Experience

Apax

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Process and Project Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Present



Specsavers

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Change Manager

  • Mar 2017 - Jul 2019

  My role was responsible for working with other Finance teams to capture and review key processes. As part of this I have been a key member of the project team implementing a process modelling tool. This included creating the governance framework and best practice for the new tool as well as being part of the team to enforce this. I was also responsible for the programme management of all strategic Finance change projects as well as project managing some larger projects. This involved working with other Finance teams across multiple geographical locations and the wider business on projects, process improvements and business readiness. Show less

• Transformation Manager

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2017

  My role as Transformation Manager had two strands, the first was as a system administrator for all Treasury systems and bank accounts. This also involved maintaining our banking and Direct Debit systems, including being the key contact to the software provider. During my time in this role I project managed a successful upgrade of one of these systems. The second part of the role involved working with the teams within Treasury to review and improve processes and was able to save them many hours each month with the improvements that I made. Show less

• Finance & Distributions Project Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  In this role I was responsible for running projects within the team as well as creating and implementing process improvements to enable increased volumes to be handled without increased head counts. During my time in Finance & Distributions I successfully saved over 35 hours a month and reduced turnaround of requests from 20 working days to 2 working days.

• Finance & Distribution Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Dec 2013

  Running a small team responsible for distributing profit to Store partners. I was responsible for ensuring that the team accurately and quickly processed requests received from Partners and other internal teams. The role also involved dealing with demanding customers with high expectations and explaining complex accounting in an easy to understand way. During my time in this role I was also responsible for the implementation of a new workflow system, which included design, testing and on-going maintenance of the system. Show less

• Finance & Distribution Supervisor

  • Sep 2006 - May 2008

• Finance & Distribution Administrator

  • Jan 2005 - May 2008

• Employment Services Administrator

  • Sep 2003 - Jan 2005