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London, United Kingdom

• Financial Services - Currency Foreign Exchange.Responsibilities:
• Developing solutions for financial reporting and implementing control procedures.
• Analysis, commentary and assistance in monthly divisional management reporting.
• Balance Sheet analytical reviews (derivatives, payroll, intercompany reconciliations etc).
• Calculating and managing the commissions’ payment process to 3rd parties, liaising with Account Managers, Back Office as required.
• Provision of information and explanation for auditors in a complex business and accounting structure with multiple entities.

London, United Kingdom

• Part of the Apollo Global GroupResponsibilities
• Production of monthly and weekly forecasts for liaison with commercial directors and group management.
• Production of pricing matrices for system set-up and efficient commercial analysis.
• Production of budgets and forecasts through analysis of student behaviour and 'flow-through' patterns.
• Assistance in preparation of tenders for large clients.Achievements
• Together within a team of 4, established the 'Sales and Operational Planning' team, created to provide commercial insight to the company's key management heads.

London, United Kingdom

• Responsibilities
• Managed team of 5 to produce the divisional monthly reporting with commentary.
• Managed the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Partnered with operational heads and project managers as required.
• Provision of analysis and explanation for external auditors for Professional Qualifications division. Achievements
• Facilitated the implementation of new IT systems (Coursebooker, Microsoft AX, TM1) in a period of business and IT reorganisation, e.g. validating data migration.

London, United Kingdom

• Responsibilities
• Production of monthly management accounts with commentary for 4 divisions.
• Production of budgets, quarterly forecasts and Year End reporting. Achievements
• Developed good working relationships with the centre managing directors, culminating in better two-way information, e.g. contract wins.
• Created new budget and monthly revenue/volume reporting models.

London, United Kingdom

• Responsibilities
• Preparation of the group VAT return & statutory accounts for subsidiaries.
• Consolidation of the group management information packs. Achievements
• Through attention to detail in preparing the group consolidation, identified relevant areas of concern to facilitate the group management review.

London, United Kingdom

• Responsibilities
• Maintained Sales/Purchase/Bank Ledgers.
• Credit control and cash flow forecasting.
• Payroll - processing timesheets, tax calculations & payments, Year End routines.Achievements
• Managed cash in critical periods during the early start-up of this now highly successful college.
• Developed a sound awareness of good customer service and promoted it through interaction with parents and students.

Education record

Biomedical Science (Neuroscience) Bsc (Hons), Neuroscience, Physiology, Pharmacology

Postgraduate Diploma In Psychology, Psychology