London Area, United Kingdom
Finance leader with 10+ years of international experience across FP&A, reporting, governance, and compliance. I currently lead finance for Microsoft’s EMEA IFM portfolio (via Cushman & Wakefield), supporting decision-making across 40+ countries through disciplined forecasting, executive insight, and strong financial control. I combine hands-on FP&A capability with senior stakeholder partnering—translating complex multi-country performance into clear actions, risks, and opportunities. I’m known for improving forecast discipline (delivering ~±1% forecast variance), strengthening governance, and driving operational efficiencies through standardization, automation, and analytics (Power BI / advanced Excel). Core strengths • Multi-country financial leadership (EMEA scale, enterprise complexity) • Budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, performance management • Governance, audit readiness, risk management, compliance (US GAAP / IFRS) • Executive advisory, stakeholder engagement, business partnering • Digital transformation, process optimization, reporting automation • Building and leading high-performing finance teams
• Lead finance operations and FP&A for Microsoft’s EMEA IFM portfolio across 40+ countries, owning budget governance, forecasting, performance reporting, and executive insights. • Drive disciplined forecasting and variance management, maintaining ~1% forecast variance, and translating performance into clear actions for operational and leadership stakeholders. • Partner with senior stakeholders across operations, procurement, and account leadership to influence decisions, manage financial risk, and identify cost optimization opportunities. • Strengthen financial controls, audit readiness, and compliance across multi-country reporting, aligning to US GAAP, internal standards, and local tax considerations. • Lead and develop finance professionals; embed standard ways of working, quality controls, and stakeholder service levels across the reporting cadence. • Deliver digital reporting improvements through Power BI and advanced Excel, increasing visibility, reducing manual effort, and improving consistency of regional submissions. • Support QBR/ABR cycles with concise executive storytelling—risks, opportunities, outlook, and mitigation actions across regions.
• Lead finance operations and FP&A for Microsoft’s EMEA IFM portfolio across 40+ countries, owning budget governance, forecasting, performance reporting, and executive insights. • Drive disciplined forecasting and variance management, maintaining ~1% forecast variance to influence decisions, manage financial risk, and identify cost optimization opportunities. • Strengthen financial controls, audit readiness, and compliance across multi-country reporting, aligning to US GAAP, internal standards, and local tax considerations. • Lead and develop finance professionals; embed standard ways of working, quality controls, and stakeholder service levels across the reporting cadence. • Deliver digital reporting improvements through Power BI and advanced Excel, increasing visibility, reducing manual effort, and improving consistency of regional submissions. • Support QBR/ABR cycles with concise executive storytelling—risks, opportunities, outlook, and mitigation actions across regions.
• Country leader and authorized signatory accountable for financial governance, compliance, operational integrity, and cross-functional leadership. • Owned financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management; ensured alignment with group objectives and local statutory requirements. • Managed risk and compliance across tax, labour, and regulatory topics; liaised with auditors/advisors and mitigated exposure through strong controls. • Led payroll/HR administration and workforce planning; supported talent decisions and cost planning with leadership.
• Managed end-to-end accounting activities (GL, AP/AR, inventory, revenue recognition) and supported month-end/year-end close. • Prepared IFRS-aligned financial statements and statutory reporting; ensured accuracy, reconciliation discipline, and compliance with local tax rules. • Delivered budgeting/forecasting support and sales controlling insights; tracked variances and recommended actions to improve margin/cost control. • Improved reporting quality and process efficiency through better templates, reconciliation routines, and stakeholder alignment.
• Managed payroll operations and compliance; ensured accurate processing aligned to wage, tax, and statutory requirements. • Supported closing activities, reconciliations, and reporting; prepared audit-ready documentation and resolved exceptions. • Coordinated with clients/vendors to streamline process flow and improve accuracy and cycle times.