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Rowington, England, Gb

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Lyon Area, France

Leads and manages the development and execution of the commercial and operations service delivery strategy for the South & MEA Region of VFS EMEA. The Region incorporates Spain, France, Italy, South Africa and Turkey. Volvo Financial Services is the global financial solutions provider of the Volvo Group, supporting the Volvo Group brands with expert financial services.

Uk & Ireland

Warwick, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Warwick, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Warwick, Uk

Manage and control the Finance & Accounting relevant processes for two European markets, ensuring compliance at a local country level and efficiency on a regional level. Direct the financial management functions including the development of month-end closing packages, additional reporting requirements, financial forecasts and budgets. Manage general accounting functions, including Accounts Payable and General Ledger account reconciliation within a structured internal control environment whilst ensuring compliance with Group Policy and local legislations. Develop accounting and financial management team to support the achievement of corporate objectives. Interact with the Northwest and VFS European Directors concerning financial forecasts and reports.

Business Controller in Finance & Accounting for Northwest Region; Responsible for Analysis, Trending and Forecasting across seven European markets. Prepared financial information, developed budgets and performed variance analysis in accordance with VFS Europe’s requirements. Deputised for Finance Director in the presentation of financial results and Service Centre Development to VFS Europe and VFS HQ. Managed the reporting and collation of Financial Results and formal Forecasting across seventeen markets for VFS VCE Europe, reporting to the European Vice President.

Management and delivery of all reporting related processes within Finance & Accounting for UK market. Key Achievements: Seven month assignment successfully managing Finance Function through hard-close audit pending company restructure in line with VFS European reorganisation.

Carried out general ledger functions, including account analysis and reconciliation, journal entries and Accounts Payable management. Eighteen month assignment to Operations Function, effectively managing Third Party liaison and contract extensions, whilst reconciling portfolio history.

Management of Accounts Receivable and Cashier functions. Responsible for cash management and ensuring the completeness of income of circa £18m turnover in a Government Department

Cima Qualified, Accountancy

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