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Winchester, GB

Winchester, Hampshire, GB

• Responsible for the financial control and reporting process. Implemented process improvement and strengthened financial control. Working collaboratively with business leaders to sustain and enhance the current Group.
• Responsible for dashboards providing sound and insightful financial data covering all of the key financial processes including Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Statutory reporting and Management accounting.
• Improved financial reporting and data visualisation to increase financial visibility among the Finance team and more widely for Executive Committee
• Led project to transition a complete suite of financial reports to QlikSense from QlikView.
• Lead the Purchase to Pay team, we are responsible for the successful delivery of the Accounts Payable, Purchasing and Property Payables.
• Lead the continuous improvement (CI) initiative across the Finance team, educated team on CI theories and embedded a CI culture.

Newbury, Berkshire, GB

Partner with sales VP’s to drive and influence strategic decision-making within a broad scope (e.g., long-term business planning, customer and product analysis and development, balancing risk, etc.)Act as a trusted and valued finance business partner, providing commercial and financial leadership and challenge the profitability and productivity of the.

Winchester, Hampshire, GB

Part of the commercial finance team supporting the Telecoms business unit, achievements include:- Business case modelling for both new customer deals and contract negotiations with existing Telco customers- Responsible for creating the business unit budget pack for internal audience including business unit management and shareholders

• I joined this £20M turnover UX design consultancy as number one in finance after the sale of the company to its $14BN turnover parent, NTT. During this transitional period, I have driven growth as turnover has doubled.
• Transformed finance performance through comprehensive overhaul of systems and processes; reduced month-end from three weeks to 2.5 days.
• Built strong cross-functional partnerships, working with sales to increase revenue and improve credit control.
• Streamlined key payments processes, ensuring smooth experiences and positive working culture for company consultants.
• Turned around perceptions of Finance and rebuilt trust in the numbers.
• Headed four clean audits in four years, working with KPMG to clear away inherited issues.

Joining a traditional public sector environment for the first time, I modernised and automated where I could, driving efficiency across a £300M finance function, including accounts, planning and payroll teams. Major successes included a process overhaul that reduced month-end close by two days, as well as developing an exceptional team of 30, recruiting.

I joined Old Mutual in a financial planning role, and built incisive management reporting from the ground up. This tightened control of the cost base and increased transparency, supporting strategic leadership decision-making.In 2010 I was promoted to work as a trusted advisor to the CFO, which included managing the key relationships within the PLC Finance.

Indianapolis, Indiana, US

Hired initially by this pharma giant as a financial analyst at the R&D division, I was promoted three times, initially into an analytical role in Sales & Marketing, before driving robust efficiency across the UK element of the European P&L, motivating established teams of up to 15 at an early stage in my career.

I completed my ACA training programme at KPMG, earning first time passes as I directed smooth audit projects for major clients in media and travel sectors, including Virgin Atlantic and First Choice.

Bsc, Mathematics

3 "A" Grade A Levels