Experience

Pottermore

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Finance, Publishing

  • May 2017 - Present



The Walt Disney Company

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Manager, EMEA Marketing and Franchise Management

  • Aug 2012 - Mar 2017

  Two-fold role to maximise the net contribution of key titles across all EMEA business units, along with the efficient use of resources to support the transition from traditional to digital media:- Franchise financials: helped define and develop a cross-company P&L by title and Franchise- Analysis support: worked closely with the three EMEA Franchise VPs, along with preparation of the Franchise review deck for each forecast cycle and the Strategic Plan.- Marketing consolidation and analysis cross-company: led project to standardise coding of marketing costs by G/L account.- Strategic Marketing Agency: provided finance support to help manage contracts & track performance.- Communication: timely engagement with local Franchise & Marketing Finance leads on deliverables.- Regional marketing cost centres: Forecast / Budget and Close reviews, and managed cost allocation process to the lines of business.

• Finance Manager, UK Consumer Products, Franchise & Marketing

  • Apr 2010 - Jul 2012

  Managed the Forecast & Budget process for UK Publishing, and provided guidance to two senior analysts working on UK Licensing. Developed and maintained the Franchise & Key Title reporting tool for EMEA region. Forecast / Budget support for the UK Marketing teams.

• Finance Manager, EMEA Consumer Products - Apparel, Accessories, Footwear

  • Oct 2007 - Mar 2010

  Provided finance support to Accessories, Footwear and Creative Directors, including:- Specific analysis and support for the UK, Germany and Nordic market teams covering forecast, close and any contract issues.- Reviewed royalty Forecast / Budget by market in detail, identify key questions and present findings to the Regional Senior Management. - Strategic analyses on specific product categories and countries in the EMEA region.

• Senior Finance Analyst, EMEA Consumer Products - Apparel, Accessories, Footwear

  • Apr 2005 - Sep 2007

  - Close process management - revenue accrual review, contract review, accounting adjustments.- Forecast / Budget process - Strategic Plan - updating and building new outputs for the model, and carrying out any offline analyses.



London Stock Exchange

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Business Accountant

  • Dec 2003 - Mar 2005

  Provided finance support to Issuer Services, Regulatory News Service (RNS), Media Centre, Property and other central cost areas (T/O c£50m, costs c45% of Group)- Prepared monthly accounts for the business areas (e.g. payroll and adjustment journals, balance sheet reconciliations).- Created and maintained a P&L analysis workbook for the Investor Relations team.- Provided support for creating Budget, Board and CEO Committee papers, and analyst FAQs on my business areas.- Provided finance support for an Outsourcing Project and Strategic Property Review.



BP Chemicals

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Performance Analyst, Sales & Marketing, European Polymers Division

  • Aug 2003 - Oct 2003

  Short-term contract to set up KPIs for the Sales & Marketing department of the European polymers division:- Worked with external consultants in collating data, creating a central database and defining a process and timetable for ongoing data collation. - Produced a presentation deck for each product grade showing market share, price/margin against market benchmarks, product price / volume mix variances, and customer mixes. Short-term contract to set up KPIs for the Sales & Marketing department of the European polymers division:- Worked with external consultants in collating data, creating a central database and defining a process and timetable for ongoing data collation. - Produced a presentation deck for each product grade showing market share, price/margin against market benchmarks, product price / volume mix variances, and customer mixes.



Thomson Reuters

• Canada
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Graduate Trainee; FP&A Analyst

  • Jan 2000 - Jun 2003

  Joined the 3-year Financial Management Graduate Trainee scheme, including, sponsorship for the CIMA qualification, with assignments in:Reuters Treasury Services, London (Apr 2002 – Jun 2003)Financial Planning & Analysis Executive, Business Planning DepartmentReuters AG, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany (Feb 2001 – Mar 2002)Finance Analyst, Management Accounting DepartmentReuters SA, Geneva, Switzerland (Feb 2001 – Mar 2002)Financial Analyst, EMEA Consolidation Team



Citi Group

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

• Trade Support & Projects Analyst, Structured Equity Derivatives

  • Dec 1997 - Sep 1998