Richard Bone
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Adam Marsden
Richard and I worked closely together on a number of important salesforce and business strategies. His ability to turn complex information into easy to understand and directional communication is excellent. On a number of occasions he has taken what were old and clumsy processes, and turned these around to provide concise and relevant communication and information, which immediately had an impact on the outcomes of certain strategies. Richard demonstrated, consistently, a thorough knowledge of how financial information could help drive sales force direction to increase revenue and profits, which he then supported in the implementation through better communication to the sales force. He has a great work ethic and demonstrates a very smart approach to achieving what needs to be done. I have very much enjoyed working with Richard, and he would be a great person to have in any team.
LinkedIn User
Richard is the type of person anyone would want in their team as his ability to produce financial analysis in a format that is easy to understand is second to none. He is always thinking ahead and will always be ready with the answer to the next question, even before the question has been thought of. He is always willing to contribute time, energy and input to any team and will go above and beyond to ensure that the right level of detail is achieved and that the end user has insight and understanding for the information provided. He is always developing his skills, has an exceptional eye for detail and will never hesitate to help others with their development. I have worked with Richard on a number of different projects and I would not hesitate to recommend him to any company looking for a true finance professional.
Adam Marsden
Richard and I worked closely together on a number of important salesforce and business strategies. His ability to turn complex information into easy to understand and directional communication is excellent. On a number of occasions he has taken what were old and clumsy processes, and turned these around to provide concise and relevant communication and information, which immediately had an impact on the outcomes of certain strategies. Richard demonstrated, consistently, a thorough knowledge of how financial information could help drive sales force direction to increase revenue and profits, which he then supported in the implementation through better communication to the sales force. He has a great work ethic and demonstrates a very smart approach to achieving what needs to be done. I have very much enjoyed working with Richard, and he would be a great person to have in any team.
LinkedIn User
Richard is the type of person anyone would want in their team as his ability to produce financial analysis in a format that is easy to understand is second to none. He is always thinking ahead and will always be ready with the answer to the next question, even before the question has been thought of. He is always willing to contribute time, energy and input to any team and will go above and beyond to ensure that the right level of detail is achieved and that the end user has insight and understanding for the information provided. He is always developing his skills, has an exceptional eye for detail and will never hesitate to help others with their development. I have worked with Richard on a number of different projects and I would not hesitate to recommend him to any company looking for a true finance professional.
Adam Marsden
Richard and I worked closely together on a number of important salesforce and business strategies. His ability to turn complex information into easy to understand and directional communication is excellent. On a number of occasions he has taken what were old and clumsy processes, and turned these around to provide concise and relevant communication and information, which immediately had an impact on the outcomes of certain strategies. Richard demonstrated, consistently, a thorough knowledge of how financial information could help drive sales force direction to increase revenue and profits, which he then supported in the implementation through better communication to the sales force. He has a great work ethic and demonstrates a very smart approach to achieving what needs to be done. I have very much enjoyed working with Richard, and he would be a great person to have in any team.
LinkedIn User
Richard is the type of person anyone would want in their team as his ability to produce financial analysis in a format that is easy to understand is second to none. He is always thinking ahead and will always be ready with the answer to the next question, even before the question has been thought of. He is always willing to contribute time, energy and input to any team and will go above and beyond to ensure that the right level of detail is achieved and that the end user has insight and understanding for the information provided. He is always developing his skills, has an exceptional eye for detail and will never hesitate to help others with their development. I have worked with Richard on a number of different projects and I would not hesitate to recommend him to any company looking for a true finance professional.
Adam Marsden
Richard and I worked closely together on a number of important salesforce and business strategies. His ability to turn complex information into easy to understand and directional communication is excellent. On a number of occasions he has taken what were old and clumsy processes, and turned these around to provide concise and relevant communication and information, which immediately had an impact on the outcomes of certain strategies. Richard demonstrated, consistently, a thorough knowledge of how financial information could help drive sales force direction to increase revenue and profits, which he then supported in the implementation through better communication to the sales force. He has a great work ethic and demonstrates a very smart approach to achieving what needs to be done. I have very much enjoyed working with Richard, and he would be a great person to have in any team.
LinkedIn User
Richard is the type of person anyone would want in their team as his ability to produce financial analysis in a format that is easy to understand is second to none. He is always thinking ahead and will always be ready with the answer to the next question, even before the question has been thought of. He is always willing to contribute time, energy and input to any team and will go above and beyond to ensure that the right level of detail is achieved and that the end user has insight and understanding for the information provided. He is always developing his skills, has an exceptional eye for detail and will never hesitate to help others with their development. I have worked with Richard on a number of different projects and I would not hesitate to recommend him to any company looking for a true finance professional.
