Group Financial Controller

• Dec 2010 - Present

• Continuously involved in business support and development, I am an integral member of a project team supporting commercial decisions including company valuation, investment appraisal and NPV analysis, Capital reduction, and acquisitions.• Responsible for the integration of new acquisitions in the current Group reporting structure. • Finance lead in Business Planning at Group level, including Budgets and Forecasts• Finance lead in the implementation of Integrated Financial Services (ERP System) during the last two financial years.• Implementing and monitoring Group accounting policies • Planning, coordinating and successfully completing the Group audit and subsidiaries financial statements.• Reviewing the Group Financial statements under IFRS (transition from UKGAAP).• Review of the local statutory accounts across 10 Eastern and Central European subsidiaries.• Responsible for the Group’s complex corporate structure, including working with tax consultants and auditors on various ad-hoc complexities.• Preparation of tax computations for UK companies and Group Consolidation tax schedules and disclosures.• Review of Group Consolidation pack for submission to the HQ in Tokyo. Show less

Project Accountant

• Feb 2007 - Dec 2010

•Submission of the Group consolidation pack including monthly P&L, and BS analysis, variance analysis and commentaries to the HQ in Tokyo.•Maintaining Group Balance Sheet reconciliations.•Review submissions from subsidiary finance teams in the preparation of quarterly, half-yearly and year-end actual and forecast reporting at Group and subsidiary levels.•Involved in project work such as Capital reduction, Transition to USGAAP, JCOX.

Group Management Accountant

• Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

Group Responsibilities: •Preparation of Group flash reporting. •Calculation of Group Exchange translation and Hedge offsets. •Reconciliation of Group Intercompany balances, Fixed Assets, deferred creditors and loan accounts. •Developing subsidiary and divisional submission sheets for Actual, Budget and Forecast. •Reviewing subsidiary P&L and Balance Sheet, and liaising with subsidiary controllers with respect to submissions and audit queries. •Preparation of quarterly group cash flow statements. •Preparation of Annual Statutory Accounts. •Preparation of interim and Full-year audit files. •Actively involved in the Due Diligence worked for M&A. Divisional Responsibilities: •Preparation and presentation of the monthly divisional management account packs for executive directors, containing KPIs, commentary on performance against budgets, re forecast, P&L summarised and detailed variance analysis. •Preparation of Annual budgets and 3 re forecast. This required development of budget templates and assisting managers in the preparation of the group up budgets. Show less

UK Management Accountant

• Jun 2002 - Dec 2003

•Responsible for the efficient day-to-day running of the accounting function. •Design and implementation of effective financial and management controls. •Timely preparation of monthly management accounts for submission to the Board. •Preparation of monthly and quarterly forecast. •Preparation of UK Statutory Accounts. •Supervising and guiding the UK finance team, Delhi Accounts Payable team and Ireland Accountant, ensuring that accounting principles are followed. •Preparation of VAT returns, and assisting in the accurate preparation of quarterly returns for ABTA and ATOL. Show less

UK Financial Accountant

• Apr 2001 - Jun 2002

•Preparation of Management accounts with variance analysis for Africa, Middle East, & U.K. •Preparation of Statutory accounts with variance analysis Africa, Middle East, & U.K •Preparation of Annual Budgets and weekly Cash flow forecasts. •Preparation of monthly payroll and quarterly VAT returns. •Implementation/ monitoring of internal controls and procedures. •Preparation of Management accounts with variance analysis for Africa, Middle East, & U.K. •Preparation of Statutory accounts with variance analysis Africa, Middle East, & U.K •Preparation of Annual Budgets and weekly Cash flow forecasts. •Preparation of monthly payroll and quarterly VAT returns. •Implementation/ monitoring of internal controls and procedures.

Group Financial Controller

• Mar 2000 - Nov 2000

Finance Manager

• Aug 1998 - Feb 2000

Auditor

• Mar 1995 - Feb 1996

Accountant

• Jul 1994 - Feb 1996