Experience

Heathfield School

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Manager

  • Feb 2023 - Present



Harrow International School Shenzhen (HIS Shenzhen)

• China
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Head Of Human Resources

  • Aug 2020 - Jul 2022

  Head of HR Harrow Shenzhen Responsible for formulating and implementing the HR strategic plan and operations to ensure that the School attracts and retains high calibre staff and an aligned and engaged workforce. A member of the Senior Leadership team the scope of the role includes, but is not limited to, oversight of recruitment of Teaching Staff and Educational Support Staff, leading the Compensation and Benefits Programme, Employee Relations, management of HRIS and line management of the HR department. Show less



Harrow Beijing

• Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head Of Human Resources

  • Feb 2019 - Jul 2020

• Executive Officer

  • May 2018 - Jan 2019

• Senior Admin Support Officer (PA to Head of Upper School)

  • Oct 2016 - Apr 2018



Avis Budget Group International

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Finance Manager

  • Apr 2015 - Jul 2016

  - Manage team of two; Project Accountant and IT Finance Analyst- Provide complete financial support in respect of reviewing, controlling, tracking and reporting all EMEA IT costs incurred- Present monthly IT results compared to budget to CFO and IT Leadership Team, explaining key variances- Lead the quarterly detailed estimate and annual plan process for IT Finance across EMEA- Business Partnering with CIO, IT Directors and various key staff across the business- Ensuring project approval requests (PARs), forecasts and actual spend are adequately reported as part of the Total EMEA IT budget, providing timely awareness of any issues, preparing detailed tracks to assist in the understanding of variances, and ensuring all actual costs and recharges are understood and controlled- Proactively supporting & ensuring appropriate capitalisation of project costs - Coordinate and consolidate monthly project forecast process, reviewing & tracking progress against PAR and proactively proposing actions to help ensure projects are delivered on time, and within budgetSupport review & development of timesheet reporting to ensure appropriate capitalisation of manpower costs, and opportunities are maximised- Assist in driving standardization & process improvement across EMEA in all aspects of project reporting Show less

• IT Project Accountant

  • Jun 2014 - Apr 2015

  - Assist Project Managers & Head of IT Finance with PAR process, providing guidance on capitalisation, and ensuring all costs, risks & opportunities are considered- Support appropriate governance of projects - PO approval/ reporting data required for Steering Groups/ identifying & communicating risks & opportunities on a timely basis within IT & Finance - Review month-end EMEA IT project costs against PAR & latest forecast - Coordinate and consolidate monthly project forecast process, reviewing & tracking progress against PAR and proactively proposing actions to help ensure projects are delivered on time, and within budget- Work with Finance teams in HQ and across EMEA to ensure consistent, reliable recognition of all project related expenditure & improve quality of capex reporting Show less



Avis Budget Group

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Finance Analyst

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  - Support the IT budget holders to build and manage the EMEA IT plan and forecasts, provide timely awareness of any issues, prepare detailed tracks to assist in the understanding of variances, and to ensure all costs and recharges are understood and controlled - Review the month-end EMEA IT financial close against current forecast and plan - Track progress against plan/forecast at EMEA and country level and proactively propose actions to help ensure achievement of planned performance - Full ownership of the EMEA IT planning/forecasting and reporting process. - Identify risks & opportunities within IT - Provide bi-monthly cashflow forecasting information - Review financial schedules submitted by the IT function and challenge where necessary. - Understand drivers behind key metrics and FTE movements - Support IT PO Approval/ Supplier Management Process - Significant interaction with the accounting and network team in the shared services centre in Budapest, EMEA finance teams, IT Project Accountant and IT budget holders Show less



Avnet Technology Solutions

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Analyst

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2013

  - Daily execution of gross profit accounting activities: - Revenue recognition and cut-off review - Cost of sale accounting - Gross margin review and reconciliation - Customer and vendor rebate accounting - Reserves maintenance - Balance sheet reconciliations- Preparation of monthly PBG P&L account, under US GAAP principles- Liaising with Materials Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Sales Teams to ensure that all aspects of revenue and gross profit are reported on a timely and accurate basis- Support for Internal, External and SOX Audit- Support for PBG leaders, sales managers and wider finance function- Monthly P&L review with the PBG to discuss performance, understand the profit drivers and identify opportunities to improve performance- Produce quarterly, half yearly and annual management reports for review with PBG leads - Assist with budgeting and forecasting processes- Fortune 500 Company- Assist with manual Balance Sheet transfer for 2 acquisitions Horizon Technology Group, Bell Microproducts Inc Show less

• Accounts Assistant

  • Mar 2010 - Sep 2010

  - Balance sheet reconciliations- Supplier reconciliations- Raising manual invoices for Marketing and Rebate activity- Provide assistance to Treasury reporting- Processing of GRNI accrual - Intercompany process reconciling- Provide assistance in month end processing – rebate accruals- Responsible for all aspects of accounting for rebates - Daily use of VLookups and Pivot tables



Weavers Accountancy

• Trainee Accountant

  • Sep 2008 - Feb 2010

  - Preparation of year-end accounts for sole-traders, partnerships and limited companies - Monthly and quarterly bookkeeping within Sage Line 50, including bank reconciliations and preparation of VAT returns - Assisting on audits - Drafting corporation tax - Liaising with clients and forming good working relationships - Preparation of year-end accounts for sole-traders, partnerships and limited companies - Monthly and quarterly bookkeeping within Sage Line 50, including bank reconciliations and preparation of VAT returns - Assisting on audits - Drafting corporation tax - Liaising with clients and forming good working relationships