Tax compliance for Global's Festivals Division. 15 festivals across UK, Europe and North America. VAT, FEU, Tour Operators Margin Scheme (TOMS) in multiple jurisdictions.

Co-owned by The Post Office and Bank of Ireland – foreign exchange for Post Office customers• Short term contract to review high volume cash reconciliation processes, recommend and implement improvements.• Implemented Management Dashboard to monitor progress and highlight areas to be addressed• Developed methodologies to enable team to clear huge backlog of unreconciled items• Mentored team members, advising them of best practice, managing workflow, understanding processes• Designed and implemented a series of Excel templates to enable a standardised procedure to be followed in the cash reconciliation process.

Ad-hoc analysis of NHS data in order to identify shortage areas to target; the less performing specialty areas will represent the priorities for locum staffing.

Deliver outsourced aviation services for military and civil customers worldwide• Advising the company on improvements to and best practice in their finance shared service operation.• Focus primarily on purchase ledger where the processes deficient• Produced report on the end to end PTP process, identifying deficiencies and recommending improvements.• Drove PTP action plan to implement recommendations agreed with Finance Management

Engaged to establish a General Ledger Team responsible for delivering all aspects of core accounting for the Equiniti Group in a shared service environment.• Centralised core GL activities from three major business divisions• Recruitment and development of GL team• Implemented universal group wide processes• Established working relationships with the Business Partners and Divisions, including liaison and sign off of month end accounts and established protocol for the same• Performed month-end certification and review of balance sheet• Cultivated a team environment that focused on service level and productivity.

Following the acquisition of Jane’s Information Group by IHS in 2007, I was appointed Senior Director of Finance leading the Jane’s Finance Team through the integration process which included introducing IHS corporate accounting polices (US GAAP) and a SOX control environment. In 2008 my role was expanded to lead all the financial accounting groups within the UK and Europe (6 accounting teams in the UK along with France, Germany, the Nordics, Switzerland and Russia). From 2008 to 2012 I was responsible for delivering the corporate goal of consolidating the EMEA Financial operations into one shared service “Centre of Excellence” along with an associated legal entity consolidation programme. I was also instrumental in creating an EMEA/APAC centralised Payroll function which was responsible for payrolls in various jurisdictions across the region.IHS, being a highly acquisitive company, I have extensive experience of acquisition integration.In summary my successes and experience with IHS:- Leader of EMEA Finance Centre of Excellence (2012 – 2013)Consolidated EMEA accounting into one Centre of Excellence in UK (2010 – 2012) – including recruitment, redeployment and redundancy programmes, and associated process change. Managed a number of finance teams in diverse locations across the UK and Europe (2007 -2012)Creation of EMEA/APAC centralised payroll function (2011- 2012)Ongoing legal entity consolidation programmeOngoing acquisition integration Statutory reporting, tax and compliance for EMEA subsidiariesSAP roll out (2011 – date) SOX compliance and US GAAP – ensuring a fully SOX control environment across the region

I managed finance teams in UK and US. I was responsible for budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, statutory reporting, tax compliance and treasury I was a member of Senior Management Team contributing to the strategic development of the company as it transitioned from a traditional publisher to online information provider. Responsible for specification, selection and implementation of new accounting software package (Agresso).

Cogniseis developed seismic/geological interpretation software for the oil and gas industry. I managed the financial, human resources and administration functions of its UK subsidiary of this US corporation headquartered in Houston.

I was employed as Financial Controller of a start-up subsidiary of Granada Television (now ITV) called Laser Sales. The company was created to sell TV advertising across the ITV network.I was tasked with setting up the Finance Department, including specifying, selecting and implementing a specialist high volume, multi-company sales ledger system for TV airtime selling.

Treasury Manager – responsible for Treasury activities including management of large Accounts Payable Dept (35 staff).Field Accounting Manager – reporting and budgeting for 850 High Street shops.Systems Accountant - managing implementation of mainframe accounting systems and bespoke software.Project Accountant - Integrating financial functions of acquired company (£245m Visionhire acquisition)