Experience

Causeway Technologies

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head of FP&A

  • Jan 2022 - Present



SIMS Consultancy Services Ltd

• High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

• Managing Director

  • Dec 2019 - Present



Fulmer Infant School

• Fulmer, Bucks

• School Governor

  • Jun 2018 - Present



Vandemoortele

• Belgium
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Financial Controller

  • Dec 2019 - Jan 2022



Atech Cloud

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

• Finance Director

  • Apr 2018 - Nov 2019

  • Responsible for all financial business operations, including FP&A, treasury, financial accounting, management accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, regulatory reporting, payroll and compliance• Act as a key spokesman for the business, managing expectations of and liaising with third party stakeholders; including banks, insurers and auditors• Responsible for the facilities department; ensuring that the building and services meets the needs of the employees• Responsible for the IT function; committed to adding value by improving productivity, collaboration, stability and security. • Responsible for the procurement function; delivering long term value to the business through cost reductions and mitigating legal risk• Responsible for the pricing strategy & competitive analysis, to generate competitive advantages to help generate new & profitable business opportunities• Responsible for financial planning and co-ordinating effective strategic resource allocation with the management team to support the execution of the business plan• Contribute to the achievement of Atech’s business objectives by developing, implementing and managing its financial strategy• Develop and implement an internal audit program to ensure that the financial procedures and regulations are complied with• Develop and maintain all necessary systems, policies and procedures to ensure effective and efficient financial management within the company, to support current and future growth• Finance business partnering with the Sales team, including commercialising key products and services• Responsible for the company cash management policies and external funding opportunities • Develop, review & execute the Business Plan with the other directors• To recruit, lead, motivate and train the Finance Department in order to meet the needs of the business. Show less

• Head Of Finance

  • Oct 2017 - Mar 2018

  • Responsible for all financial business operations, including FP&A, treasury, financial accounting, management accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, regulatory reporting, payroll and compliance• Act as a key spokesman for the business, managing expectations of and liaising with third party stakeholders; including banks, insurers and auditors• Responsible for financial planning and co-ordinating effective strategic resource allocation with the management team to support the execution of the business plan• Full P&L ownership for Atech ensuring the business is hitting profitability targets• Contribute to the achievement of Atech’s business objectives by developing, implementing and managing its financial strategy• Develop and implement an internal audit program to ensure that the financial procedures and regulations are complied with• Develop and maintain all necessary systems, policies and procedures to ensure effective and efficient financial management within the company, to support current and future growth• Finance business partnering with the Sales team, including commercialising key products and services• Responsible for the company cash management policies and external funding opportunities • To recruit, lead, motivate and train the Finance Department in order to meet the needs of the business.• Implemented a cost saving exercise that reduced spend across the business by 16.2% of company revenue. Show less



Continental

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

  • Nov 2015 - Oct 2017

  • Manage a team of 2 and provide assistance, support and guidance to the wider team.• Manage monthly Forecasting process and co-ordinate annual Budgeting process for 3 Business Units to Continental AG.• Act as a Finance Business Partner for Sales, Marketing & Pricing providing support to achieve BU strategic goals.• Support Logistics team with variable distribution cost forecasting. This involved redesigning the process so that it was standardised across all BU’s and then developing an executive summary (including an interactive dashboard) for monthly Senior Management review.• Management of customer rebates for responsible BU’s; ensuring that rebates are accrued accurately, credits raised promptly, whilst ensuring internal controls are adhered to.• Project member for several centrally led projects, including: (1) process standardisation across EMEA for casing collections & (2) developing strategy blueprints for a Business Unit Go To Market. Show less

