Experience

CAEM Shelving Engineering

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

• Financial Controller

  • Jul 2017 - Present



WEX Europe Services Limited

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Financial Controller

  • Jul 2014 - Jun 2017



Wolseley UK

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 700 & Above Employee

• Management Accountant

  • Nov 2012 - Jun 2014

  • Retained following redundancy of all other finance colleagues• Major role in the integration of Burdens Finance operations into WUK head office function and currently ensuring migration of 16 branches into WUK with zero impact on monthly reporting deadlines and quality of results produced• Prepared and submitted monthly management accounts to the Wolseley UK Group• Prepared new company forecasts following branch closures and extensive reorganisation programme• Compiled and communicated headline reporting on any cost variances to forecast and detailed analysis on monthly balance sheet movements• Produced a complete fully reconciled balance sheet pack• Prepared quarterly VAT return• Managed an assistant accountant and interim staff necessary for integration



Burdens

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Management Accountant

  • Jul 2011 - Nov 2012

  • Prepared group consolidation for 40 plus companies, including 100% owned, subsidiary and associate companies• Introduced and implemented intercompany matrix for approx. 30 companies• Collated data for financiers/lawyers for refinancing of a £300m turnover company• Managed £55m invoice finance and stock facility• Designed and implemented 13 week cash flow forecasting model• Finance representative on project group to introduce new management reporting • Prepared group consolidation for 40 plus companies, including 100% owned, subsidiary and associate companies• Introduced and implemented intercompany matrix for approx. 30 companies• Collated data for financiers/lawyers for refinancing of a £300m turnover company• Managed £55m invoice finance and stock facility• Designed and implemented 13 week cash flow forecasting model• Finance representative on project group to introduce new management reporting



Focus DIY

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Commercial Analyst

  • Jun 1998 - Jun 2011

  • Prepared Monthly Management Accounting pack• Formulation, appraisal and post implementation evaluation of business proposals e.g. discount vouchers• Constructed business models for budgets, forecasts and reporting• Produced budgets including central costs and store weekly sales and margins• Prepared communications to investors and analysts as directed• Any ad-hoc requests from Finance Director• Inherited responsibility for sales & margin analysis• Prepared competitor analysis reports• Finance Representative on Executive Information System project• Managed a Commercial Assistant• Retained throughout three company restructures until Focus entered administration

• Commercial Analyst

  • Feb 2001 - Nov 2005

  • Imported management accounts into reporting system• Calculated store budgets including sales, margin, variable costs, fixed costs and marketing budgets• Team member in the tendering process for the electricity contract for all stores and central offices• Finance representative on the project team to update/upgrade the internal Management Information System