Experience

G. Mondini UK Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Director

  • Jan 2022 - 2 years

  Stone, England, United Kingdom



Industrial Penstocks Limited

• United Kingdom
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Finance Director

  • Oct 2020 - Jan 2022

• Head Of Finance

  • Mar 2018 - Oct 2020

  Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom



SCA

• Sweden
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group supply chain finance manager

  • Jun 2017 - Feb 2018

  Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom • Analyse financials of the Procurement and Supply Chain function. • Contribute to the development of the Supply Chain strategy. • Responsible for the cost base analysis (full supply chain costs). • Responsible for compiling and managing customer price books (Retail and Trade accounts) and identifying underperforming products. • Analyses costs of economic changes (exchange rate, market rate) and make recommendations. • Coordinate with Supply Chain team to ensure cost… Show more • Analyse financials of the Procurement and Supply Chain function. • Contribute to the development of the Supply Chain strategy. • Responsible for the cost base analysis (full supply chain costs). • Responsible for compiling and managing customer price books (Retail and Trade accounts) and identifying underperforming products. • Analyses costs of economic changes (exchange rate, market rate) and make recommendations. • Coordinate with Supply Chain team to ensure cost effective and consistent sourcing strategies. • Investigate and recommends on “make” or “buy” production activities. • Identify commercial opportunities and project manage the introduction of these opportunities. • Provide financial reporting to support the Supply Chain rationalisation program. • Maximise Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) opportunities e.g. supplier payment terms, inventory management. • Monitor supplier contracts, terms and quality specifications e.g. supplier rebates, agreements signed off, regularly measured, managing collection of payments as and when required. • Manage and maintains consistent and accurate data for measuring raw material supplier OTIF (‘On Time In Full’). • Manage and monitor authorisation buying levels • Provide analytical support to assist in the reduction of raw material and production rejects. • Achieve and assist in the accomplishment of KPI targets. • Provide timely and accurate management information to support the Supply Chain and Finance functions. • Play a mentoring role in the development of the purchasing and supply chain team with regards to financial analysis and reporting. • Support the Supply Chain and Procurement function when they select new and alternative sources of materials and services. • Review all systems and procedures and recommend changes as appropriate. • Participation in the budget and quarterly forecasting process: supplier rebates and inventory levels. Show less



Bentley Motors

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Accountant

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2017

  Crewe, United Kingdom Key Responsibilities Reporting •Reporting of Monthly and Annual actual results to VW and Bentley (Board and colleagues.) Explaining variances. Reports cover P&L, Cash-flow and Balance Sheet •Coordinating the quarterly external audit process and resolving any audit issues in the accounts, •Where accounting standards are open to interpretation, deciding on the most appropriate treatment for Bentley and justify the decision to external and internal audit •Liaise with Bentley Finance… Show more Key Responsibilities Reporting •Reporting of Monthly and Annual actual results to VW and Bentley (Board and colleagues.) Explaining variances. Reports cover P&L, Cash-flow and Balance Sheet •Coordinating the quarterly external audit process and resolving any audit issues in the accounts, •Where accounting standards are open to interpretation, deciding on the most appropriate treatment for Bentley and justify the decision to external and internal audit •Liaise with Bentley Finance Team to ensure that agreed audit recommendations on accounting matters are communicated as appropriate and acted on •Process improvements •Ensuring the Company complies with relevant Accounting Standards and legislation •To coach and advise the Finance Team how to process, validate, record, review, analyse and reconcile accounting entries, data and balance sheet items Pensions •Responsible for ensuring the correct pension disclosures are input quarterly. This involves liaison with actuaries to ensure the information is understood and challenged if necessary, and all material movements can be readily explained to VW Group Pensions •Working with actuaries on ensuring that the planning round inputs for pension are received in a timely manner, that the assumptions underlying the information are reasonable, challenging the actuaries if necessary and ensuring that any changes to assumptions comply with current accounting standards •Working with actuaries on ensuring that the year-end process for pensions runs smoothly, that the base assumptions are reviewed prior to year-end and pre-approved by external audit. Hedging: •Expertise required to manage to the appropriate level of accuracy monthly hedging accounting inputs and ensure material impacts are reviewed and the underlying reasons behind the movements fully understood •On a quarterly basis, working with external audit and ensuring they have all relevant information to enable them to track hedging accounting entries Other ad hoc duties Show less



Interserve

• United Kingdom
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Dec 2014 - Jun 2015

  My responsibilities include: • Own, source and prepare data for month end accounts • Accountable for the accuracy of month end accounts and the full substantiation of the balance sheet on a monthly basis • Responsible for the financial reporting of the business unit including the production of monthly Management Information packs and supporting material • Lead financial review meetings for the Business with Operations and the SMT, ensuring that accounting policy is correctly… Show more My responsibilities include: • Own, source and prepare data for month end accounts • Accountable for the accuracy of month end accounts and the full substantiation of the balance sheet on a monthly basis • Responsible for the financial reporting of the business unit including the production of monthly Management Information packs and supporting material • Lead financial review meetings for the Business with Operations and the SMT, ensuring that accounting policy is correctly adhered to and variations to budget/forecast are fully understood and explained • Provide support to the Financial Controller in compiling the management information required for divisional financial review meetings • Lead role in specifying and compiling annual budgets and forecasts • Provide support to the Operations Management teams in managing their budgets and following financial procedures • Provide direction to the Finance Admin team in streamlining month end processes • Ensure purchasing and other processes are being implemented correctly and efficiently • Provide ad-hoc support to the Operations team on financial and I.T. solutions • Responsible for ensuring management of cash collection and billing clients in a timely manner Show less



Phones 4u

• United Kingdom
• Executive Offices
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Buyer - Property & FM

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2014

  Stoke on trent • Effectively Procuring Goods & Services on behalf of internal stakeholders. • Working under the agreed Procurement process to project manager tender processes. • Providing contractual input to assist in house legal team • Undertake commercial negotiations. • Provide category expertise/Input. • R&D, Value engineering. • Benchmarking. • Utilise E Sourcing

• Senior Business Analyst - Procurement Dept

  • Mar 2012 - Jan 2014

  Newcastle under Lyme Staffordshire

• Financial Assurance Manager

  • Aug 2011 - Mar 2012

  Newcastle under Lyme Staffordshire • Sole internal financial auditor of P4u reporting to Risk Director • Reviewing all areas of the company balance sheet and reporting findings • Quickly understand all internal finance processes and recommend any changes • Performed audit reviews ahead of the external auditors visit • Helped to develop the internal risk register



Dpc limited

• Audit Senior

  • Nov 2004 - Aug 2011