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Experienced ACCA qualified professional with proven leadership and change management expertise. Excellent communication, presentation and business partnering skills to ensure improved understanding by senior managers of financial performance, contribution and appreciation of financial processes and procedures. Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance strategic thinking with pragmatic operational requirements. An effective communicator who has a high level of intellect and integrity using strong interpersonal skills and gravitas to unite and engage staff at all levels.As part of a senior management team, responsible for developing and implementing business strategy, I have a proven background in developing a Finance team and am an inspirational leader. Always introduce a culture of continuous process review and improvement, to ensure that all systems deliver an efficient and effective finance function that adds value. Through restructuring, introduced progression paths and allowed for staff development.Key skills and experience include:• Strategic and operational management as part of a Senior Management Team• Leadership, Staff Mentoring and Development• Change Management and systems implementation• Delivery of timely and accurate financial information in a complex structure• Production of budgets in conjunction with senior operational management, performance analysis, variance reporting and ongoing forecasting• Business Partnering• Risk Management• Management of a large finance department in a complex, fast growing organisation.• Production of Financial Regulations and the implementation of rigorous accounting controlprocedures and policies.• Continuing programme of processing improvements to ensure efficient andeffective, value added support to business units.• International and FX experience• Complex UK & Foreign VAT/GST returns (including Partial Exemption)• Exposure to US Gaap and SOX

Listed skills include Finance, Financial Reporting, Change Management, Managerial Finance, and 42 others.