Experience

Drake & Morgan

• Commercial Finance Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Present

• Commercial Analyst

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2017



Caprice Holdings Ltd

• Commercial Analyst

  • Jul 2013 - Dec 2014

  Tasks included but not limited to;Weekly/Monthly/Annual Management Accounts (P&L & Balance Sheet)New Site Investment AppraisalsBudgets (20 cost centres)Internal Cost ControlLabour/Overhead AnalysisDatabase CreationGP Monitoring/AnalysisTrend analysisAchievements- Part of a team of 4 who successfully refinanced the business saving the Owner £6million in interest payments over the life of the loan- Built a labour analysis tool that is now used… Tasks included but not limited to;Weekly/Monthly/Annual Management Accounts (P&L & Balance Sheet)New Site Investment AppraisalsBudgets (20 cost centres)Internal Cost ControlLabour/Overhead AnalysisDatabase CreationGP Monitoring/AnalysisTrend analysisAchievements- Part of a team of 4 who successfully refinanced the business saving the Owner £6million in interest payments over the life of the loan- Built a labour analysis tool that is now used throughout the company- Built strong relationships with all head chefs and general managers- Part of a commercial finance team that was well respected and well utilized both internally (by the sites) and externally (by auditors/suppliers)Another great company to have been a part of. Show more Show less



London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

• Management Accountant

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2013

  Responsible for reporting on budgets within the CHS Finance team worth in excess of £20million.Tasks include but are not limited to;- Producing monthly budget monitoring reports to the Director of CHS- Undertaking DSG (Dedicated Schools Grant) VFM exercises to ensure the efficient use of public money within the service - Part of a team of four who maintain the finances of 54 schools who are under the local authorities control.Hoping to be part of the team working… Responsible for reporting on budgets within the CHS Finance team worth in excess of £20million.Tasks include but are not limited to;- Producing monthly budget monitoring reports to the Director of CHS- Undertaking DSG (Dedicated Schools Grant) VFM exercises to ensure the efficient use of public money within the service - Part of a team of four who maintain the finances of 54 schools who are under the local authorities control.Hoping to be part of the team working towards the successful integration of the new Oracle R12 system that is being rolled out as a shared service between 6 London Boroughs.- Currently Studying my 5th & 6th module of the CIPFA Qualification Show more Show less



Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant Ltd

• Cost Controller

  • Jul 2010 - Jun 2011

  - Main focus was on driving efficiency within the business which includes 5 restaurants, 4 retail outlets, a cookery school, a mail order department and two production units. - Improving GP% in Food & Beverage through menu engineering, yield testing, batching recipes, standardizing procedure and introducing general financial control to the back and front of house operations.- Directing and coaching an employee base who had a limited understanding of finance and its potential… - Main focus was on driving efficiency within the business which includes 5 restaurants, 4 retail outlets, a cookery school, a mail order department and two production units. - Improving GP% in Food & Beverage through menu engineering, yield testing, batching recipes, standardizing procedure and introducing general financial control to the back and front of house operations.- Directing and coaching an employee base who had a limited understanding of finance and its potential implications.- Analysing all CapEx and restaurant/outlet/prodcution unit budgets and presenting to FD.- Produce weekly financial analysis and reports to all middle and senior management- Overall aim was to save the company £250,000 within 12 months, which I managed to achieve.A truly great company to be a part of. Show more Show less



Convivial London Pubs

• Project Manager

  • 2009 - 20101 year

  University Project- Client required a marketing communication plan be provided to expose their use of provenance in their supply chain.



Mitchells & Butlers

• Deputy Manager (University Placement)

  • Jun 2008 - Jun 2009

  University Placement Year- Deputy Manager of a £1million+ operation which produced 3.4% like for like sales growth and 5.3% bottom line growth during my 52 week period- Gained invaluable revenue management & capacity management skills- increased staff efficiency by reducing wastage by 8% (like for like) and increased £ taken per staff hour by 4%- increased guests served after a personally run marketing plan to increase footfall outside the restaurant