Nantwich, England, United Kingdom
“I am a highly motivated individual with drive and enthusiasm. I have outstanding analytical and accounting skills with over 30 years of varied experience in financial accounting, management reporting and more commercial analytical roles" Specialities: ✔️ Financial Management / Management Accounting / Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) / Financial Reporting / Stakeholder Management / Process Re-engineering / Financial Accounting / Project Planning & Management / Risk Management / Performance Reporting / Business Analysis / Business Intelligence (BI) / Profit Optimisation / P&L & Cash Flow Reporting / Supply Chain Finance / Product Costing
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• Continual review of month-end close processes in order to shorten timelines and improve efficiencies • Implementation of robust balance sheet reconciliation procedures and ensure continued adherence • Timely submission of VAT return, ensuring accuracy and adhering to reporting requirements • Supervision of 3 team members (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Assistant Accountant) • Implementation of month-end reporting pack • Business partnering project managers to ensure revenue streams are captured and income is accurately billed (working alongside the commercial team at Transport for Greater Manchester) • Working with external auditors on twice yearly audits • Working with division business partners to ensure data and reporting needs are met • Design and implementation of improved inventory reporting processes (working with Power BI Analyst) • Weekly Cash Flow Reporting • Design and implementation of weekly KPI's to measure invoice processing and cash collections • Ensuring optimum set-up of Dynamics GP accounting software
• Monthly management reporting with KPI’s to monitor business performance • Working closely with division controllers and with supply chain business partners (predominately located in shared service centres) • Major focus on improving profitability of divisions in UK, reporting progress to senior management team • Monitoring progress of various ongoing restructuring programs • Integration of acquisitions into management reporting • Providing support to “Brexit” project, including calculation of potential tariff impacts across Ecolab Europe and SAP system testing • Training and mentoring of European Finance Graduate trainee’s during 12 month rotation within Ecolab UK country location
• KPI reporting and analysis by division • Monthly performance review with Vice-President • Analysing risks and opportunities in order to assist management and to ensure timely decision making within senior management team • Business partnering with division and admin departmental managers • Periodic “deep dive” reviews, including Margin and admin cost analysis using SAP and SAP BI • Management of 2 members of staff • Alignment of accounting practices across 12 trading entities • Various projects/reviews of UK business footprint in order to enhance profitability • Co-Ordination of quarterly forecast/annual plan for $500M turnover business utilising Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) software • Working closely with division management in order to highlight profit improvement opportunities • Working with European supply chain and division finance teams in order to optimise common understanding of financial results
• Co-ordination of implementation of “Swiss Principal” accounting model for Nalco UK as part of pan-European project in order to maximise global tax savings • Preparation and reconciliation of Nalco UK monthly results in global reporting package (BPC, SAP reporting tool) • Successfully co-ordinated project to transfer all routine processing to “Shared Financial Service Centre” in Argentina • Liaise with members of finance team from Global HQ in US, European HQ in Netherlands and members of “Shared Financial Service Centre” in Argentina • Monthly P&L, balance sheet and cashflow reporting and review with senior management team • Preparation of annual Statutory Accounts and dealing with annual external audit • Successful management of internal audits • Implementation and management of SOX controls • Management of a team of 2 (Assistant Accountant, Management Accountant)
• Providing European P&L analysis and commentaries on $170M business unit (including utilising SAP BI and Cartesis reporting tools) • Liaise with supply chain finance and marketing (re margin review) • Involvement in Pan European SAP R3 implementation • Make regular contributions to business performance and review meetings • Produce annual and quarterly reforecast for performance measurement • Travel to Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Rome and other Nalco offices in Europe