Experience

Avica UK

• United Kingdom
• Retail Office Equipment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commercial Finance Manager

  • May 2018 - Present



i2 Analytical

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Apr 2015 - Present



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Leader

  • Mar 2001 - Feb 2015

  Senior Finance Manager – PWC, Banking & Capital Markets o Managing the day to day finances of a £130 million business. This involves working closely both with other members of the finance community and also project teams o Forecasting revenues on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis o Monitoring the balance sheet to ensure cash collected on a timely basis & invoices issued on time. o Monitoring overheads charges including expenses and invoice approval o Preparation of yearly budgets and five year plans for the business o Development of monthly MI using both excel and other products available within PWC o Working with the wider finance community to help develop the finance protocols of the business o Working as part of a People Group to develop the people agenda within the finance community Finance Manager – PWC, Public Services. o Assisting in developing other models to help in the collation of information relating to revenue, headcount and imports/exports. Working directly with the Operations Leader on revenue projections, phasing of the budget, and challenging where necessary o Full responsibility for the Overhead portion of the budget, developing a model to ensure each cost centre within the PS Business receives adequate budget for their requirements and headcount o Working directly with both Marketing & L&D to develop their budgets & ensure phasing is as close as possible to what is required o Working directly with each of the different Cost Centres to complete all the Budget and re-forecasts required by Central Finance o Responsible for monitoring the performance on a month-by-month basis. Making decisions necessary in relation to accruals and processing of write-offs o Development of monthly MI information for Leadership Team o Development of an Expenses Policy to ensure a reduction in Overheads o Ensuring all PS Staff are trained on the firms finance systems so that they understand how decisions they make affect the PS Business as a whole



Arthur Andersen & Co.

• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Manager

  • Feb 2001 - Apr 2002

  Arthur Andersen PA to Senior Partner of Cambridge Office• In addition to the normal PA duties including diary management, travel, etc. I am also supervisor of the audit secretarial team, responsible for the day-to-day running of the secretarial function.• Chairing a monthly meeting of the non-practice staff and reporting into the partners at their monthly meetings. Arrangement of partner meeting and minute taking.

• Various

  • May 1996 - Mar 2001

  Arthur Andersen Global Corporate Finance, Administration Manager and PA to Senior Corporate Finance Partner• Responsible for ensuring that the Corporate Recovery Department remains compliant in relation to the Insolvency Laws.• Responsible for the scheduling of both work experience, training and career development for the all members of the practice staff within the Corporate Recovery Department.• First point of contact for clients including Banks, Creditors, and Company creditors.• Responsible for the development of reports to Banks and clients.• Development of the corporate hospitality strategy for the department.• Liaison with other senior members of staff within the Manchester office.PA to Head of UK Corporate Finance/Divisional Administrator• Involvement in a number of substantial deals within the division. This has resulted in my being the main client contact within the office on a number of occasions and has given me the opportunity to develop my own skills whilst assisting in the development of both Business Plans and Management Presentations.• All travel arrangements for both the UK Head and a number of Managers within the division.• Responsible for the smooth running of the diary, which can be liable to change at a moments notice. • Responsible for the smooth running of the office when Partner is away. Divisional Administrator• Responsible for the scheduling, career development and training of all professional staff.• Monitoring the evaluation process for the professional staff.• Undertaking the evaluation process for the secretarial staff.• Organisation of all Corporate Hospitality events for the division. • Responsible for all reporting systems within the Division and completion of budgets.• Development of a training weekend for 40 secretarial staff, which involved giving presentations and training.• Development of a secretarial binder on e-mail to assist staff members in finding information.



Bank Hapoalim בנק הפועלים

• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Personal Assistant

  • Apr 1981 - May 1996

  • Full secretarial service for Branch Manager and Business Development Manager. This often involved liaising with both clients and other branches in the UK and Israel. • Development of computerised management accounts systems together with other reporting systems. • Organisation of all corporate hospitality events. • Full secretarial service for Branch Manager and Business Development Manager. This often involved liaising with both clients and other branches in the UK and Israel. • Development of computerised management accounts systems together with other reporting systems. • Organisation of all corporate hospitality events.



RBS

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Personal Assistant

  • Oct 1983 - Apr 1991

  Full secretarial service for the whole of the Business Development Department. This included a high proportion of client liaison and the organisation of corporate hospitality events. Prior to taking on this position I undertook a number of other positions with the Bank from office junior to receptionist. Full secretarial service for the whole of the Business Development Department. This included a high proportion of client liaison and the organisation of corporate hospitality events. Prior to taking on this position I undertook a number of other positions with the Bank from office junior to receptionist.