Professional Pension Trustee

• 2023年3月 - - 至今

Company Secretary & Head of Corporate Compliance

• 2016年11月 - 2022年12月

Ensuring that the board of the UK parent company Nobia Holdings UK Limited and all subsidiary entities are fully compliant with all legal, accounting and taxation rules; briefing them in advance of changed governance requirements.Setting up and monitoring an internal control framework and governance structure to comply with listed parent requirements and reduce business risk.Management of external and internal audit process and statutory accounts preparation, reducing timelines and eliminating all material audit differences.Tax planning and compliance; including investment appraisals and monitoring.Management of a compliant, flexible and efficient payroll and fleet service.Fulfil Company Secretary responsibilities for parent company Nobia Holdings UK and all subsidiaries.Chairperson of both the company pension schemes and key member of the investment subcommittee; reducing reliance on and costs related to third party advice.UK Data Protection Officer ensuring that policies, procedures and training were implemented to achieve full compliance with the GDPR.Negotiated with HMRC during the Covid-19 shutdown to enable submission of an early tax computation carry back claim resulting in a £1.5m tax receipt.Agreed the calculation basis for the furlough scheme claims with HMRC and implemented the internal process to verify data and submit claims. Over £10m of successful claims were made and accepted by HMRC.Guided and advised the board on the group structure, running a project to eliminate seventeen unwanted dormant entities and to merge two operating entities.Briefed the board on the 2018 Corporate Governance Code and the increased focus on directors’ duties and responsibilities for large non-listed companies.Participated in successful mediation with large property owner, avoiding court and resulting in receipt of a settlement payment of £250,000.Attained FCA authorisation for retail kitchen business, implementing stringent internal requirements. 收起

Financial Controller Shared Services

• 2005年3月 - 2016年11月

Management of a large, shared service finance function incorporating accounting and reporting, credit control, purchase ledger, fixed assets and cashiers in Yorkshire and payroll and fleet in County Durham.Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual accounts, cashflows and budgets with analysis of variances.Secured approval for investments in SAP finance and Frontier payroll/HR through preparation of comprehensive and detailed business cases and presentation to foreign parent board. Functioned as project sponsor throughout system implementation.Developed effective working relationships with corporate advisors in tax, insurance, treasury, pensions, legal services and investment management, challenging costs and running tender exercises to achieve cost savings.Insourced payroll processing from a poorly performing outsource provider, developing the team to a stage where they achieved 99.5% processing accuracy and scored significantly above average employee satisfaction scores.Managed and developed finance teams to improve productivity and efficiency, creating a centralised finance function following business acquisitions.Procured tax advisory services to implement a capital allowances model for store upgrade projects, maximising capital allowances and reducing tax payable.Set up Isle of Man subsidiary entity to obtain significant tax advantages for large store operating on the island. 收起

Chair of the Trustee

• 2008年3月 - 2022年6月

Chair of the corporate trustee board for a defined contribution pension scheme with 5,000 members and £80m of assets under management. Management of a project to add additional employers into the scheme and ensure potential new members received pensions guidance following corporate acquisitions. Liaison with the Finance Director and HR Director to increase company pension contributions and encourage better member outcomes. Ensured diversity on pension trustee board by encouraging applications from underrepresented minority groups or business segments. Setting of annual business plan and advisory cost budget and prioritisation of board activities. Monitoring value for money offered to members and signing off annual scheme governance statement. Agreement of investment options and approval of changes to the default strategy and subsequent communications to members. Stakeholder management including administrators, consultants, legal advisors and auditors. Tender exercise to review scheme auditors culminating in a change of auditor and improved service. 收起

Chair of the Trustee

• 2006年3月 - 2022年6月

Chair of the corporate trustee board of a closed defined benefit pension scheme with 3,500 members and £280m of assets under management. Negotiation with sponsoring employer and foreign parent to obtain favorable valuation outcomes. Running tender exercises for auditors, covenant advisors and investment managers, securing improved service and fee reductions. Member of the investment subcommittee, negotiating significant de-risking of scheme assets with the sponsoring employer. Management of the scheme administrators including GMP project decision making, member communications and contract renegotiation. Liaison with the Pension Regulator following a notifiable event caused by a corporate restructure, ensuring a satisfactory outcome for the scheme and sponsoring employer. 收起

Corporate Accountant

• 2002年9月 - 2005年3月

Management of group treasury and taxation requirements for UK businesses.Management of internal audit and security functionSupport IT director with accounting system implementation and capital investment management

Group Financial Accountant

• 1999年1月 - 2002年9月

Preparation of monthly accounts and reporting against forecastsConsolidation of subsidiary results and oversight of subsidiary accountsBalance sheet reconciliations and capital investment expenditure management

Financial Accountant

• 1996年2月 - 1998年12月

Preparation of monthly accountsBalance sheet management and preparation of all account reconciliations

Assistant Financial Accountant

• 1993年1月 - 1996年1月

Responsible for the preparation of monthly accounts for the Tetley Pub Company division of Allied Domecq Business partnering to sales managers Responsible for the preparation of monthly accounts for the Tetley Pub Company division of Allied Domecq Business partnering to sales managers

Financial Accountant

• 1991年10月 - 1992年12月

Setting up accounting systems for a startup operation reporting to a US parent Setting up accounting systems for a startup operation reporting to a US parent

Auditor

• 1987年9月 - 1991年10月

Audit of variety of clients in retail, manufacturing and financial services. Audit of variety of clients in retail, manufacturing and financial services.