Mary Laws
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Caroline Taylor
Mary is an excellent FD. A reporting guru who is able to translate numbers into a narrative on performance that aids forecasting. She also invested many hours in training non-financially minded people in the team to grasp the commercials of business. Couldn’t recommend her more highly if you need a highly skilled numbers person to join and upskill your team.
Joanna Verney
Our business is a CIC. When we transferred over from a partnership to a CIC in 2018 we required more comprehensive financial and business goal guidance. We also needed an accountant competent in end of year account managing for CICs and limited companies. Mary brings all of that knowledge and experience with no fuss. For our small business having someone we can contact easily and delivers us information in a way we can easily understand is so important. Mary has been a fantastic resource for our business and we will continue to contract her for financial advice and end of year accounting.
Caroline Taylor
Mary is an excellent FD. A reporting guru who is able to translate numbers into a narrative on performance that aids forecasting. She also invested many hours in training non-financially minded people in the team to grasp the commercials of business. Couldn’t recommend her more highly if you need a highly skilled numbers person to join and upskill your team.
Joanna Verney
Our business is a CIC. When we transferred over from a partnership to a CIC in 2018 we required more comprehensive financial and business goal guidance. We also needed an accountant competent in end of year account managing for CICs and limited companies. Mary brings all of that knowledge and experience with no fuss. For our small business having someone we can contact easily and delivers us information in a way we can easily understand is so important. Mary has been a fantastic resource for our business and we will continue to contract her for financial advice and end of year accounting.
Caroline Taylor
Mary is an excellent FD. A reporting guru who is able to translate numbers into a narrative on performance that aids forecasting. She also invested many hours in training non-financially minded people in the team to grasp the commercials of business. Couldn’t recommend her more highly if you need a highly skilled numbers person to join and upskill your team.
Joanna Verney
Our business is a CIC. When we transferred over from a partnership to a CIC in 2018 we required more comprehensive financial and business goal guidance. We also needed an accountant competent in end of year account managing for CICs and limited companies. Mary brings all of that knowledge and experience with no fuss. For our small business having someone we can contact easily and delivers us information in a way we can easily understand is so important. Mary has been a fantastic resource for our business and we will continue to contract her for financial advice and end of year accounting.
Caroline Taylor
Mary is an excellent FD. A reporting guru who is able to translate numbers into a narrative on performance that aids forecasting. She also invested many hours in training non-financially minded people in the team to grasp the commercials of business. Couldn’t recommend her more highly if you need a highly skilled numbers person to join and upskill your team.
Joanna Verney
Our business is a CIC. When we transferred over from a partnership to a CIC in 2018 we required more comprehensive financial and business goal guidance. We also needed an accountant competent in end of year account managing for CICs and limited companies. Mary brings all of that knowledge and experience with no fuss. For our small business having someone we can contact easily and delivers us information in a way we can easily understand is so important. Mary has been a fantastic resource for our business and we will continue to contract her for financial advice and end of year accounting.
Credentials
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ACMA
CIMA
Experience
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Insocius
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance Director
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Jul 2021 - Present
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Broomleaf Ltd
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Accounting
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Director
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Jan 2020 - Present
Accounting and finance - Kent and London Working with: Owner-managed business Ltd companies Creative professional services - Media/Marketing SMEs CICs Partnerships Retailers Delivering finance without fuss or complexity. Providing commercial reassurance to organisations that need it. Relieving business owners and leaders of the burden of financial and company administration to enable them to focus on the goals of the organisation. Accounting and finance - Kent and London Working with: Owner-managed business Ltd companies Creative professional services - Media/Marketing SMEs CICs Partnerships Retailers Delivering finance without fuss or complexity. Providing commercial reassurance to organisations that need it. Relieving business owners and leaders of the burden of financial and company administration to enable them to focus on the goals of the organisation.
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MullenLowe Group
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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CFO Global Clients (Unilever)
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Jul 2020 - Mar 2021
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Global Finance and Operations Director
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Feb 2012 - Jul 2020
ForecastingSystems implementation for group reportingAligning operational & commercial decisions with strategyForecasting and variance analysis with executiveFinance function leadershipCommercial coaching for senior practitioners (sales, contracts, profitability)Business sale 2017Post acquisition systems and operational integrationChair of operational board / Member of the boardSupport and finance team creation and leadership Participation in business strategy settingDeveloping a scoreboard and implementing action-focussed methodology for execution of business strategy (4DX)Monthly financial and commercial reporting to the group, boards and businessVariance analysisAccreditation of salt as a founding B CorpPutting in place EMI share scheme prior to saleOversight of both London & Singapore (payables, tax, audit)Leader of negotiations for client and supplier negotiations Office move project oversight x 2Commercial development of new service offering (pricing, resourcing, market analysis, review and expansion)Continuous ROI assessment of investment activities (technology investment, international expansion)Cash flow managementEstablishing and incorporating international subsidiary Strategic commercial advice for HRManagement of outsourced IT function Show less
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Financial Controller
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Feb 2010 - Feb 2012
Attendance at the executive boardDeveloping new commercial reporting platform for divisional leaders to support restructure Establishing an in-house finance function Development, review and embedding existing ERP systemManagement of finance functions (outsourced: payables, reporting, audit, tax)Implementation and review of incentive schemeReviewing and establishing improved billing processNegotiations with client procurement & contracts Improvement in cashflows overall by 4 monthsDevelopment of financial performance reporting pack for executive boardImplementation of forecasting for divisional leadersNew method for assessing profitability: cascadeOverheads budgeting and budget managementLine management of support functions (admin, office)Review and replacement of IT service provision Show less
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Commercial Accountant
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Nov 2008 - Jan 2010
Scoping and implementation of a new timesheet systemDevelopment of a commercial reporting structureRegular commercial reporting and reviewRevenue forecastingSupplier contract negotiationsTime, revenue and business analysis across multiple clients and service offeringsImplementing a new commercial structure including Master Service Agreements for all new clientsParticipation in the pitch processClient remuneration reviewsDeveloping remuneration structures for new clients (fees, commission, PRF, rate cards etc)Client contract negotiationsInput into company-wide restructure Show less
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Management Accountant
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Sep 2005 - Nov 2008
Recruitment and Supervision of 2 staff responsible for: Bank reconciliations, non-trade payables, VAT returns, overhead analysis, fixed asset reconciliations, petty cash maintenance and reconciliationIncome forecastingCost accruals and forecasting, budget holder liaisonVariance analysisManagement Accounts preparationPayrollStaff cost forecastingStatutory ReportingAuditBank reconciliations and treasury managementDevelopment of new management accounting package (Excel based)Systems developmentDue diligence for share salesAcquisition AccountingInput into working capital model development Show less
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Management Accountant
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Jan 2005 - Sep 2005
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Saatchi & Saatchi
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Financial Accountant
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Apr 2003 - Dec 2004
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Education
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2005 - 2008
CIMA
ACMA, Management Accounts -
1999 - 2002
University of Southampton
BSc, Management Science
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