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London, London, Gb

London, London, Gb

Operational Finance team responsibilityUpgrade to the control environmentProfitability and margin improvement projectsPricing tool development FX managementTreasury management and securing finance Acquisition due diligenceSupporting Managing Partners and global Office Heads with strategic projects

London, London, Gb

Partner & matter profitability model developmentReporting system upgrades Treasury policy and function developmentDue diligence of target firms and evaluation of lateral hiresReporting system upgrade project management

Washington, Dc, Us

FTI CONSULTING is a market leading, global business advisory firm which is listed on the NYSE. Within EMEA it operated through a complex, matrix organisational structure employing over 1,000 professional and having a presence in over 13 countries. FTI Financial Controller – EMEA Region September 2011 - January 2016 Recent experience includes:- Leading the EMEA Finance team of 25 which provides management accounting and transactional support- Number one in Finance for an 8 month period during which the EMEA Finance Director role was vacant - Commercial focus and supporting strategic initiatives- Monthly results analysis, budgets and forecasts presentation. Partnering business leaders.- Process improvement, SOX compliance and US GAAP- Supporting financial aspects of acquisitions - Transfer pricing reviews - Conversion of UK trading companies to an LLP- Group restructuring initiatives in the UK, France and Spain - Set up of new trading entities in Denmark and Switzerland- Open channels of communication with EMEA divisional heads and global team FTI Financial Controller - UK January 2010 – August 2011 Experience includes:- Management the accounting and financial reporting team which supported the UK- Provision of value adding financial reporting and analysis - Change management, transition of UK FTI management accounting functions from US to London. - Supporting the creation and growth of the FTI UK Shared Service Centre- Establishment of a UK corporate segment structure - Relocation of audit responsibility for UK group entities from the US to UK- Systems upgrades

Financial Dynamics was a market leading financial and corporate PR agencyFinancial Controller - UK - Managed the Finance team of 8 including payroll, billing, credit control, accounts payable and treasury- Preparation of FP&A forecasting models for the CEO & CFO- Business partnering, understanding performance, value adding support- Consolidation of the Finance functions of agency acquisitions- Calculation of earnouts- Supported sale of UK business to FTI- Led migration of the FD financial accounting system to Elite- Designed and implemented policies and procedures to ensure compliance with UK GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley and reporting in US GAAP- Managed tax, audit, banking relationships- Migration of UK banking relationships - Debtor days reduction

Gb

Borders (UK) Ltd had two well known national retail brands, Borders Books & Music and Books etc.Financial Controller, Borders and Books etcExperience includes:- Operational responsibility for all aspects of Finance and a team of 20 - Successfully improved the monthly reporting process, highlighting business trends and educating non-finance employees in aspects of P&L management - Coordinated the growth of a highly responsive forecasting and budgeting process - Prepared detailed financial appraisals for new Books etc stores - Designed and implemented policies and procedures to ensure compliance with SOX- Automation of Books etc daily flash sales reporting- Established a capital expenditure approval process and created incisive reports to effectively monitor and control new store costs- Managed the restructuring of the accounts payable and general ledger teams

A medium sized firm of chartered accountants and advisory professionals. Broad experience was gained supporting a wide variety of businesses from PLC's to limited companies and partnerships.

Aca Qualified Accountant

2.1, Ba (Hons) Accounting