Paul Stevens

About

Versatile finance professional with broad experience in aspects of financial management. Interested in commercial finance roles/business partnering. Specialties: Contracting, pricing, modelling, performance management, effective controls, US/UK Gaap, systems development.

Experience

• AstraZeneca (15 yrs 5 mos)
  • Finance Business Partner - Global Operations Performance
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Lead Finance Business Partner - Pharmaceutical Technology & Development
    May 2020 - Apr 2023 · 3 yrs

  • EMEA Distribution & Regional Finance Business Partner
    Nov 2016 - May 2020 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• Accenture (3 yrs 10 mos)
  • Finance Manager
    Jun 2008 - Jan 2011 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Finance lead (Barclays account)

  • Finance Specialist
    Apr 2007 - May 2008 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Senior management account - (Barclays account)

• Management Accountant/Project Accountant at Balfour Beatty Plc
  Apr 2004 - Mar 2007 · 3 yrs

  Project accountant to support commercial activities on United Utilities annual maintenance contact - Liverpool Docks. Management accountant (Dual role) providing planning & reporting support for process & water engineering business unit.

• BW Davis Contractors Ltd (Greater Stoke-on-Trent Area)
  • Accountant
    Jan 1999 - Mar 2004 · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Company accountant for medium sized construction firm based in the West Midlands

  • Trainee Quantity Surveyor
    Jun 1994 - Dec 1998 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Trainee quantity surveyor, 4 year vocational placement with day release study programme