Experience

Tarsus Group

• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head Of Finance

  • Feb 2018 - Present



Confidential (In stealth mode)

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Business & Finance Transformation Manager

  • Jun 2017 - Jan 2018

  Due to significant changes in ownership of the business, the Board of Directors have created a Transformation project team to guide and implement process improvements as part of the change management initiative throughout the organization. These changes involve restructuring all business units operating under the Corporate group in terms of their structure, operational activities, developing core values and driving a cultural change to enhance the performance. • Follow a lean six sigma approach to the initial investigation • Gather data available from each department whilst holding interviews with department heads to understand any road blocks being faced and what is working well • Perform SWOT analysis for each of the departments post data collection • Develop SOPs and desk procedures to map our current processes with each department • Review financial data and how the finance team is structured to determine the non-value add steps in a process and identify which manual processes could be automated. • Perform value stream mapping to help determine where waste can be removed • Hold brainstorming sessions and develop stakeholder analysis charts • Map out the entire hierarchy and identify where the organization is flat with too many direct reports to a single person • Deliver to the BOD an initial finding and recommendation executive report with implementation plan and timeline



PepsiCo

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• AMEA BIS Finance Planning Manager

  • May 2012 - May 2017

  • Lead and manage a cross matrix financial reporting team covering various regions (China, Thailand, Australia and Dubai) to produce time sensitive deliverables • Consolidation of Sector budget based on 5 regional inputs for short and long term business plans to give a realistic financial project aligned to the corporate priorities in place • Prepare and analyze regional quarterly forecast and yearly financial AOP and enforce controls to achieve forecast accuracy • Responsible for building the financial models used to report data back to the corporate which have since been globally adapted • Provide key interactions to all functional heads on financial assumptions to be included and work in an efficient and cohesive manner to achieve agreed deadlines and quality of output with all key stakeholders (local, regional and Global) • Produce monthly financial results and analysis reports based on company requirements, national regulations and international standard (US GAAP) • Prepare Year-end closing, quarterly and annual analysis reports which are presented back to the Global Corporate head office detailing the significant variations to forecast. • Analyze and work out optimization proposal for Risk & Ops expenses based on the changing market dynamics to ensure variances to forecast are limited • Leader for Financial reporting streamline initiatives for all finance policies, procedures and systems, to improve the overall service of the Finance team • Manage all transactions pertaining to our Financial Services Hub (based out of Singapore) including the Accounts Receivable/Payable balance control • Sector Wide Productivity tracking and reporting of actual results • Capital Management and proactive inputs provided to functional heads to ensure corporate guidelines are followed for any investments being made from a financial perspective • Sector super User and Admin for the Hyperion & Essbase Reporting tool used to upload financial results to the Global Corporation



General Motors Africa & Middle East

• United Arab Emirates
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Vehicle Pricing Analyst

  • Oct 2009 - Apr 2012

  Vehicle Pricing:• Build price walk from retail price down to EBIT level• Ensure provisions for sales allowances, structural costs, material costs and product services are covered• Negotiate an agreed transfer price with multiple source plants globally• Ensure corporate profitability is achieved • Develop future pricing for new launches / next generation models• Prepare market validation review plans for all new carlines including market strategy, price ladder, comparably equipped walks.• Load all vehicle prices (dealer and transfer price) into BARS system in a timely manner to ensure invoicing and shipment of vehicles to the Middle East region are not delayed.• Developed price anomaly process to ensure price increases across all trims of a particular carline are unilaterally the same.• Developed manual process for invoicing, pricing and tracking for the new launch of the MY13 Malibu to the regionMonthly PLP/Forecasting to CM:• Preparation of monthly wholesale volume report by carline, region, brand, source plant• Preparation of the monthly PLP actual report and perform variance analysis vs. budget• CY Forecast profit walk preparation, consolidation, analysis and submission to GM HQ• Prepare and consolidated the internal Financial summary report used for presentation with the leadership for the Forecast review• Variance analysis vs. Budget, prior year, previous forecasts, quarters which is then submitted to GM HQ• Potential upside/downside chartBusiness Plan (Budget:• Prepare and develop the CY Business Plan up to CM• Develop new budget templates to provide a profit walk down to the Net Income for review with the leadership team• Prepare Budget proposal for review to GM HQ including various analysis reports and walks for comparison purposes.

• Financial & Forecasting Analyst

  • Oct 2007 - Oct 2009

  Month end Closing• Provide GL account coding to AP team for expenses and bank entries.• Calculate and provide documentation for month-end accruals for SAP & Eledger JV’s• Analysis SAP postings and make an necessary reclassifications• Rebill expenses to other Allied Units• Prepare and execute the Recurring entries for PR Paid rent, keep track of refundable deposits.• Review and reconcile the advances made to suppliers.• Performing Account reconciliation• Complete internal/external reporting requirements including• Preparation and consolidation of the wholesale volume achieved • Preparation of the PLP actual month and the Forecast including ACM calculation• Analysis is prepared to compare the actual month v’s forecast for the PLP• Flash Preparation and analysis of the financial results with submission to LAAM HQ• EBIT Major variance explanations and submission to LAAM HQ• Actual month’s profit walk preparation & submission to LAAM HQ• CY profit walk (forecast) preparation, consolidation, analysis and submission to LAAM• Prepare and consolidated the internal Financial summary report used for presentation with the leadership for the Forecast review.• Variance analysis v’s Budget, prior year, previous forecasts, quarters which is then submitted to LAAM HQ• Potential upside/downside chartStructural Cost • Update the budget reports sent to the budget owners to reflect the current month spendingBusiness Plan (Budget)• Support in the Business Plan preparation process• Prepare the new budget template to provide a profit walk down to the Net Income for review with the leadership team• Prepare Budget proposed for 4 outer years Fixed assets management• Open Projects tracking for each new AR opened.• Track and all expenses related to the AR and capitalize when necessary

• Accounts Payable Accountant

  • Dec 2004 - Oct 2007

• Parts Pricing Analyst

  • Dec 2003 - Dec 2004



Argos

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Jewellery Department Manager

  • May 1997 - Jun 2003

  • Was invited by the Company to liase directly with key accounts to deal with specific VAT invoices • Involved with payroll duties including calculating Inland Revenue tax and national insurance payments • Had to complete the tax return each year and kept accounting records of all expenditure the department occurred • Was involved in preparing my department for the yearly audit carried out • Successfully set and achieved budget performance targets for, sales, cost reduction and customer service levels within a ‘best practice’ and competitively benchmarked operational environment • Maintained working capital efficiency through effective stock control whilst working closely with supply chain to enable ‘just in time’ replenishment • Developed and delivered training programmes to other store outlets and responsible for all the Human Resource aspect of the business • Responsible for day-to-day co-ordination of staff duties whilst driving continuous improvement methods and practices • Dealt with all technical sales queries in addition to general retail administration duties