Slingsby Advanced Composites Ltd 2015 to PresentSlingsby Advanced Composites is a design and fabrication manufacturer of bespoke composite structures, ranging from large scale submarine parts to high tolerance complex avionics structures. The composites division has a revenue of £12 million and supplies customers in both civil and defence sectors.Financial ControllerManaging a small effective team. responsible for Financial Accounts preparation, Cashflow, Audit, Group Reporting, Project Accounts, Continuous Improvement, Budgeting, Operational Reporting, Fixed Assets, Resource Planning. Often seen as the conscience of the business. • Completed month and year end accounting processes regularly, repeatedly hitting deadlines accurately whilst standing up to both external audit and internal controls.• Successfully worked on system implementations, the government’s “Making Tax Digital” VAT return process and Cognos budgeting sales and order planning. • Worked on several continuous improvement projects providing reliable systems data and analysis, enabling a focused approach. Worked with Sharing in Growth (SiG) consultancy, developing ways to challenge the business. Creating KPI’s and reporting controls that are key metrics for success. • Maintained banking systems and payments assisting in the implementation of group banking policies and controls.• Developed and progressed the members of my teams, supporting technical external training and internal training for the demands of the changing business.• Maintained the financial controls and reporting of a government grant, ensuring compliance and effective use of the grant within strict guidelines. ACHIEVMENT• Supported the business which has turned around from making year on year losses, to one that has shown steady positive margin gains. The cash position has recovered and the financial controls are in place to maintain the improvements.

Project AccountantUsing my experience as an engineer, project manager and qualified accountant to link operational plans and actions with the financial requirements. Ensuring the group has confidence in our management controls and processes. Highlighting and monitoring financial business risks and developing processes to track and understand the issues• Created a cash flow template to manage medium term cash flow, used to report to group. Then linked it to operational delivery review processes.• Created budget and forecasts packs which stand up to internal and group scrutiny. Some experience in compiling the 5-year plans and strategies.• Created project financial reports that link operational project resource plans, costs and sales phasing for project controls and budgets. The output was uploaded into group budget and resourcing tools, giving an understanding of resource requirements and financial variance to budgets.• In month reporting to operational teams highlighting risks to monthly delivery. As a leading measure, this gives operations the ability to mitigate finical risks before the team miss the targets.

Towergate Underwriting Ltd 2013 to 2015Towergate Underwriting is an insurance intermediary, selling specialist underwriting capacity to UK brokers. It sells bespoke products, outside of the main stream insurance market. The underwriting division has a revenue of over £710 million generating an EBITDA of £69million, from 18 specialised zones. The zones are able to tailor their product for many specialist areas.FP&A ANALYSTCreating budget packs and monthly reports for the Towergate Group and Divisional Board, to provide analysis and insight from all underwriting zones. The reports provide analysis and consolidated commentary, highlighting variances key to performance. • Created a monthly divisional pack containing a top level view with a detailed (200 + page) breakdown from multiple perspectives with commentary. Maintained service levels and improved outputs, whilst going through a period of system change.• Created an extensive budget pack for 2014, controlling data from several systems and many sources.• Created quarterly business review packs, with adjusted forecasts, showing variances and analysis to budget.• Changed reports to meet the requirements of a large departmental restructure, taking account of acquisitions and disposals.• Initiated income analysis, highlighting key weaknesses in product understanding and pricing. This will improve business performance.• Trained new members of the FP&A team and worked effectively through a time of restructuring. Retained a good working relationships while delivering effective insight into the business.ACHIEVMENTS• Gained recognition for the reporting pack that gave the board new faith in the numbers they were looking at and the ability to act on that information. This set the standard for other divisions in the Towergate Group.

Minster Law Ltd 2010 to 2013Minster Law offers advice in a range of legal areas including personal injury, employment, wills, probate and conveyancing. It is the UK’s largest RTA personal injury practice which is the core area of business.TRAINEE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTWorking in the management accounts department reporting to the Manager of Reporting & Treasury. Responsible for creating a variety of reports for business managers, directors or the company owner. Checking large supplier costs are justified and meet contractual obligations.• Preparing the month end accounts for approval, including monthly accruals and prepayments for expenditure, posting and reversing them as appropriate.• Producing the Fixed Asset register monthly and posting depreciation. Reporting capital expenditure information to relevant managers.• Compiling and issuing cost centre information using advanced Excel skills. The information is issued to key managers around the business. To ensure accuracy, invoices are checked and coded before payment.• Reconciling referral accounts regularly to check contractual obligations are met, payments are made correctly and accruals and prepayment information is accurate for the accounts at the end of the month.• Reporting the flash income report on a daily basis to top managers in the business. • Assisting in the preparation of the WIP valuation. This is used to value current legal files in the business, estimating the probable income on settlement. My Excel skills have been used effectively to improve the company process in this area.

BAE Systems (Insyte) 2009Insyte delivers world class mission systems and information management solutions for air land and naval sectors, underpinned by world class engineering and manufacturing.MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTEmployed in the area of management accounts, assisting with overhead reporting. Preparing management accounts, reconciling, analysing, reporting and forecasting for a variety of operational and engineering divisions. • Produced comprehensive reports for analysis, meeting internal audit requirements, leading to improved control over various areas such as allowances and travel.• Created variance analysis spreadsheets used for month end reporting showing principal overheads, specific to departments.• Helped produce summary project review reports showing variances for key projects.• Reliably maintained and reconciled information regarding headcounts, hours, accruals and prepayments for multiple departments and between various systems including SAP.

Boehringer Ingelheim 2003 to 2009Boehringer Ingelheim UK is the largest family owned pharmaceutical corporation. It is at the forefront of the pharmaceuticals business and produces a range of market leading products.ACCOUNTS ASSISTANTEmployed within the financial services department, dealing with the administration of expenses for the whole of Boehringer Ingelheim UK. Assisting approximately 760 expense users, processing over £3 million of expenses a year. Administering corporate charge cards with an expenditure of over £2 million. A member of an accounts department that is respected for its teamwork and highly effective contribution to the organisation.• In depth experience checking, approving and altering expense claims and invoices.• Accurately created journals for audit corrections and cross charged payments made.• Responsible for timely Cheque and BACs payments to employees and 3rd parties. • Ensured the bank details were accurately maintained and payments were posted.• Resolved 3rd party invoice queries and advised on expense issues. Proactively pursued claims and invoices.• Effectively maintained and reconciled the expense accounts and resolved queries.• Created departmental housekeeping monthly reports. • Provided reports for financial controllers and managers and employees utilising reporting tools such as Report Studio, Query Studio and Excel. • Assisted cost centre reporting for the manufacturing department.• Made significant contribution to the creation of new systems improving efficiency, cost, accuracy, visibility, stability and exposure to fraud. • Adaptable and flexible attitude to change, functioning as an effective team member.

Radiall Ltd 2000 to 2002Multi-national company building fibre optical and coaxial connectors. The organisation employed over 250 people and had a turnover of over £21million per annum.APPLICATIONS ENGINEERResponsible for the development of a variety of customer specific products from quotation to initial release.• Project engineering skills developed within a ‘state of the art’ industry primarily in telecommunications. Good organisation skills demonstrated when leading small multi-disciplined project teams.• Designing and testing the product for the effective manufacture.• Building effective relations with major customers and suppliers.• Lead small multi-disciplined teams on projects for major customers.• Use of IT tools for cost analysis, design and planning.