Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
A highly dedicated and results-driven Finance professional with ACCA qualified certification and a first-class degree. Extensive experience in both public sector placement with NHS England and diverse private sector roles at Mondelez International, HSBC, and Al Rayan Bank. Proven track record of success in financial analysis, reporting, and project management, evidenced by professional recognition and significant responsibilities. Experienced in international roles, including positions in Oslo and Ireland, demonstrating adaptability and global financial acumen. Seeking a challenging Senior Finance role to leverage and further develop skills within a forward-thinking organization.
• Built the business case for Heroes & Roses’ packaging transformation, modelling end-to-end P&L scenarios across paper vs plastic, weight changes, copacking thresholds, and cocoa forecasts — balancing consumer needs, sustainability goals, and brand equity with supply chain investments and future profitability. • Supported the V30 cross-functional trading strategy, delivering financial analysis on range gaps, incentive curves, and channel performance to optimise customer offerings and drive iPPA-aligned growth. • Worked with internal commodities teams to forecast inflation impacts and model this to project future headwinds and risks to the UK&I Business PnL. • Created dashboards to track overall business sufficiency through different lenses such as channels, HFSS Compliant, RGM Levers, Vol/Mix & Pricing drivers, Mix Profitability. • Focused on RGM levers to improve £ per KG across all pack types and categories – RGM 101 & 301 Certified and completed all trainings.
• Established reporting structures for Capex and Opex tracking within the plant for Project Chandos which was to be reviewed monthly and quarterly in MEU Forums. • Implemented a repeatable reporting structure for Capex phasing and BI Opex for UK and Poland. • Worked cross-functionally to process ADR write off’s and improve communication between Manufacturing and AER. Also, cleared a 2 year backlog of assets and provisions which were managed throughout the year effectively to reduce any overall impacts to bottom line OI. • Performed financial analysis and credit risk assessments for major clients like Morrisons, Brandco Ltd, Transcend, THG Group, and Co-Op. Providing insights to the business to help protect cashflow through aiding decisions to reduce limits and review payment terms. • Led and facilitated financial ratios analysis, balance sheet reviews, and IBR analysis across manufacturing and credit risk. • Assisted with project management, forecasting, and reporting for multiple engineering and financial teams beyond my initial project Chandos and supporting plant controller with multiple GE improving projects and Triangulation across Line performance and losses.
• Conducted audits for Global Trade Finance, Conflicts of Interest, and Corporate Real Estate. • Developed Python scripts for data analytics, creating dashboards for audit purposes. • Evaluated conflict of interest policies for compliance with FCA MiFid II Regulations.
• During my placement as a hub we had a cost pressure of £30 million. I carried out a piece of work which identified we were underfunded on NICE drugs. Through forecasting expenditure and modelling future cost pressures depending on the TA Policy for different drugs, we as region gained extra allocation of £12 Million which helped ease the financial pressure, • I created and monitored NHS Drugs analysis and forecasting, reconciliation of £150 Million across the West Midlands for contracts worth £835 Million, • Monthly invoicing of NHS Trusts’ contracted activity across the West Midlands; accumulating to £1.5 billion, annually, • I assisted with drugs budget setting for the West Midland 2018/19 contracts. Taking into consideration forecast modelling, expenditure trends and NICE allocations. I worked directly with senior finance managers to produce forecasts including drug trend, inflation and growth assumptions. • I was the Finance lead analyst of the £40 million Alliance PET CT phase 1 national contract. I personally identified and resolved an invoicing issue within the contract resulting in an extra £250,000 income for the financial year, • I was directly involved with the creation of a National Tariff for HIV treatment; Creating a price model which would take into consideration patient complexity and attendances per complexity rather than one standard price. The new tariff will save the NHS £24 Million in comparison to current contractual payments. • I created various models which allow for analysis of expenditure for cardiac surgery, diagnostic imaging, Aranesp Drugs, Neurosurgery. This allowed us to challenge expenditure and reduce financial pressures on our hub, • Aiding Finance Managers with IR analysis, contract monitoring, closing and agreeing final 16/17 positions and CQUIN incentive calculations for NHS Trusts. • Enhanced my MS Excel skills as well as proficiency in the use of Oracle accounting software.
• I achieved and exceeded targets that are set, such as breaking the internal record for Mortgage Opportunities (43 Opportunities, £7.9 Million) and Agreements in Principle (23 AIP’S, £4.4 Million) • Further enhanced all customer relation skills, this is reflected in the customer feedback and managerial recognition received with positive feedback • Assessing customer’s eligibility for Home Purchase Plans, booking in new account openings, advising and resolving customer queries as well as maintaining and improving customer service and service call levels. This helped develop my interpersonal and negotiating skills. • Developed IT abilities in variety of software; EBS Banking software, Excel, Sales Force, Engage and the FIS Card systems. • I consistently demonstrated a responsible attitude, and trusted to work with sensitive data.