Richard Gardner

Global Head of Brokerage Operations at BGC Partners

Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

About

ACCA qualified accountant - 15 years PQE 13 years experience in multiple aspects of a leading inter-dealer broker and financial services provider's finance department

Experience

  • BGC Partners (27 yrs 11 mos)
    • Global Head of Brokerage Operations
      Oct 2012 - Present · 13 yrs 10 mos

      Responsible for all aspects of trade capture for brokerage, billing and collections globally. - Integration of all front and middle office trade capture systems to facilitate brokerage invoicing. - New business implementations and acquisition implementations, technology change management. - Middle Office function - static data, trade processing and brokerage calculation controls, brokerage queries and amendments. - Client Services management - client invoicing, liaison, issue resolution and brokerage collections. - Internal and external reporting for invoiced brokerage revenues and receivables.

    • Business Integration and Finance Development Manager
      Jan 2010 - Oct 2012 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Integration of new business through M&A or internal expansion: - Initial due dilligence - Acquisition accounting - Integration of financial systems, staff and processes Finance Development: Identification of systems and processes within Finance requiring enhancement or change and the design and implementation of appropriate solutions to achieve this through project management of applicable Finance and IT resources.

    • Head of Finance Projects
      Apr 2008 - Dec 2009 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Global Oracle Implementation (GL/AP/FA) - Continental Europe Implementation of Oracle Purchasing and iExpense modules Management of Financial Accounting & Control team for process change implementation

  • Audit/Accounting senior/supervisor/manager at Rowland Hall
    Sep 1989 - Sep 1998 · 9 yrs 1 mo

    Small accounting practice where I trained and qualified as ACCA. Experience of all aspects of accounts preparation, audit and financial advice/services to clients across a range of industries. Joined as junior member of staff and became a qualified manager providing support to partners and management of my own clients during a 9 year period.