Experience

The Health and Care Professions Council

• United Kingdom
• Public Safety
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Finance and Procurement

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  The Health and Care Professions Council are an organisation which regulates health, psychological and care professionals in the United Kingdom. They set standards, hold a register, quality assure education and investigate complaints. The HCPC is a statutory regulator of over 300,000 professionals from 15 health and care professions in the UK and its main purpose is to protect the public. The Head of Finance will develop financial policies, maintain the system of internal financial control in accordance with the Financial Regulations, support Council and Committees, and represent HCPC with external stakeholders. Leading the Finance and Procurement function and is responsible for finance operations, financial accounting and reporting, financial management and control, financial planning & analysis and treasury.



Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Finance

  • Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

  Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is one of the world’s leading children's hospitals. Great Ormond Street Hospital receives 237,908 outpatient visits and 43,218 inpatient visits every year (figures from 2018/19). Most of the children that are cared for are referred from other hospitals throughout the UK and overseas. There are 63 different clinical specialties at GOSH; the UK's widest range of specialist health services for children on one site. Reporting to the General Director, key responsibilities included: • Leading and managing the financial and business support services within the International & Private Care directorate (I&PC) • Execution of effective financial and business systems and processes within the directorate, establishing and maintaining appropriate systems and operating procedures, and leading a culture of constant quality improvement. • Capture and analysis of financial data, the associated data quality and the production of financial intelligence to support business performance monitoring and decision-making. • Generate financial analysis and input required to support new business cases, or assess proposals presented to the directorate.



CareTech

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Finance

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

  CareTech is a principled service provider working to deliver high quality, personalised care and support within a strongly person centred approach. Supporting adults with complex needs and care for children and young people, offering carefully designed programmes in specialist centres, many of which have schools attached. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, main areas of responsibility include: • Preparation of the monthly management accounts. Following the acquisition of the Cambian Group (annual turnover of c. £200m) to form the Enlarged Group (combined annual turnover of c.£400m), the role focuses on streamlining and merging the accounting and internal reporting processes. • Ownership of the Group’s management reporting and operational accounting function. • Overseeing the Management Accounts team of 9 individuals in total.



ABRSM

• United Kingdom
• Musicians
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head of Financial Management

  • Nov 2019 - Jan 2020

  ABRSM is the UK's largest music education body, one of its largest music publishers and the world's leading provider of music exams, holding over 650,000 assessments in more than 90 countries every year. Responsibilities included: • Managing team of 5 management accountants and provide timely and relevant information to budget holders, the executive team and trustees. • Business partnering approach to working with budget holders, ensuring the finance team is at the centre of decision making and improving the financial awareness of personnel across the organisation. • Support decision making across the organisation via new business cases for example, advising on financial trends, opportunities and risks.



Rail Safety and Standards Board

• London

• Head of Management Accounting

  • Nov 2014 - Oct 2019

  Responsible for managing the provision of budgeting and management reporting for the total business of RSSB. This includes all management accounts reporting, forecasts and budgeting. This will involve regular liaison and support with all departments and senior management as well as understanding and reacting to requests for information. Responsible for managing the provision of budgeting and management reporting for the total business of RSSB. This includes all management accounts reporting, forecasts and budgeting. This will involve regular liaison and support with all departments and senior management as well as understanding and reacting to requests for information.



Cerner Corporation

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • Apr 2014 - Jul 2014

  The Financial Analyst is the critical link between the Finance Organization and the operational business. By business partnering, reporting, planning and analysing I supported the rationale and number driven efficiency of the organisation. Core Responsibilities: Ownership of overall UK/Ireland profitability reporting. Analyse revenue, cost, margin and expenses and articulate variances from targets or prior. Drive forecasting and planning process for various business units. Serve as key contact for new client sales opportunities including ownership of pricing and involvement in client negotiations. Examine areas of risk and proposing mitigating actions. Identify opportunities for and support roll out of process improvements. Effectively communicate and discuss analysis and reports with executive and senior level management on a regular basis.



IBM Global Business Services

• Financial Management Consultant

  • Jul 2010 - Apr 2014

  As a Financial Management Consultant working in IBM Global Business Services I work on client projects either based at a client site or an IBM office. I work with clients to offer better ways for them to manage their finance, including planning, reporting and budgeting. The role involves analysing client data, researching best practice and presenting the results of this to clients to help them plan their next steps. All projects and roles are different, and this is a large part of the excitement of working in financial management consulting. The work contains a high degree of analytical content, and provides rewarding career opportunities.



London South Bank University

• Senior Financial Accountant

  • Sep 2009 - May 2010

  Job Purpose: To produce accurate and timely financial data to the level of trial balance and assist the Finance Manager in the preparation of monthly management accounts and annual financial statements. To assist in the day-to-day running of the Finance Department and provide cover for the Finance Manager when required. Job Purpose: To produce accurate and timely financial data to the level of trial balance and assist the Finance Manager in the preparation of monthly management accounts and annual financial statements. To assist in the day-to-day running of the Finance Department and provide cover for the Finance Manager when required.



IBM

• Marketing Analyst

  • Jul 2007 - Aug 2008

  Role involved personal contribution to increasing revenue, strengthening IBM as a global brand and helping to achieve business objectives, as well as gaining a whole range of new skills and knowledge. Responsibilities included advertising, working on market research, organising events, managing websites, creating newsletters PR and working with suppliers on design, print and production of new promotional materials. Role involved personal contribution to increasing revenue, strengthening IBM as a global brand and helping to achieve business objectives, as well as gaining a whole range of new skills and knowledge. Responsibilities included advertising, working on market research, organising events, managing websites, creating newsletters PR and working with suppliers on design, print and production of new promotional materials.