Experience

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  The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire

  • United Kingdom
  • Environmental Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Head of Finance

    • Jul 2021 - Present

    Taking the newly implemented accounting system and ensuring it met the needs of the trust. Improving systems for reporting, budgeting, cashflow and control/ reporting of restricted funds. The role involves running a team of 2 accounts staff and 2 Project administrators.

  • Interim Senior Charity Accountant

    • Aug 2019 - Jun 2021

    I was originally employed to help migrate the trust to new accounting software. I took on this role as I wanted to enter the Charity sector.

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  Spearmark International

  • Cambridgeshire

  • Finance & IT Director

    • Jul 1998 - Feb 2019
    • Cambridgeshire

    Over 20 years running the finance department and improving the systems of a medium sized business. Experience gained includes:• 12 years as a member of the board of directors contributing to company strategy & leadership• Personally creating reports and analysis to provide the board with business intelligence to make better decisions • Company expert in all aspects of using the ERP system, this included training both teams and individuals, investigation and resolution of any anomalies such as negative stock and any ad hoc analysis of the data • Designing,delivering and documenting systems development to constantly improve the companies efficiency and meet changing requirements• Implementation of systems and procedures to cover Health & Safety, ISO 9001, Anti-Bribery, Environmental, GDPR• Full responsibility for FX policy & execution ($8M per annum) • Responsible for all aspects of accounts production, presentation and audit• All aspects of cash flow management including personally building a complex cash flow model using extensive data directly from the ERP system• Budget creation by departmental head, monitoring, reporting and identifying remedial action• Working with other Directors and Senior Managers to help identify efficiency/ cost improvements• Company Secretary• Director in charge of “Health & Safety” Compliance (audited by SMETA & customers such as B&Q and Primark)• Personally created a new divisional company including ERP setup, Company Secretarial & Web • Created a joint venture company and transferring in existing business streams• Line management of the accounts, HR & IT team (and the warehouse prior to the appointment of an Operations Director)• Responsible for royalty reporting and subsequent audits conducted by the licensor• Building external relationships with parties such as bank, auditors etc.

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  Grant Thornton LLP

  • Bedford

  • Audit Senior

    • Jul 1991 - Jul 1998
    • Bedford

    After completing my ACA exams with Grant Thornton I stayed on for a special project to help implement and train employees in a new practice management system for the East Anglia region.