Experience

BlueOptima

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Finance

  • Oct 2021 - Present



flyp

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Mar 2019 - Oct 2021



StayBeyond

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Manager / Analytics

  • Feb 2019 - Oct 2021

  • Managing all transactions, from accounts payable to accounts receivable • Producing granular Month-end management information including KPI dashboards • Financial statements and Group consolidation • Assist with year-end audit • Assist with budget-setting and forecasting processes • Ownership of balance sheet review & reconciliation, and forecast • Monitor all Cash Inflows and Outflows against budgets • Contribute to analytics function and portfolio (yield) management • Contribute to the business’ fundraising process • Play a big role in determining resource and capital allocation • Take responsibility for quantitative data to create meaningful analysis to lead business improvement and cost reductions • Understand the data points and the process of gathering data to automate it and become more reliable and efficient analysing the content, in order to give a better insight to the business. • Leading and participating as the key finance stakeholder in cross functional teams • Owning risks to the business and facilitating controls processes Show less



Hostmaker

• United Kingdom
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Feb 2019

  Working with the Finance director to ensure that Hostmaker's rapid growth is financially sustainable. Currently overseeing all Hostmaker cities (UK, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France), which includes:- Managing a team of 4 accountants and 2 bookkeepers, making sure the finance team is motivated and engaged.- Being involved in the audit and year end adjustments.- To define core business to allow management to effectively build the company strategy.- To design and implement controls / processes / procedures and reporting.- Preparation of management and financial accounts.- Working to month end reporting deadlines.- Interpretation of Business performance and KPIs providing commentary on trends and delivering insight analysis.- Work closely with finance director and analytics to create financial models to maximize growth.- Ensure the book-keeping, bank, payroll and tax matters are in are order.- Balance sheet reconciliations and inter company accounts are up to date.- Oversee, in-source and build-up the accounting and consolidation of Hostmaker's international operations.- Assist to investors, company general duties and ad - hoc requests within other Hostmaker departments. Show less

• Junior Accountant

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  Working with the Finance director to ensure that Hostmaker's rapid growth is financially sustainable. Currently managing the accounting / finance for the cities of London and Barcelona, which includes:- To design and implement controls/ processes/ procedures and reporting.- Preparation of management and financial accounts.- AP/AR/bank/payroll.- Ensure the book-keeping, payroll and tax matters are in are order.- Assist to investors, company general duties and ad - hoc requests within other Hostmaker departments. Show less



PepsiCo

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

• Financial Planning & Analysis associate

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  ▪ Ensure a correct tracking of the monthly results of the functions across IBERIA (Spain and Portugal) and providing detail explanations of any variations versus Annual Operational Planning. ▪ Actively participate in month-end closing process with pre-close analysis/cause of changes, analyzing business drivers and generating value added information. ▪ Provide information to other departments as required. ▪ Ensure a correct tracking of the monthly results of the functions across IBERIA (Spain and Portugal) and providing detail explanations of any variations versus Annual Operational Planning. ▪ Actively participate in month-end closing process with pre-close analysis/cause of changes, analyzing business drivers and generating value added information. ▪ Provide information to other departments as required.



Marsh McLennan

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Credit risk - Insurance broker

  • Jun 2014 - Jan 2016

  ▪ Analyzing buyer’s financial statements, assessing the Company, and trying to increase the credit limit granted by the insurer, in case that limit was lower than requested. This provides me good knowledge while dealing with company’s analysts. ▪ Reviewing different kind of policies and handling the renewals. ▪ Monitoring each incidence of our insureds and assisting them so that every claim may be indemnified. ▪ Analyzing buyer’s financial statements, assessing the Company, and trying to increase the credit limit granted by the insurer, in case that limit was lower than requested. This provides me good knowledge while dealing with company’s analysts. ▪ Reviewing different kind of policies and handling the renewals. ▪ Monitoring each incidence of our insureds and assisting them so that every claim may be indemnified.



Prysmian Group

• Italy
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sourcing Analyst intern

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

  ▪ General Cable gave me the opportunity to develop myself in a multinational purchasing area. They provided me the abilities to negotiate with suppliers in base to reduce costs. ▪ Also, I made several comparatives and benchmarking and I had to choose the best, in order to minimize costs of purchasing. ▪ General Cable gave me the opportunity to develop myself in a multinational purchasing area. They provided me the abilities to negotiate with suppliers in base to reduce costs. ▪ Also, I made several comparatives and benchmarking and I had to choose the best, in order to minimize costs of purchasing.



DHL

• Germany
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Export department intern

  • Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

  ▪Reviewing that documentation (Bill of Lading or DUA) of the shipments was correct. ▪Controlling the arrivals and departures of vessels. ▪Making comparatives of shipment’s costs. ▪Reviewing that documentation (Bill of Lading or DUA) of the shipments was correct. ▪Controlling the arrivals and departures of vessels. ▪Making comparatives of shipment’s costs.