Experience

WINDEATTS SOLICITORS LLP

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Practice Manager

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Devon, England, United Kingdom



OptaSense

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Administrator at OptaSense Ltd

  • Jul 2019 - Nov 2021

  Farnborough, England, United Kingdom



NDC Services Ltd

• Office Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Jul 2019

  Addlestone I support the business by undertaking several roles, from managing the day to day running of the office to dealing with the accounts, quality management system and company HR. Within SLC I am responsible for the accounts and provide support to the Training Manager for this very new company.



QinetiQ Training & Simulation

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project and Finance Support Manager

  • Nov 2015 - Jul 2019

  Camberley, Surrey, UK I support the Finance department and Operations department by business partnering with project teams to ensure project costs are managed correctly while monitoring impact on company cash flow. I also work with the Legal department to negotiate commercial contracts. Key achievements • Covered for Financial Controller and Company Secretary. • Delivered a project to automate monthly finance models (including utilisation, cash-flow, fixed asset register, prepayments and PO… Show more I support the Finance department and Operations department by business partnering with project teams to ensure project costs are managed correctly while monitoring impact on company cash flow. I also work with the Legal department to negotiate commercial contracts. Key achievements • Covered for Financial Controller and Company Secretary. • Delivered a project to automate monthly finance models (including utilisation, cash-flow, fixed asset register, prepayments and PO accruals) reducing Finance resource required by 50%. • Built a Project Management Office space on the company intranet to act as a single point of truth for employees, promote knowledge collaboration, deliver training, and provide tools. • Created a toolset to calculate profit margins and report on project health, saving five days of project management time per month. • Developed and regularly deliver the Finance department’s new starter programme. • Spearheaded NSC’s annual Corporation Tax Research and Development Tax Relief submission, saving the company circa £100,000 per year.

• Project and Finance Support (following 11 months maternity leave)

  • Oct 2011 - Oct 2015

  Camberley, Surrey, UK I assisted the Finance Manager with month end accounting and provided project managers with project cost data. I also had sole responsibility for all company sales invoicing and monitored associate contracts. Key achievements • Implemented a Management Information System, de-risking an unsupported environment. This involved migrating data from legacy systems, acceptance testing, user training and overseeing go live. • Built a multifaceted Excel tool to provide project managers with… Show more I assisted the Finance Manager with month end accounting and provided project managers with project cost data. I also had sole responsibility for all company sales invoicing and monitored associate contracts. Key achievements • Implemented a Management Information System, de-risking an unsupported environment. This involved migrating data from legacy systems, acceptance testing, user training and overseeing go live. • Built a multifaceted Excel tool to provide project managers with monthly project reporting data.



QinetiQ Training & Simulation

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Administration and Security Manager

  • Mar 2003 - Nov 2010

  Camberley, Surrey, UK I managed a team of three direct reports for all aspects of company administration, office and facilities management, tenancy issues, and company security. Key achievements • Managed and streamlined the process for employee security vetting. • Implemented new budget and utilisation tracking capability. • Refined the sales invoicing process, substantially improving cash flow.