Rugby, England, United Kingdom
I enjoy being the “voice of Finance” for a business unit, providing financial guidance in their decisions and translating their visions and objectives into budgets and forecasts. I also bring business controllership skills in developing risk management frameworks and control process reviews to a finance team along with financial accounting experience; analysing transactions to identify appropriate accounting treatment and implementing systems and processes for a newly established company. I have taken some time to really think about what I want my relationship with ‘work’ to look like, particularly how it will develop over the next 5-10 years. I’m keen to expand my experience into different sectors and organisations with a view to having a more flexible approach to work in 8-10 years' time.
Finance Partnering to the organisation's projects, including + liaising with HMRC through a VAT review, Section 33 application, including modelling potential outcomes, and leading the implementation of HMRC's decision working with the organisation and wider industry stakeholders + partnering with the organisation through the sale of one of its research facilities via a subsidiary, facilitating capital reductions, assets transfers agreements, and writing accounting papers for audit and year-end disclosure preparation + co-ordinating input to the Annual Report and Accounts, drafting narrative in areas related to financial performance and timetabling of reviews with internal and external stakeholders + leading the due diligence and governance surrounding the dissolution of seven dormant subsidiary companies
Lead finance role in establishing the operational capability of a subsidiary limited company, including + the design of the financial framework for the new subsidiary within existing ERP systems, reporting for management and Board + ownership of forecasting, budgeting and month-end process, and build of the full business case financial model being reviewed by Defra, Cabinet Office, and Treasury + facilitate the governance requirements; Board member appointments, Companies House filings and compiling and producing the Annual Report and Accounts under FRS 102
Financial, Risk and contract management · Deliver financial insight into developing the long-term business strategy, translating into budgets, forecasts and targets for the product teams, division business development leads and regional SVP of business unit. · Review monthly P&L and financial performance indicators to feedback into the business and drive informed decisions, including financial update in Quarterly Business Reviews with global Business Unit leads. · Conduct business reviews into different areas of the European Loyalty business, closing control gaps, driving process improvements and enhancing oversight. · Lead the European Risk Committee collating, tracking and driving mitigation of operational and strategic risks.
Financial Accounting, Cash Management, Project Management, Internal Controls, SOX documentation creation, review and testing · European Lead for the transition of transactional services to the Global Business Services Centre in the US. · Lead for local cash management and payroll accounting team along with outsourced resources overseas. · Responsible for the team’s accurate and timely accounting and reporting of European cash and payroll activities