Experience
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Unitas Wholesale
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United Kingdom
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Wholesale
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance director
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Oct 2020 - Present
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Bestway Wholesale
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United Kingdom
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Wholesale
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300 - 400 Employee
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Finance Manager (Van Sales)
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Jan 2018 - Oct 2020
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P & H DIRECT VAN SALES LIMITED
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United Kingdom
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
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May 2016 - Jan 2018
Accounting for all aspects of sales and gross profit including cost of goods sold calculation, supplier terms, supplier promotional income, customer discounts, stock valuation and margin analysis. The role includes full responsibility for the annual budgeting process, 3 year planning and rolling forecasts. Working directly for the Finance Director, with a dotted line to the Commercial Director, managing a team of Assistant Financial Accountants and responsible for the presentation of business performance and financial results at monthly management and Board meetings.Within the role I have significantly developed and improved modelling & scenario planning capabilities to enhance the excel models which were in place and provided interpretation of financial information for the businessResponsible for analysing past performance to enable planning for future performance and provide insight and support to the Finance Director regarding planning for the longer term (next 5 years), Medium Term (next 3 years) and Short term (up to 1 year)Completed variance analysis on actual performance versus budgeted performance and provide reasons for difference and recommended actions to redress in terms that are understood by financial and non-financial colleagues.
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Senior Management Accountant
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Jan 2009 - Apr 2016
The role required me to work across two divisions of Sports Direct with responsbility for overseeing the transaction processing & develop the management accounting processes of the fitness division along with management accounts responsibilities for the UK wholesale businesses, plus consolidation of the global results.Within the fitness division of Sports Direct I was responsible for:* Creation & monthly preparation of the divisional management accounts / information pack* Overall month end accounting responsibility (integration into Sports Direct system)* Forecasting & budgeting across the division* Modelling member movements, impact of pricing strategies, site profitability & longer term strategies. Presentation to Sports Direct senior team.* Acquisition accounting & lead on year one audit (27 statutory entities)Within the Brands Division I was responsible for:* Full multi-currency consolidation of divisional results including presentation, review and adjustment with key senior management* Consolidation of divisional forecasts and budgets* Collation and presentation of ‘flash’ results for the division* Group finance responsibility for the Dunlop group of companies world wide* Visiting the Philippines factory to assist with manufacturing costing and overhead recovery, as well as the accounting and analysis of usage and price variances* Allocation of central charges & income back to sales regions to aid profitability analysis of individual business units* Analysis of group marketing spend & revenues relating to group owned brands* Consolidation and presentation of world wide sales data to the product teams ; comparisons of product ranges and new technologies, monitoring initial sell-ins and subsequent sell through on a global level, directly contributing to the decision making process and future strategies.* Exposure to licensing related accounting (both licensee and licensor)
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Assistant Financial Planning and Analysis Accountant
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Aug 2003 - Jan 2009
Sales & Order Analysis and Reporting * Extensive manipulation of sales and margin data for the creation of reports by Product, Brand, Customer and Channel of trade – Reporting to Sales Managers, Product Managers and Senior Management* Implementation of a weekly performance pack for the UK and European units* Forecasting and budgeting of sales and orders for targeting and purchasing* Ad-Hoc projects examining performance and profitability by customer/product/channel to facilitate strategic decisionsMonth End Reporting Responsibilities * Reporting and analysis of UK Departmental spend vs. budget* Calculation, posting and reconciliation of accruals & prepayments* Tracking of retrospective rebate agreements and payments* Tracking of royalty payments and performance bonuses due to sponsored sports players* Preparation of departmental budgets and forecasts* Consolidated VAT returnsGroup Responsibilities* Design and distribution of reporting and budgeting packs for 20 international units* Analysis of consolidated results, budgets and forecasts* Reconciliation of inter-company funding accountsDunlop Slazenger was purchased by Sports Direct 2004 and integrated into the group head office in 2007
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Esso Petroleum Company, Limited
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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UK Business Analyst - Industrial Placement as part of Degree
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Jul 2001 - Aug 2002
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Education
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1999 - 2003
Nottingham Trent University
Bachelor of Arts - BA (Hons), Business and Quality Management -
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The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
ACMA
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