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London, Gb

Uxbridge, London, Gb

Financial Controller for the entire UK and Ireland estate of 350 sites with a team of ~30 reporting, directly to Chief Finance Officer. Responsibilities including Accounts Payable, Payroll, Financial Accounting, Payroll and Cashbook/Treasury Teams. Responsible for the audit over the entire TB and full ownership of BS, Cashflow and P&L. Key projects/deliverables include:· Managing teams through exceptionally difficult working arrangements as the business fully reopened post lockdowns. Dealing with numerous staffing issues and working to improve morale· Roll out of Purchase Order system business wide to improve control and enhance visibility of overheads costs· Introduction of invoice scanning solution and new system for all Restaurant GRNI based purchasing· Issuing all site pre-paid credit cards as a replacement to petty cash processes· Delivery of new cash forecasting process including all international segments driven by multiple business partners inputs and a strong data focus· Review and re-invigorated expenses policy in a post Covid lockdown world with a move to a more automated system solution· Migration to new maintenance provider for all repairs and day-to-day capex· Automation of the majority of bank entries to the ledger and reconciliation· CGU level PPE impairment testing· Finance support to other key projects such as customers web site ordering, Too Good to Go (to also reduce food waste

Uxbridge, London, Gb

Managing a team of 15 covering the core accounting process – including reporting/forecasting, cashbook/banking and the entire balance sheet. Key projects/deliverables include:· Implemented the transition to IFRS16 for over 600 leases and transitioned to a routine part of the business, whilst also devising methods to continue reporting under IAS17 for management purposes· Accounting for implementation of CVA including comms with landlords for new payment processes, a subsequent “covid clause” for rent during lockdowns and accounting for a material level of restaurant closures· Working in extremely challenging periods over 2020 with a skeleton finance team during lockdown yet still producing high standard reports on time and future focused· Developing processes to handle government JRS support· Disposal of a business and running a TSA afterwards for a transition period· Restarting Cost Centre review process and re-engaging senior engagement and budgeting central costs· Financial accounting for new integrated Franchise partners· Introducing a dedicated P&L and review process for the bakery entity· Bringing accounting for Music into the team and rebuilding the processes for stronger control· Introducing GRNI reviews

Slough, Gb

• Responsible for Financial reporting and balance sheet integrity• Management of the period end process • External audit planning and key day to day audit contact• Payroll compliance/Expenses management • Revise working practices within team to drive efficiency and value added• Manage Balance Sheet reconciliation process for KP Snacks• Manage Year end audit process for UK Statutory entity and for Group• Preparation of Stat accounts and relevent memos• Completion of Group HGB pack• Complete bi-annual ROC review• Complete annual ICONE review• Annual impairment reviews for both brands and goodwill inc WACC calculations• Production of annual financial statements inc Going Concern Memo• Inter-company management• Responsible for all Group reporting

Slough, Gb

- manage month end process and communications to key stake holders- coordinate inputs from Commercial, Supply Chain and Procurement functions for the reporting processes- manage consolidation of multiple P&Ls and inter company reconciliations to provide meaningful results and comparisons- provide insightful analysis on the content and implications of the company results and short term forecasts- budgeting and forecasting of balance sheets- short, medium and long term cash forecasting- financial control for payroll systems- pro-actively identify forthcoming activities / issues that will impact reporting and manage these accordingly

Slough, Gb

• Cost Centre management for Head Office overheads• Producing daily sales outlooks• Weekly sales reports• Periodic performance review decks for executives• Weekly cash flows• Balance sheet reconciliations• Restating p&l for parent company in required GL structure• Managed migration of P&L from old ERP to new system

Aylesbury, Bucks, Gb

• Producing daily reports for management on working capital management and monitoring cash flows• Weekly management reports on trade debtors• Budget preparation• Reconciling control accounts and invoice discounting facility (for external finance provider) • Calculating prepayments and accruals • Calculating and issuing customer rebates• Regular bank reconciliations – current account, Invoice discounting, foreign currency and petty cash• Logging on supplier invoices, coding and matching these to supplier statements, dealing with supplier queries and performing payment runs• Allocating customer payments onto the sales ledger, raising daily credit notes and chasing outstanding debts. Producing statements and dealing with customer queries• On-going maintenance of both the supplier and customer database• Cashiering and banking duties

• Edited/directed programmes subsequently shown by the British Film Institute, theatrically and for commercial DVD releases. • Conducted over a hundred interviews and directed numerous film shoots both local and overseas.• Budgeted and managed documentary projects from conception through to completion.• Approved projects for mass production after checking product meets requirements.• Achievements include: Don’t Knock Yourself Out – Editor/Director of the official feature length film celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Prisoner, A Wonderland of Stardust – Writer/Editor/Director; feature length documentary celebrating the Gerry Anderson puppet classic Fireball XL5 and the hopes and dreams of the space age.

Acca

Masters, Mathematics