Finance Business Partner FTC

• Sep 2022 - Present

Interim Financial Controller - Sales

• Oct 2019 - May 2021

Interim Financial Controller – maternity leave cover Responsible for reporting and analysis of all aspects of Sales P&L. Delivered complex quarterly forecasts and annual operating plans for the Sales division, with $1.3bn revenue & $28m direct costs. Liaised with Senior Vice President of Sales, and Sales Operations Director, to bridge the gap between Finance and the Sales Division. Introduced process improvements to various reporting, and budgeting processes. Credit Management cover. Supervised and reported on SOX controls. Delivered a complex set of reports, requested by external regulators, during an acquisition process. Onboarded and trained two new finance assistants based in another country. Show less

Financial Planning and Strategy Analyst

• Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

Responsible for FP&A activities for four major schools within the University of Reading, with £88m income, and £38m staff budgets. Prepared complex multimillion pound budgets and quarterly forecasts, across different funding areas, such as resource, restricted and research. Supported the Heads of Schools and Departments by providing regular financial performance information and analysis, and communicated it in face to face during monthly meetings. Oversaw the month end and year end activities for the schools and indirectly supervised an Accounts Assistant’s activities and tasks. Managed the financial aspects of a complex ten year gift agreement between a major donor and the School of Agriculture. Supported the Finance Business Partners by preparing the Five Year Plan staff costs forecasts. Developed a set of Excel based reports to provide management information and insights into financial patterns and trends of schools, departments and projects. Resolved queries by liaising with various stakeholders within the University. Approved purchase orders, journals, staff requests forms and new project costing proposals. Used systems such as Agresso, Cognos and MS Office, and other internal systems. Show less

Interim Finance Manager

• Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

Interim Finance Manager for Direct Wines Production/International Wholesale Interim Finance Manager for Direct Wines Production/International Wholesale

Finance Business Partner for Fundraising, Marketing and Retail

• Mar 2016 - Mar 2017

Bridged the gap between Finance and the three major divisions of the business. Developed relationships with directors, deputy directors and other budget holders at three major divisions of the business. Analysed cost drivers and income streams. Provided financial projections/modelling for decision making. Produced budgets, forecasts and management accounts packs. Developed customised dashboard reports, graphs, variance analysis. Reviewed business cases and contracts. Finance representative on project board. Advised on restricted vs unrestricted income and expenditure issues. Improved processes. Assisted with auditors queries. Reconciled the management accounts vs statutory accounts. Show less

Management Accountant

• Oct 2015 - Feb 2016

Contract Accounting, Grant and Matched Funding Projects, Financial Modelling, External Reporting, Government Grant Claims, External Relationships. Contract Accounting, Grant and Matched Funding Projects, Financial Modelling, External Reporting, Government Grant Claims, External Relationships.

Interim Finance Business Partner

• Aug 2015 - Sep 2015

Co-ordination of Charity's Budget Process, Production of Budgets for Central Services, Fixed Assets and Depreciation Budget, Consolidation of Budgets. Co-ordination of Charity's Budget Process, Production of Budgets for Central Services, Fixed Assets and Depreciation Budget, Consolidation of Budgets.

Senior Financial Analyst

• May 2015 - Jun 2015

Managed a team of two part-qualified accountants. Cost controlling, and cost driver analysis. Managed a team of two part-qualified accountants. Cost controlling, and cost driver analysis.

Interim Project Accountant

• Nov 2014 - Jan 2015

Management Accountant

• Nov 2011 - Oct 2014

Working within the Controlling and Reporting team, supporting the General Medicine division in the UK. Key responsibilities: Planning and Forecasting, HR reporting, Cost of Goods, Rebates, Balance Sheet and P&L, Month End, Flash Sales, Management Accounts Packs, Cost Controlling, Major Cost Driver Analysis, Internal and External Relationships, Cross-functional Projects and Change Management Completed a 6 months secondment in the Commercial Business Intelligence department. Key responsibilities: Competitor's Performance Analysis, Data Gathering for Business Information Review project, Improvements to Reporting, Corporate Price Database (CPD) Maintenance and Other Ad-hoc Projects as required. Show less

Management Accountant

• Aug 2006 - Jun 2011

Reporting to a Divisional Accountant and looking after 15 radio stations in the UK.Key responsibilities included: Forecasting and Budgeting, Management Accounts Packs, Balance Sheet, External Digital Transmission Costs Controlling, Revenue Analysis, Assistance in Preparation of Statutory Accounts and Tax Packs and Month End Reviews.

Expenditure Assistant

• Sep 2005 - Jul 2006

Key responsibilities included: Daily Banking Operations, Data Entry, Maintenance of the Internal Expenses system, Other Non-Purchase Ledger Queries.