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St Ives, England, United Kingdom

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for completing month-end accounting and reporting for revenue (IFRS 15), leases (IFRS 16) and capitalised development costs (IAS 38) for UK and overseas subsidiaries. Preparation and submission of corporate tax returns, VAT returns and withholding tax returns for UK and overseas subsidiaries. Preparation and submission of other statutory reports such as ONS surveys, payment practices and HMRC share scheme reporting.Includes a one year secondment as Interim Group Financial Controller, leading the UK and overseas finance teams reporting to the SVP Group Finance.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Responsible for preparation of two trading company and group monthly management and annual statutory accounts and analysis with a focus on revenue and gross margin.Responsible for monthly VAT returns, Instrastat and EC salesSupport Group Financial Controller with preparation of group and subsidiary statutory accounting and tax compliance including liaison with external auditors and advisorsLead implementation and compliance with new accounting standards, in particular IFRS 15 and IFRS 16

Finance Manager (Financial Controls) managing a team of 4 mixed qualified and non-qualified staff in the UK head office of a US-owned global contract research organization.

Financial Reporting and Compliance Accountant in a €90m turnover company which developed and supplied mission critical radio products and systems. Worked as part of a finance team of 13, key responsibility was for a project to write and publish a comprehensive finance manual for the business. Additional responsibilities included month-end accounting and reporting tasks for the UK parent and overseas branches in to the Chinese parent company and to implement a new assessment tool, review procedures and controls to comply with IFRS 15 requirements.

Internal Controls and Risk Manager in the £1bn turnover construction division of the £3.6bn turnover international construction and support services Group. Responsible for providing assurance to the construction company Board through performing financial and commercial audits of construction projects and regional offices. Member of the company prime risk committee. Carried out fraud and whistle-blowing investigations and ad hoc work. Planned, carried out and reported on internal audit assignments throughout the UK working autonomously and reporting to the company Finance Director. Liaised with external and outsourced internal auditors.

Sandy

Senior Internal Auditor in a £2bn turnover international construction group. Planned, carried out and reported on internal audit assignments through the Group, usually working without direct supervision and responsible for the end to end audit process.

Luton

Team leader for producing month-end reports and analysis of TV financials and customers. Responsible for ensuring SOx compliance across the gross margin reporting team.

Aca, Chartered Accountant

Bachelor’S Degree, Mathematics

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Business Administration And Computer Science