (including transformation savings)
• oversee transition strategy definition and planning

Peterborough, United Kingdom

• Responsible for leading and designing Finance & Administrative solutions (covering the Procure to Pay, Order to Cash and Record to Report cycles) working closely with the Sales Lead. Interacting with clients at CXO.
• scope definition and alignment to the win strategy themes as agreed with the Sales Leads.
• definition of the proposed service delivery model (including governance, delivery organisation design, process re-design and IT solution design)
• risk definition and development of mitigation strategies
• evaluation of potential and savings (including transformation savings)
• oversee transition strategy definition and planning

Peterborough, United Kingdom

• This opportunity arose to initially provide maternity cover but evolved with major changes to the Sales Organisation during 2014 and early 2015. The initial focus of the role was around developing reporting and.
• Certified as an IBM Design Thinking co-creator and facilitated workshops both internally and for client projects
• Developed a Financial Business Case modeller and ROI calculator (IBM proprietary tool)
• Managed a Global Team of Lead Development Representatives and Business Development Executives
• Creation and ownership of weekly Sales Leadership Management Information including pipeline metrics and KPIs
• Creation and ownership of weekly Sales cadence Reports for internal pipeline management

Wayne, Pennsylvania

• A newly created commercial role working directly for the President of Global RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) to bridge operations and finance and assist with strategic level P&L management and.
• Driving profitability by maximising revenue and controlling major spend items
• Developing pricing methodology, creating pricing tools and approving all new pricing
• Creating strategic level tools to establishing roadmap to future revenue goals such as Dashboards, Scorecards and other KPI
• Establishing rolling forecast and improve accuracy
• Budget planning

London, United Kingdom

• Following acquisition of Quorum International, a new role was created for a Financial Analyst for the EMEA region reporting to the Director of Finance and Business Analytics at Head Office in Wayne, USA. This is.
• Developed and improved the current forecasting spreadsheet tool to automate the process
• Created efficiencies to reduce the time taken to produce and submit the weekly reports and formalised deadline process
• Present forecasts to senior management for all EMEA business units on a weekly basis.
• Created project P&L’s for the RPO division and responsible for the monthly production, distribution and analysis.
• Created a template for pricing proposals to be used for calculating viability and profitability of future deals.

London, United Kingdom

• Initially a 3 month contract to help specifically with streamlining processes and ‘fix’ on-going problems with postings and analysis in a well established and growing recruitment business specialising in IT recruitment.
• Remodelled and built new Payroll Forecasting Spreadsheet tool and created more automation to simplify. Monthly input time was reduced from a day to a few hours.
• Redesigned and rebuilt the spreadsheet based management pack to enable more accurate and timelier production.
• Built in a monthly reconciliation routine to the AR cycle and management pack versus Open Accounts.
• Selected as part of a project steering group to re-engineer the company processes and work flows.
• Extensively involved in the preparation of financial data and information during the due diligence process and liaising with eventual buyers at Kenexa.

London, United Kingdom

• A very senior role in a newly established and rapidly growing business that have opened a flagship integrated private health clinic in SW3 and also acquired a second clinic in SW18. The aim is to have 7-8 sites within.
• Implemented and computerised the company bookkeeping onto Sage from no records at all. This involved transactions going back 14 months from date of incorporation.
• Building spreadsheets to automate processes both to upload into accounts software and export into monthly management reports.
• Educate and manage non-finance staff on finance issues and how to keep proper records.
• Developing the management information and reporting to the board on a monthly basis.
• Developing the weekly sales and cash information for the Chief Executive on a weekly basis.

London, United Kingdom

• A senior role in a complex, multiple entity organisational structure to carry out various projects in modernising and improving the business processes, systems and controls to become UK GAAP compliant and also produce.
• Preparation of detailed monthly management accounts down to cost centre and activity level to deadlines.
• Building spreadsheets to automate processes both to upload into accounts software and export into monthly management reports.
• Educate and challenge other non-finance staff to improve processes and communication amid strong opposition to change.
• Ad-hoc reporting and analysis as required.
• Reconciliations of multi million pound balance sheet accounts.

Peterborough, United Kingdom

• A newly created role with sole responsibility of the accounts of a rapidly expanding division of a fast growing AIM quoted media and entertainment company. Subsequently promoted to divisional management accountant of.
• Preparation and calculation of royalty statements for UK distributed movies.
• Preparation of returns to British Video Association.
• Preparation of periodic management accounts to strict deadlines.
• Preparation of group VAT return.
• Maintaining group fixed assets register (£16 million NBV).

Peterborough, United Kingdom

• Joined at an entry level junior role within the company, which developed through consistent promotion and success in studying for qualification to senior level and finally to some client relationship management.
• Solely responsible for carrying out small audits (Turnover up to £8 million). Awarded good marks from external body for audit files.
• Responsible for one or more members of staff for payroll and larger audits.
• Budgeted department turnover targets and performance indicators met and exceeded for many years running.
• Designed and implemented spreadsheet solutions for clients.
• Deadlines worked to consistently and efficiently.

Fcca, Accountancy & Audit, Qualified

Gained professional qualification and related experience while working for Bulley Davey Accountants from 1996 to 2003. Was admitted as a.

A Level, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, General Studies

Activities and Societies: Crest Award Engineering Project Team Studied A Level Maths, Physics, Chemistry and General Studies