Experience

Hovis Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  The Financial Controller of a fast-paced Private Equity backed FMCG business. Lead the Accounting & Reporting, Treasury, Transactional (Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable) and Payroll teams. Financial and Management Accounting, Reporting, Financial Control, Accounts Payable , Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Treasury and Tax. The Financial Controller of a fast-paced Private Equity backed FMCG business. Lead the Accounting & Reporting, Treasury, Transactional (Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable) and Payroll teams. Financial and Management Accounting, Reporting, Financial Control, Accounts Payable , Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Treasury and Tax.



John Lewis Partnership

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Account to Report Transformation Lead

  • Dec 2020 - Nov 2021

  (Concurrent with Senior Finance Manager role until April 2021) Initially leading a Project team and then a new A2R Transformation team of Finance and Lean Process Improvement Specialists, to deliver "leaner, simpler and faster" accounting and reporting processes through redesign, tactical investment in technology and automation (RPA).

• Senior Finance Manager, Management Accounting (Centre for Planning, Reporting & Analysis)

  • Aug 2017 - May 2021

  Led the Management Accounting team within the Centre of Planning, Reporting & Analysis. Accountable for delivery of Management and Financial Accounting information for the John Lewis Partnership, including the Waitrose and John Lewis brand results. Trusted advisor on complex accounting, reporting and change advice for business cases and corporate finance activity.



Waitrose & Partners

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Manager - Financial & Business Accounting

  • Oct 2016 - Aug 2017

  Led the Financial and Business Accounting teams (covering Senior Manager), responsible for all Accounting activity in Waitrose.

• Finance Manager - Business Accounting

  • Dec 2014 - Oct 2016

  Led the Waitrose Business Accounting team, which works with and delivers accounting/financial information for Branches, Supply Chain, Marketing and the Head Office Cost Centres to a wide range of internal stakeholders, as well as providing specialist support for the accounting and management of cash within Branches. Team of 6 qualified & part-qualified Accountants and 1 Operational analyst.



Reckitt

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Manager (Management Reporting Transformation)

  • Mar 2014 - Dec 2014

  Subject matter expert and workstream lead on the global Management Reporting transformation project, implementing and integrating a group management reporting process and system (SAP HANA/BW) into the month end, Plan and FC processes to support the groups new operating model.

• Finance Manager - Corporate Reporting

  • Aug 2012 - Mar 2014

  Responsible for the co-ordination and performance of consolidated group reporting process and the production of Plan, Forecast and Actual financial information for the VP of Corporate Reporting, Executive Committee and all externally published financial information. Ad hoc financial exercises for global senior finance heads, investor relations, marketing and other business contacts including investigation into the movement of key KPI’s.

• Senior Finance Analyst

  • Feb 2012 - Aug 2012



BMW Financial Services (GB) Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Financial Accountant (Secondment from KPMG)

  • Jul 2011 - Feb 2012



KPMG US

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit Assistant Manager

  • Sep 2007 - Feb 2012