Experience

Joe & Seph's

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Feb 2015 - Present

  Joe & Seph's is an award winning gourmet popcorn and caramel sauce brand with 40 Great Taste Awards with 40 flavours of popcorn and 9 flavours of caramel sauce with flavours ranging from Salted Caramel to Gin & Tonic! All our popcorn is handmade in small batches by a team of chefs in our London kitchens, using only the best natural ingredients.



KPMG

• Brazil
• Construction

• Assistant Manager

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2015

  London, United Kingdom Roles at KPMG included: Corporate Affairs: I joined the team on a short project working directly for a member of the KPMG Executive Committee. Subsequent to this I was asked to stay on for the One firm Event (a onetime only firm-wide KPMG event). My role has involved: • Preparing a report for the Board on the interaction between three accounting systems (including SAP) at KPMG and how to improve post spend analysis. • Being in charge of purchasing, designing and distributing to… Show more Roles at KPMG included: Corporate Affairs: I joined the team on a short project working directly for a member of the KPMG Executive Committee. Subsequent to this I was asked to stay on for the One firm Event (a onetime only firm-wide KPMG event). My role has involved: • Preparing a report for the Board on the interaction between three accounting systems (including SAP) at KPMG and how to improve post spend analysis. • Being in charge of purchasing, designing and distributing to colleagues various items for the KPMG One Firm Event (a unique firm-wide event). • Providing input and drafting internal firm-wide communications about the event. Employment Tax: I joined the Employment Tax team on secondment as a project manager working on a national tax project. I was then offered a permanent position in the Employment Taxes team and my role has involved: • Preparing and reviewing clients employment tax related returns to HMRC; • Providing clients with advice on the taxation implications of mobile employees; • Advising on various taxation clauses in offshore trust deeds; • Liaising with leading counsel to advise clients on international tax queries; • Settlement negotiation with HMRC; and • The named accountant of the week for the week ending 15 June 2014. Financial Services Tax (Insurance): I joined KPMG as part of the Insurance Team. My role involved: • Acting as a reviewer for various taxation computations from the KPMG team based in India (for the preparation of clients corporate tax returns to HMRC) and performing tax audit roles; • Advising clients on the implications of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act for their risk management policies; and • Advising clients on their plans for international restructuring. Show less



Joe And Seph's

• National Sales and Marketing Manager

  • Jul 2010 - Sep 2011

  A start-up business that created an innovative gourmet popcorn product that I joined just as it was finishing product development and aimed to move to production for a November launch. I recommended a marketing team based on interviews I conducted, and subsequently established a close relationship with the marketing company to ensure the brand identity came across in the packaging. I also established potential client lists and secured various contracts with national and international… Show more A start-up business that created an innovative gourmet popcorn product that I joined just as it was finishing product development and aimed to move to production for a November launch. I recommended a marketing team based on interviews I conducted, and subsequently established a close relationship with the marketing company to ensure the brand identity came across in the packaging. I also established potential client lists and secured various contracts with national and international customers from large chains to smaller independents. Show less



Weikfield Products Co. (I) Pvt. Ltd.

• International Intern

  • Sep 2010 - Nov 2010

  Pune Area, India This was an internship with a food manufacturer based in Pune, India I managed to secure. I worked in the Export division where my primary role was to pursue a joint venture with a British business using a famous Indian chef to produce authentic Indian sauces to the British market. I also helped introduce improve internal control and internal audit procedures at the factory.


Benedix
• Germany
• Government Administration
• Campus Brand Manager

  • Sep 2009 - Jun 2010