Providing targeted strategic insights across different verticals of the organisation and giving clear and relevant performance reporting, strategic and financial planning, business partnering and decision support.

Short-term assignment to aid the Commercial Finance department during a restructuring process. Needed to quickly understand workloads and processes to build a new team structure, mentor the senior member of the team to lead once I depart and train and onboard new staff.Also lead on financial hygiene – reducing accruals and WIP balances and lead the budget process.

Short-term assignment to aid the department whilst some members were transitioning. Required a quick understanding of a Legal Services business. Deep dive into performance measures across multiple offices, developing new and consistent reporting across territories and product streams and challenging legal partners on their KPIs.

A member of the American Embassy School Senior Leadership team. I have meticulously overseen the successful reopening of the school during the COVID pandemic, ensuring student and staff safety, compliance with local laws and international best practice. I am in charge of Finance, Facilities & Food with direct line management responsibilities for 3 Heads of Department. Working closely with the School Director and members of the Board, I have developed long-term strategic plans and risk management frameworks to ensure excellence in the day to day running of the school. I have been at the forefront of communications with stakeholders and parent groups to ensure trust and confidence in the direction and vision of the school.

Part of new senior management team tasked with helping to reset and drive improvements in the business. Involved quickly developing an understanding of the business, current processes and deficiencies and the Indian market. Required to address all internal audit and SOX compliance issues and develop new processes and policies to ensure future success.

Offering senior level guidance and financial leadership to the agency. Close partnering with Operations Director and Managing Partners to develop resourcing and revenue plans for the coming year. Review and sign off all client fees ensuring they are supported by sound commercial principles. Working closely with Legal and Tax teams on contract structure. Manage a team of fourteen people and oversee reporting to various group entities at a regional and global level, requiring strong leadership, direction and team development.

Commercial Finance Manager for R&D and Innovation at dunnhumby.Close partnering with Innovations Director, Capability Leads and Technology Teams to build robust business cases to develop new or enhance existing products globally. Provided financial rigour and challenge to the assumptions prior to Exec sign-off.Proactively developed reporting and CAPEX tracking reporting to continuously monitor performance of R&D investments/projects versus budgets and business cases.Developed methodology and processes for measuring the profitability of existing products and services

Commercial Finance Manager for Asia at dunnhumby.Extensive business partnering with MD, Country Heads and Commercial Leads in the markets in order to identify opportunities or underperforming areas of the business and develop plans to remedy these. Challenging senior management to set and meet performance targets.Developed business cases for new capabilities to markets, ensuring robust financial rigor and monitoring of performance Responsible for detailed forecasting and modelling of revenues and P&Ls.Developed and delivered monthly reporting of financials, leading financial discussions during senior management/stakeholder meetings.

Extensive business partnering with Client Service Directors and Department Heads in order to identify underperforming areas of the business and develop plans to remedy these. Challenging senior management to set and meet performance targets.Provide detailed client analysis to assess performance/profitability and to efficiently match resources (headcount) to revenues.Develop fee proposals for current and new business, maximising returns of employed resources.Responsible for detailed forecasting and modelling of staff costs and resourcing plans.Responsible for detailed forecasting of all client income, incorporating revenue mix, risk and growth analysis. Liaise with Client Service Department to forecast income and discuss client performance. Detailed reporting and variance analysis of client revenue.

Provide business critical financial and commercial support to senior management both locally and overseas.Lead development and execution of merger of Leo Burnett with Arc (sister company); ensuring systems, process and reporting integrity remained unaffected.Management of monthly reporting to Publicis (Paris), Brand HQ (Chicago) and Executive Board.Identify and develop strategies to help drive improvement in business performance.Manage and develop Assistant Financial Controller, Management Accountant and Finance Assistant.Responsible for quarterly re-forecasts and annual budgets.