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Spalding, Lincolnshire, Gb

Leading a team that business partners with Senior and Executive management to improve decision support and drive profitable growth across planning, commercial evaluation and strategic business projects. Have successfully re-structured the team to improve the quality of analysis and commercial support whilst providing dedicated project accountants to deliver key inputs into strategic projects.Further restructure of the Finance team means I have responsibility for weekly and monthly management accounts with an increased team. Implemented process improvements which have led to reduced production times and reduced overheads. Re-designed reporting suite to deliver key insights and challenge to the Senior Operational Management team. Restructured team is now eight people (from 16 at restructure) delivering annualised cost savings of over £300k in direct wages alone.

Bottesford, England, Gb

Responsible for FP&A, customer and product profitability, promotion analysis, new business appraisal. Set up commercial reporting pack for SMT and executive. Designed evaluation process and redeveloped S&OP reporting flows. Supported NPD appraisals and worked with senior sales and marketing teams to ensure profitable growth.

Tokyo, Jp

Set up the BI function including management of existing Finance ERP and Cognos.Led a team of 4 (one BI manager, 1 FP&A manager & two business analysts) improving month end processes, reporting and FP&A processManaged implementation of Qlikview utilising skill set of team to improve reporting to senior and executive management.Led re-design of cognos cube set to improve performance.Led the budget & reforecast process including consolidation of business units for both UK and Group reporting.Ensured processes were documented and passed JSOX audits.

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Gb

Key member of both Procurement and Commercial teams developing decision support mechanisms to drive profit improvements and operational efficiency. Drove restructure to create business partner roles (managed a team of two) to provide value add to functional teams outside of regular reporting cycle and centralisation from site based teams. Standardised costing and tender process to deliver consistent approach to commercial team. Developed customer and category profitability mechanisms to drive executive decision making.

Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Gb

Reporting to the Division MD, working with the Sales and NPD teams to develop insights, reporting and customer development opportunities to grow the added value division.Liaising directly with Retailers to understand their needs on how to develop multiple sub-categories within the poultry & fish categories. Managing a team of category managers and execs to deliver on company and retail joint business plans.

Responsible for a team of 12 implementing best in class category optimisation, space and store planning, joint business planning and pricing solutions for FMCG and Retailer clients

København V, Hovedstaden, Dk

Develop and led the "Carlsberg way of selling" for the Off Trade to incorporate insights, planning and execution with supporting toolbox. Driving improvements in pricing strategy, promotion evaluation, portfolio optimisation and cost optimisation. Worked across Western Europe, SE Europe and Asia.Lead development of toolbox for improved margin manangement for North & West EuropeDeveloped toolbox for emerging markets in Asia and Eastern Europe

København V, Hovedstaden, Dk

Projects relating to the enhancement of sales and marketing in the Asia region.Developing information flows, processes and controls. Worked in Laos, Nepal, Singapore, Hong Kong and China, identifying growth opportunities in all markets.

København V, Hovedstaden, Dk

Working across Western Europe managing projects to deliver group growth strategies and implement best practice and standard working methodologies for sales and marketing, including customer P&L, segmentation, channel guidelines & strategies and differentiated service offerings

København V, Hovedstaden, Dk

Re-design of SAP BW systemControl of master dataBoard reporting for UK boardAd-hoc projects for Sales, Marketing and Distribution

Gb

Budgetary reportingBusiness reportingSet up EIS reporting for Sales, Marketing, Mortgage Operations, HR and E-Commerce

Implementation of budget processesImplentation of computerised accounting systemDesign of monthly management information pack for boardDesign of sales reporting systemDesign of contract maintenance system

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Accountancy

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