Ben Conway - General Manager / Doctoral Student
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Experience
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AgReserves, Inc.
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United States
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Farming
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200 - 300 Employee
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General Manager
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Jun 2015 - Present
• Managing Director of all UK entities• Oversee senior management staff for Operations and Finance• Lead for UK land transactions, involving negotiation, contract review, production integration, etc.• Marketing of food production• Led in procurement transactions up to £30M• UK point of Interface with C-Suite in the US• Develop and implement strategic opportunities for UK operations• Focused on Business Process Improvement and developing a high performing team
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Financial Controller
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Jul 2010 - May 2015
• Budgeting and Forecasting of CAPEX and OPEX for all UK entities and consolidation• Management of P&L and Balance Sheet for all UK entities and consolidation• Preparation of Statutory Accounts for all UK entities including consolidation and USGAAP audit schedules for US parent company and global consolidation• Preparation of Investment analysis and associated documentation for investment acquisitions• Experience of technical entity changes affecting finance; Hive up, ledger consolidations, ledger transitions• Selected to participate in the Corporate Management development program• Treasury management• Tax management• Company Secretary for UK entities• Continuation of some previous duties
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Assistant Controller
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Apr 2008 - Jun 2010
• Preparation of CAPEX and OPEX budgets for each operational unit and consolidation schedules• Management of P&L and Balance Sheet for all UK entities and consolidation• Preparation of Statutory Accounts for all UK entities including consolidation and preparation of USGAAP audit schedules for US parent company and global consolidation• Part of the project management team for implementing a new ledger model in the UK• International Internal Audit experience• Continuation of some previous duties
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Finance Supervisor
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Mar 2005 - Apr 2008
• Management of P&L and Balance Sheet for all UK entities and consolidation• Preparation of Statutory Accounts for all UK entities including consolidation and preparation of USGAAP audit schedules for US parent company and global consolidation• Preparation and filing of VAT Returns• Management of Finance Team• Part of the management team for producing Strategic Vision Business Plan for all UK entities• Continuation of some previous duties
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Graduate Accountant
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Feb 2004 - Mar 2005
• Production and presentation of monthly management reporting package for all business divisions and ad hoc reports as required• Preparation of monthly reconciliations and necessary ledger journals for all UK entities
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Education
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Cranfield University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD -
Cranfield University
Master of Science - MSc, Operations Excellence -
Harper Adams University
Master of Science - MSc, Sustainable Agriculture -
Chartered Management Institute
CMgr FCMI, Chartered Manager -
BPP
ACMA, Accounting and Business/Management -
The Knowledge Academy
CLSSBB, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt -
The Knowledge Academy
CLSSGB, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt -
The Knowledge Academy
PRINCE2 Practitioner, PRINCE2 -
The Knowledge Academy
PRINCE2 Foundation, PRINCE2