Experience

PERLE HOTELS LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Financial Controller

  • Feb 2022 - Present



The HEINEKEN Company

• Netherlands
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Epos manager

  • May 2019 - Jan 2022

  Driving profitability in Heineken’s star pubs and bars managed pubs division using data insights with zonal and Powerbi A fast changing environment in an inspirational company Using Power BI and the Zonal EPOS data of over 100 managed sites to unlock the potential in our extensive L&T estateGiving real time visibility and flagging opportunities in a constantly changing covid landscape.Supporting operators and Heineken together to achieve maximum sales and profitability. Implementing, developing and nurturing Swifty the new Heineken loyalty and payment app in conjunction with The Only Way TOGO. It is fully integrated with zonal as an Order and Pay app and was introduced on July 4th 2020 Reopening day.



Macdonald Hotels & Resorts

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• FD Food & Beverage

  • Nov 2017 - May 2019

  “Eliminating, simplifying and automating”Exciting times making the most of significant investment in new zonal till system and procure wizard purchasing system over 35 hotels. Implementing fully integrated liquor stock systems Driving sales and profitability with improved visibility via power BI “Eliminating, simplifying and automating”Exciting times making the most of significant investment in new zonal till system and procure wizard purchasing system over 35 hotels. Implementing fully integrated liquor stock systems Driving sales and profitability with improved visibility via power BI



Blackwood Homes and Care

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Finance Specialist

  • Aug 2017 - Nov 2017

  Systems and support to FD - 12 week role with a commercial view applied to every part . An inspiring organisation and team Systems and support to FD - 12 week role with a commercial view applied to every part . An inspiring organisation and team



Dobbies Garden Centres

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  Finance manager with responsibility for property and balance sheet“Got under bonnet straight away”“Picked up systems incredibly quickly and homed in on issues”Identified and resolved accounting and IT issues.Identified opportunities to make significant amounts of money Finance manager with responsibility for property and balance sheet“Got under bonnet straight away”“Picked up systems incredibly quickly and homed in on issues”Identified and resolved accounting and IT issues.Identified opportunities to make significant amounts of money



Wilkies Ltd

• Finance Director

  • Jan 2002 - Aug 2015

  Returned multi site retail business to profitability with my co directors. Overhauled paper based systems over a multi branch environment to state of art-real time fully automated state resulting in "the best information any retailer I know has got "Selected, negotiated and implemented retail stock, merchandising and till system linked into accounting system to give up to date sales and margin informationIntroduced automatic reporting by email of daily and weekly results and automated concession reporting and self invoicing.Developed customer analysis system to enable outstandingly effective targeted marketing Developed fully automated stock, sales and margin reporting including advanced links for replenishment to concession partners to maximise sales and margin.Set up website and identified trends and opportunities with Google analytics



BBR Systems Ltd

• Finance Manager/ Customer Services Manager

  • Apr 1996 - Jul 2001

  Set up Hi tech American inward investment manufacturing plant to supply Brand Rex in Glenrothes.Selected, planned and Implemented ERP BOM based systems for £15m factory.Facilitated smooth transition of supply from North Carolina to Glenrothes.Reclaimed significant import duty previously overpaid.Expanded into Italy and Far East. Set up Hi tech American inward investment manufacturing plant to supply Brand Rex in Glenrothes.Selected, planned and Implemented ERP BOM based systems for £15m factory.Facilitated smooth transition of supply from North Carolina to Glenrothes.Reclaimed significant import duty previously overpaid.Expanded into Italy and Far East.



United Biscuits -McVities

• Cost and management accountant

  • 1994 - 1996

  Cost Accountant in biscuit factory - 1 st experience with legacy systemsChocolate refinery accountant Cost Accountant in biscuit factory - 1 st experience with legacy systemsChocolate refinery accountant



United Biscuits - Terrys

• Accountant

  • 1994 - 1994

  Secondment to Chocometz in Metz France Developed into corporate finance role in disposal of businesses within Terrys including Chocometz ( France) , Aura ( Genova, Italy ), Terrys of York and Bridgend to Kraft. Secondment to Chocometz in Metz France Developed into corporate finance role in disposal of businesses within Terrys including Chocometz ( France) , Aura ( Genova, Italy ), Terrys of York and Bridgend to Kraft.



United Biscuits - Gyori Keksz Ltd

• Accountant

  • 1993 - 1994

  Secondment to largest biscuit manufacturer in Hungary Secondment to largest biscuit manufacturer in Hungary



United Biscuits

• United Kingdom
• Food Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Internal Auditor

  • 1991 - 1994

  UB European auditor with secondments to:Chocolate factory in Genova ItalyCrisp Factory in Pomezia Rome Italy Distribution in Munich and TurinFish Factory in Grimsby UB European auditor with secondments to:Chocolate factory in Genova ItalyCrisp Factory in Pomezia Rome Italy Distribution in Munich and TurinFish Factory in Grimsby



Stoy Hayward Ltd

• Accountant

  • 1987 - 1991

  ACA traineeAuditing and accounting for multi national to small company clients including CWE, Meridian Hotels, Richard Ellis, Caparo Steel and Ancasta ACA traineeAuditing and accounting for multi national to small company clients including CWE, Meridian Hotels, Richard Ellis, Caparo Steel and Ancasta