Experience

Centrica Energy Storage +

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• Financial Controller (FP&A and Business Development)

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2021

• Finance Manager - Operations

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2018



GlobalData Plc

• United Kingdom
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2016

• Head of Management Accounts

  • Sep 2014 - Jul 2015

  Responsibilities includeManagement of 5 accountants in two locationsPreparation of board pack including actuals and forecast for the remainder of the yearProduction of group consolidationAnalysis as required by the boardDriving improvements in controls, procedures and practices to improve efficiencies and accuracy of reporting

• Senior Financial Accountant

  • Dec 2012 - Aug 2014

  Duties included:• Preparation of the monthly management accounts for World Market Intelligence Limited and consolidated group management accounts• Preparation of weekly and monthly cash flows for group of companies• Purchase ledger payment request list review and payment authorisation• Monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts• Monthly reforecasting of full P&L of the remainder of the financial year• Preparation of monthly board report• Sales forecasting with sales managers and sales director, to produce weekly board report for the next 3 months sales• Calculating commissions payable and producing commission statements for all sales employees• Preparation of the quarterly VAT returns• Assisting the Financial Controller with general and company secretarial duties• Preparation of statutory financial statements and group financial statements, including consolidation and cash flow• Providing finance support to commercial teams as required• Assisting accounts payable/receivable to resolve issues and to correctly account for transactions• Main contact for the audit• Adhoc reporting and dutiesKey Achievements:• Improved the quality, reliability and timeliness of financial information produced• Fully reconciled all balance sheet accounts and resolved all historical items• Redesigned management account reporting structure after only one month of reporting in old structure Show less



Comet

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Finance Business Partner - Financial Services

  • Feb 2011 - Dec 2012

  My duties included:Preparation of the monthly financial service results and posting of this resultReview of the P&L and balance sheet produced for Triptych Insurance N.V. Gaining an understanding of the monthly movements and determining corrections required.Providing monthly explanations and supporting evidence for significant P&L movements between actuals and budget/forecast Preparation for all Triptych and financial services balance sheet reconciliations. Highlighting any risks and opportunities on the balances to senior managementProduction of monthly financial services board slides packPreparation of Triptych Insurance N.V. board meeting packWorking with the financial services commercial manager to prepare budget and forecasts for financial services Been the main point of contact for the external audit of Triptych Insurance N.V. including supplying required information and explanations.Reviewing draft statutory accounts prepared for Triptych Insurance N.V.Producing financial models for new initiativesAnalyzing data received from banks, insurers and other parties to challenge information validity and identify trends in the data.Been a finance point of contact for the financial services commercial team to provide other support as requiredKey Achievements:After role was vacant for over a year, I reconciled and gained full understanding of all accounts to allow a significant P&L release to be made at year end.Streamlined month end procedures and challenged reporting requirements to free up an additional 2 weeks a month.Improved budgeting and forecasting models to increase accuracy and ease of use of models Show less

• Credit Control Manager – Returns

  • Oct 2009 - Feb 2011

  My duties included:Chasing suppliers to settle debt for outstanding returnTotal returns debt over 180 days has have reduced 94% since I started the job and all balances are now fully under control.Chasing suppliers for payment of debit balancesConsidering the cash flow implications of returns, ensuring that the outstanding returns were deducted from supplier payment were terms with supplier allowed. I highlighted any potential exposures or losses due to current suppliers activity as they arose so suppliers could be put on hold or additional deductions made from payments to safeguard Comets position and prevent the supplier becoming a debit balance in the future.Preparing reconciliations of returns debt, returns adjustments and returns deduction.Preparing budgeted figures of returns to be included in quarterly & annual budgets.Meeting suppliers to discuss returns process, agree process improvements and negotiate to resolve aged returns debtResponsible for delegating work to, monitoring and coaching 2 team members to improve teams performance and help them develop.Liaising with the warehouses and commercial teams to understand current returns issues and assisting them to resolve any issuesDealing with suppliers requests for informationDuring this time I was also involved in two internal projects which included accessing the impact of the project on accounts payable and also developing process to deal with the returnsKey Achievements:Total returns debt over 180 days reduced 94% and total outstanding was lowest level ever achieved.Improved return processes in accounts payable team to reduce the size of the team. Combined credit control team reduced from 2 managers and 4 junior team members to 1 manager and 3 junior team members.Worked with IT to change programming to improve controls and remove system bugs.Worked with IT to design and develop an electronic credit matching solution Show less

• Supplier Support Accountant

  • Jan 2009 - Sep 2009

  My duties included:Preparing the monthly reconciliations of the promotional debtors between the general ledger balances and the contract management system. All reconciliations had to be prepared by the end of week 2 to allow commercial teams to review but were normally prepared by Tuesday of week 2 when outstanding debt balances were confirmed for inclusion in blue packs.Improved the promotional reconciliation spreadsheets by using my knowledge of excel to improve existing formulas, remove manually repetitive processing activity through the use of macro’s.Monitoring and controlling the work of 1 other team member assisting in the preparation of the promotional debtors reconciliationsMeeting with the commercial team on a monthly basis to discuss outstanding debt within the promotional reconciliationsEnsuring the promotional reconciliations were well controlled and any variances were investigated, understood and are correctly dealt with on a timely basis.Assisting the commercial team to ensure that all claimable supplier support amounts were recovered. Key Achievements:Developed reconciliation spreadsheets to be more automated through the use of macros to increase preparation speed. Also included additional information as required by commercial teams.Controls and reporting of supplier support debt developedImproved the understanding of the supplier support activities effect on cash flow and worked with cash forecasting team to incorporate this knowledge Show less



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Assurance Technician

  • Nov 2002 - Jan 2009

  My duties included: Taking full ownership of an audit from start to finish including the planning, interim, audit and completion of the statutory accounts. I was the Senior on-site audit team member responsible for organising the audit teams consisting of 2 to 5 members to perform the audit work and required reports to ensure reporting deadlines are met. Managing my own and team’s time effectively Reviewing the work of junior team members Providing on the job training and support for junior team members Liaising with clients and maintaining good relationships Dealing with accounting technical queries from clients, including working with the manager to develop solutions and answers Key Achievements: Promoted from a junior to and executive assurance technician Passed all exams and gained all necessary experience to become a member of the ACCA Show less