Experience

CHS Group
• Finland
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Head of Planning, Development & Treasury Accounting

  • Apr 2020 - Present


Central & Cecil Housing Trust

• Head of Development Finance

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2020

  C&C offers housing, care and support to vulnerable people with 2,000 properties on 120 estates in London. Reporting to the Group Chief Financial Officer my duties include: • Work with the Development Team in monitoring development projects to ensure financial viability. • Create processes and controls for development, ensuring resources are used to best effect. • Establish & manage systems to ensure development projects, and any changes, are communicated to and approved by Finance. • Drive financial controls & reporting in relation to project appraisals and development spend at scheme and programme levels. • Manage the project appraisal system & ensure correct assumptions are used. • Ensure effective financial management including budget monitoring, taking necessary action. • Ensure preparation of timely & accurate monthly capex reports at scheme and programme levels. • Chair monthly Finance/Development meetings. • Review annual budgets & monthly forecasts at scheme and programme level and monitor against budgets. • Work with Head of Development establishing investment strategy & availability of financial resources. • Maintain the financial plan using Brixx, including scenarios. • Submit the FFR & Quarterly Financial and Risk Survey to the regulator on a timely basis. • Manage the financial plan and update regularly to use as a tool to manage the business. • Contribute to Board papers providing accurate & insightful financial analysis alongside key recommendations. • Manage businesses loans & treasury function. • Support the Chief Financial Officer in raising capital finance. • Ensure the integrity of accounting records & maintenance of an accurate audit trail. • Play a key part in identification, management & mitigation of key business risks and contribute to risk registers, both at scheme and programme levels. • Liaise with audit/tax advisers and report to Risk & Audit Committee. • Assist in preparation of statutory accounts & budgets for all group companies.



Hanover Housing Association

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Development and Planning Accountant

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Hanover Housing Association is one of the UK’s leading specialist providers of retirement housing and related services, with over 19,000 properties on over 600 estates throughout the country. Reporting to the Finance Director and leading a team within Finance, my duties include:• Preparation of 30-year business plan based on Stat accounts, current budgets and forecasts, assumed future developments and input from SMT.• Preparation of Board Papers relating to this plan.• Producing Scenarios based on the above plan to test the robustness of the business.• Completion and submission of HCA FFR return to agreed deadlines. For the past five years we have achieved the highest rating awarded by the HCA.• Liaising with HCA to answer any queries they may have regarding the above return.• Production of other ad-hoc models and scenarios as required by the Board.• Work with the Director of Development to agree and build annual budgets and forecasts for both the Development Team and for individual developments.• Conduct financial appraisals and critically evaluate potential development sites to assess their viability. Regularly update appraisals on current developments to ensure they remain relevant and to provide an early sight of any potential opportunities or issues.• Representing Finance in monthly Development Team meetings.• One to one meetings with Director of Development and Development Project Managers, ensuring that forecast costs and income are up to date and highlighting any movements relative to budgets.• Preparation and entry of month end accruals and cost allocations.• Answering queries from inside and outside the business.

• Financial Planning Accountant

  • Feb 2010 - Dec 2014

  In addition to the Planning duties above my role included:• Line Manager of the Insurance Analyst. Manage the financial aspects of the insurance function, ensuring that costs are correctly allocated to Estates.• Actively participate in the Insurance Tender process completed in June 2013. This process resulted in a 23% reduction in insurance costs for the Association.• Manage the relationship between Hanover and the insurance broker.• Answer insurance related queries from both inside and outside the organisation.• Supervise the Financial Planning Analyst in the production of the Asset Management League Table. This highlights any schemes which may be becoming less financially viable and ensures that profitable schemes are retained.



Barclaycard

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Business Partner

  • Nov 2007 - Sep 2009

  Barclaycard Business is the second largest company credit card and acquiring operator in the UK, with ventures across Europe and North America. As part of the Acquiring team, my duties included: • Financial modelling for business cases and critical evaluation. Business Partnering with members of other areas of the business on special projects and new ventures being considered. • Acting as a centre of excellence for the investment expenditure process and business case preparation to ensure that all business cases are properly authorised, monitored regularly in respect of costs, timescale and benefits achievement, and that the processes are in compliance with company guidelines. • Creation of a monitoring framework for costs and benefits for approved projects, providing feedback and challenge to stakeholders. Liaising with Project Managers to provide regular updates and forecasts to the business. • Collation of the monthly management accounts and presentation of these to relevant areas of the business and the Performance Board on or before Working Day 4. • Oversee the regular recalculation of reforecasts, STP & MTP, liaising with other areas of the business to ascertain financial results, expected sales volumes, the level of merchant recruitment and the likely impact of proposed initiatives on the business going forward. Communication and explanation of any differences, highlighting areas that may require special attention. • Manage relationships and provide consultancy, support, training, and guidance to executive sponsors, business owners, project managers and benefits and cost owners.



EDF Energy Powerlink

• United Kingdom
• Utilities

• PADCo Accountant

  • May 2003 - Sep 2006

  Part of the EDF Energy group of companies, EDF Energy Powerlink constructs and maintains the power infrastructure for London Underground Limited. As part of the Finance Function my duties included: • Preparation of Statutory Accounts, Budgets and Forecasts for PADCo, a subsidiary company created to manage the construction of electricity assets. • Acting as point of contact between Finance and Engineering areas, providing monthly Management Information and commentary on actual and expected expenditure. Providing a robust challenge to Cost Centre Owners to ensure that actual spend was in line with budget. • Control of the management accounts for PADCo and drafting the monthly engineering and management accounting report delivered to all managers and stakeholders. • Acting as Treasurer and point of contact for banks, shareholders and the client. • Production of cashflow forecasts for both PADCo and EDF Energy Powerlink, ensuring that there was sufficient cash to cover day-to-day expenses while maintaining levels of committed funds. • Ensuring maximum return on free cash and committed funds. • Management of all payments and receipts made by both companies. • Assistance in the preparation of medium and long term plans. • Planning and execution of the migration of data from IBIS to SAP management systems. This role included liaising with the implementation team, testing of software and transferred data and final sign off of the project with respects to PADCo.