• Finance Manager - Accounting

  • Apr 2014 - Oct 2015

  • Employee of the Year for 2014.• Ensure that all local and German Corporate monthly financial reporting deadlines are met.• Responsible for the preparation & commentary for the Monthly Finance Reporting Pack.• Manage a team of 8; providing leadership, supervision, guidance & support as required.• Manage, in co-ordination with Business Controlling and UK Group Holdings, the preparation of forecasts, budgets, business plans and funding plans for CTG.• Review the monthly VAT return and associated VAT reporting and ensure the timely submission of information to UK Group Holdings for inclusion in the Group VAT return.• Co-ordinate and prepare the computation, analysis and reporting of UK Corporation Tax and also the preparation of the monthly corporation tax forecast computations.• Manage inter-company key data reporting confirmations within tight corporate deadlines communicating with UK Group Holdings and other intercompany relationships.• Review all monthly Balance Sheet account reconciliations ensuring they are complete and accurate. Ensuring that all reconciling items are investigated & resolved in a timely manner.• Oversee the Accounts Payable department. Ensuring all expenses & invoices (including Intercompany) are paid by their due date and to ensure that supplier statement reconciliations are prepared regularly and any associated outstanding items are resolved promptly.• Oversee the provision & analysis of cost centre information for all budget holders.• Review and upload payroll journals.• Oversee Duty tax payments and ensure relevant processes are robust to ensure accurate HMRC payments are made.• Project Management for the implementation of an OCR system for Accounts Payable.• Business partnering for the C360 (truck fleet solutions) business unit.• Contact for external auditors for quarterly & annual external audit reviews. Show less

• Financial Accountant

  • Jan 2013 - Mar 2014

   Produce the monthly balance sheet and cash flow within Internal Corporate reporting deadlines. Produce the monthly forecast and annual budget for the balance sheet accounts and cash flow. Produce all monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including the resolution of any outstanding items. Generate the monthly management accounts for the C360 (truck fleet solutions) business unit. Within this role, I have been able to make several improvements which have resulted in more accurate reporting & more efficient processes.  VAT analysis (UK & ROI) along with Intrastat and ECSL reporting. Manage the inventory accounting system, including E-Trafic, stock reconciliations, stock revaluations and assistance with depot stock counts. Support the development & implementation of a new expenses system, Concur.  Manage the fixed asset register. This has involved the implementation of a new tagging process, in addition to ensuring the register is up to date and accurate in accordance to the 8th EU Directive. Act as an authorised Bank and BACS signatory. In addition, I have implemented a standardised approval process for weekly BACs payments. Provide ongoing support to the rest of the team to ensure its smooth running. Such as analyzing bank charges resulting in lower fees and initiating the process of sending electronic remittance advices to vendors and employees saving both time and reducing costs. Provide ongoing support and guidance to the rest of the UK company through the SAP FI key user role. This incorporates an annual review of all FI access rights. Show less



BAE Systems

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Treasury & Balance Sheet Accountant

  • Nov 2011 - Jan 2013

  • Responsible for daily reporting of cash position and posting cashbooks for 8 bank accounts. • Creation and recommendation of a new payment run process. Enhancing the efficiency of the dozen staff members involved. • Management of the petty cash process. This culminated in the initiation and removal of all 6 floats from the various offices with no resulting business impact. • Produce both weekly cash funding forecasts to Group and monthly cash flow forecasts. • Assist with the management and reporting of foreign exchange exposures (monthly FX report & management hedging arrangements and retimes). • Manage the intercompany settlement process. • Production of monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including resolution of any outstanding items. This also included balance sheet reconciliations for several smaller entities. • Maintenance of the fixed asset register. This included the processing of purchases, tagging, disposals, sales, transfers and depreciation. • Provide assistance with the preparation of the corporation tax analysis and reporting (including ownership of pooling fixed assets for c. £20m spend per annum). • VAT analysis along with Intrastat and ECSL reporting. Show less



Complete RPI

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Accountant

  • Dec 2009 - Nov 2011

  • Supervising two accounts clerks in the daily processing of bank receipts, payments to contractors and production of monthly client statements • Credit control including the issuing of legal documents for any overdue accounts • Sole responsibility for maintaining and reconciling five client accounts for external auditing. • Assisting with the external auditors • Position of trust, whereby allowed to authorise payments • Administrator rights for the company’s software package used to manage the company’s portfolio. This included responsibility for its maintenance and resolution of any issues which arose • Processing of Quarterly return of Non Resident Landlord Tax to HMRC including the annual return and issuing of annual certificates • Maintaining AP and AR ledgers and processing twice monthly payment runs • Assisting with the preparation of cash flow forecast and P&L forecasts • Ad hoc assistance to the Financial Controller including prepayments, Vat returns, accruals & assistance in preparation of year end accounts Show less



Barclays UK

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cashier (Part Time)

  • Sep 2005 - Aug 2007

• Cashier (Full time)

  • Oct 2004 - Aug 2005