Experience

Wholefoods Wholesale

• Ireland
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  • Financial Control & Analysis - ownership and accountability for delivering accurate, robust, and timely monthly management accounts. • Budgeting, Forecasting & Reporting - develop, maintain and review of budgets and forecasts. • Tax & Treasury - management of cash requirements, proactively updating tax-effective strategies. • Commercial Finance - maintain, review and update financial policies, strategic planning, price planning and reviews, supporting commercial management in decision making by providing accurate financial models, stock management and review.



Largo Foods

• Ireland

• Supply Chain Finance Manager

  • Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

  • Partner the Supply Chain Manager to enhance and maintain financial management of all supply chain cost across logistics and raw material inputs • Partner the Engineering Manager to enhance and maintain financial management of CAPEX projects • Production and delivery of weekly and monthly financial reporting to strict deadlines • Balance sheet control and reconciliations • Provide support to Financial Controller with company secretarial and tax matters • Fixed Assets Register management • Full Financial Control over Northern Snack Foods in Northern Ireland



ICDL Europe

• Belgium
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller - Regional

  • Nov 2015 - Dec 2017

  Finance Operations• Ensure coordinated and ongoing contact with regional offices on all finance related matters• Assist local offices with financial support services delivered by Head Office Finance staff• Ensure correct implementation of finance policies and procedures in all regional offices• Assist local Manager in financial management of local operations through regular financial reviews and updates• Provide direction to Local Manager and regional staff to achieve optimal financial performance in each region Pricing and Contracts• Provide necessary input and support to finance aspects of price setting & sales price policy• Provide necessary input and support to finance aspects of key relationship management such as Accreditation Consultants and Local Office ProvidersBudget Management• Preparation of annual budget and periodic rolling forecast updates• Coordinate all aspects of financial planning for regional operations• Monitor and review actual performance against budgeted targets• Maintain up to date policies and processes around spending and budget management• Assist local managers in financial planning and measurement of revenue estimates• Assist business unit managers to develop a deeper understanding of their cost drivers and improve their ownership and accountability over the financial performance of their departmentsSystems• Responsibility for financial accounting systems development and control• Oversee the utilisation of the accounting system to its full potential addressing the needs of the Board and the Management team and to maximise usage of the company’s financial information systems• Development of ad hoc and regular reporting of financial and non-financial data to manage, control and improve regional operation performance

• Acting Financial Controller

  • Nov 2014 - Nov 2015

  - Preparation of Management Accounts- Financial control of daily transactions- Approval of payments- Payroll supervision- Managing year end audit- Preparation of Financial Statements- Tax compliance - Taking part of accounting software and CRM system implementation team- Managing team of 4 staff

• Financial Accountant

  • Sep 2011 - Nov 2014

  • Preparation of Management Accounts• Budgeting• New Software Implementation• Ad-hoc reports for Management• System management• Assisting in audit• Payroll supervision



National College of Ireland

• Ireland
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Accounts Assistant

  • Aug 2009 - Mar 2011

  • Daily cash monitoring, • Month end journals preparation and posting• Supporting management accounts preparation• managing relationships with the banks,• transfer of funds to deposits, • regular cash flow forecasts, • managing on-line transactions,• balance sheet reconciliations,• bank reconciliations, • preparation of reports for external bodies,• assisting in audit• accounts receivable

• Payroll Officer

  • Mar 2009 - Aug 2009

  • processing five payrolls ( from 30 – 150 employees)• expenses,• dealing with the Revenue Office,• issuing pension cheques,• dealing with employess and associate faculty, • processing monthly consolidation of the payroll, • reconciliation of payroll deductions,• bookkeeping, • assisting in audit.

• Trainee Accountant

  • Aug 2005 - Mar 2009

  • accounts receivable,• dealing with debtor queries, • bank reconciliations, • VAT returns, • Intrastat returns,• assisting in accounts payable, • unit costing, • managing student residence, • assisting in audit



Fanning Contracting

• Bray, Co.Wicklow

• Assistant to Manager

  • Feb 2005 - Aug 2005

  • assisting in manager’s personal finance, • organising meetings and events, • dealing with architects, • market research, • recruitment. • assisting in manager’s personal finance, • organising meetings and events, • dealing with architects, • market research, • recruitment.



Revenue Office, Radom, Poland

• Radom, Poland

• Junior Officer

  • Aug 2004 - Dec 2004

  • dealing with income tax returns, • preparing information for the revenue audits, • data entry • dealing with income tax returns, • preparing information for the revenue audits, • data entry