Spencer Mcbride Email & Phone Number

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

The Mountain Boot Company is a company of mountaineering, climbing, outdoor, ski, cycle and sports enthusiasts who specialise in the distribution of the finest quality and performance products including Scarpa, Deuter and Grivel through the best specialist outdoor, ski and sports stores throughout the United Kingdom.

Langholm, Dumfriesshire

Sunderland, United Kingdom

Turnover: £3,000 million; 38,500 employees;Responsibilities include:Preparing regular forecasts and five year plans for the ultimate parent, Deutsche Bahn.Preparation of ad hoc information as required by management: -Setting up of the group finance intranet -Preparation of Internal Control Report to BilMog standards (to satisfy German corporate law) -Providing solutions to companies with negative equity under either IFRS or local statutory reporting.Preparation of group financial presentations for the Executives of the business and Deutsche Bahn.Experience in using the new reporting tool (Cognos) as required by Deutsche Bahn.

Turnover: £300 million; 3,250 employees;Responsibilities include:Preparing the group Accounts for five companies.Preparing a monthly report for the executive on the performance of the business and a specific variance analysis report.Liaising with all areas of the shared services environment to ensure accuracy of information.Preparation of the statutory accounts.Benchmarking the business against other Housing Associations.

Turnover: £10 million; 150 employees;Responsibilities include:Review the current management accounts systems.Review of alternative systems that could be employed (Dream. Pegasus and Sage).Highlight any potential cost savings.Help in the selection of a new ERP system.

Turnover: £14 million; 350 employees;Responsibilities include:Directly responsible for accounts, human resources and local I.T. departments, (15 staff.)Strategic development of the business as part of the group board.All aspects of finance including sourcing of debt and equity funding.Point of contact for the company’s auditors, bankers and solicitors.

Turnover: £2million; 22 employees; 4 retail outlets.Responsibilities included:Directly responsible for all aspects of finance, payroll, logistics and HR functions.Company Secretary and sitting on the board of directors. I liaised directly with all investors who had varied backgrounds and nationalities including America, Italy, Switzerland and Turkey.

Turnover: >£360million; 6,000 employees; 495 retail outlets.Responsibilities included:Providing group management information to Executive and Non-Executive Directors including monthly updates, forecasts, budgets, cash-flow information and other projects (e.g. capital appraisal). Supervision of accounts function (14 staff);Instrumental in changes in reports and information provision including the selection and implementation of finance systems (including Coda Dream) and business information systems (Business Objects and Adaytum.)Preparation of budgets and rolling forecasts;Consolidation of divisional accounts;Ad-hoc projects, including investigative work for company buy-outs, and capital commitment proposals;Implementation of procedures to conform to Cadbury and Turnbull recommendations; andPreparation of statutory accounts.

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