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• Managed a team of 15 high calibre financial analysts, responsible for delivering annual margin targets on approx. €5.0bn retail sales and €3.9bn wholesale sales value, as well as hitting supplier income target and controlling annual expenditure on the consumer offer• Led the Commercial Finance response to Covid-19 in H1 2020. Delivered key analytical insights into; retail and wholesale margin mix fluctuation, retailer & consumer response, income and cost-reduction opportunities as well as managing the needs of my own team • Developed new analytical insight into underlying drivers of traded margin i.e. inflated retail and wholesale sales, abnormal sales mix as well as competitor and consumer reactions • Ensured the Executive and Senior Traders had all the insight required to make swift, informed decisions across all other aspects of performance; supplier negotiations, consumer offers & pricing• Drove the digital transformation agenda within the team and wider Trading (Commercial) function, pushed engagement and early adoption of new “Pyramid Data Analytics” platform and “Anaplan” planning tool • Developed a more digital focused, data driven, change mindset within the Finance team, ensuring the right levels of engagement and support were in place to deliver in their roles• Responsible for management & negotiation of 3rd party market research contracts i.e. Nielson, Kantar• Led the financial control and governance agenda ensuring comprehensive policies and robust procedures were clearly communicated and adhered to among the wider Commercial Function

• Managed a team of 8 financial analysts, responsible for delivering retail and wholesale gross margin and income targets for specific areas of trade within the store• Partnered with Marketing, Finance and Group Commercial influencing key commercial outcomes i.e. competitive in-store pricing campaigns, Brexit planning, digital transformation • Delivered quarterly financial forecasts, strategic review, presentation to MD and FD• Proactively drove key change projects within Commercial Finance and the wider Business • Developed a culture of greater commercial curiosity within the Finance team • Empowered the analyst team to take the lead in delivery of stretch income targets in their respective categories • Ensured appropriate governance systems and internal controls were challenged and improved upon

• Managed 2 commercial analysts, responsible for budgeting, forecast & strategic retail sales planning on annual turnover of approx. €5.0bn across multiple retail brands. Detailed presentation to Executive level• Led the first team to design the retail sales module of a new planning platform, “Anaplan” • Successfully engaged regional sales teams, proactively driving efficiency into the budgeting process • Led the Commercial Finance team responsible for the migration to a new “Pyramid Data Analytics” platform, ensuring sales reporting evolved to meet the changing needs of the business• Business Partner to the Sales Directors, providing frequent business and performance insight• Worked closely with the Insights, Sales and Marketing teams to ensure a holistic understanding of retail sales performance and consumer trends as well as influencing key commercial decisions

• Led the contract negotiations with 3rd party utility providers relating to all electricity and gas procurement at Westfield Europe to a value of approx. £14m per annum • Solely responsible for all Utility P&L’s i.e. budget, forecast on approx. €1.1m annual profit as well as leading tenant billing and pricing dispute resolution forums as they arose • Formulated, modelled and presented car park pricing strategies to board level, securing >10% year on year revenue increases across all shopping centre car parks in a challenging market• Provided analytical support for the car park marketing mix and associated ROI. Influenced marketing spend away from radio, TV and outdoor campaigns, moved towards digital loyalty programmes• Engaged with 3rd party media agencies to explore the relationship between car park revenue and footfall, ownership trends, public transport growth, weather, special events

• Strategic financial input into organisational re-structure of SME division with £27m annual turnover• Financial lead in realignment of SME sales strategy from a new business based approach to focusing sales activity with existing clients, concentrating on the sale of value added products and services• Partnered the Sales, Operations and Finance Directors in new reporting initiatives, business case presentations to board level as well as development of KPI metrics for various operations teams• Managed 2 part-qualified direct reports; responsibilities included supervision and review of weekly cash-flow statements, month-end reporting, billing disputes/negotiations, ad-hoc commercial reporting

• Partnered the Commercial & Operational directors. Generated product-specific business cases and targeted sales campaigns i.e. new product launches, re-launches, marketing & pricing campaigns • Prepared revenue forecasts and 3YPs, including detailed financial modelling, discussion, debate and agreement of budgetary KPIs with the relevant functional directors• Provided senior management with timely, in-depth financial and commercial analysis/studies • Created new comprehensive set of financial, sales and operational KPIs, with particular focus on areas of risk and opportunity within the business

• Appraised new magazine and online business proposals on both a financial and non-financial basis• Provided commercial input into emerging market business cases• Produced in-depth financial and commercial analysis of global advertising and circulation trends• Analysed key movements within financial statements, produced concise notes for executive level