Experience

Storyhouse

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Finance

  • Aug 2022 - Present

• Head Of Finance

  • Feb 2017 - Aug 2022

  With overall responsibility for the charity's health, my role at Storyhouse is both operational and strategic, managing the accounting and financial control functions for the organisation as well as shaping its financial strategy to ensure long-term sustainability.



Chester Race Company Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Accountant

  • Oct 2014 - Feb 2017

  - Implementing BI Tool to resolve reporting issues & provide access to data in real time to measure & monitor business performance.- Collaborating with business partners to develop dashboards, KPI reports and other end user solutions which allow the business to report a platform of disparate sources, such as EPOS, Sage, Gaming & Hospitality systems which currently have no integration.- Working with stakeholders in the development of business requirements; evaluating and documenting existing data; gathering and documenting the technical and business metadata, and providing insight into the dataImplementing new Procurement System business wide - Responsible for implementing a new Procurement system into the business, responsible for controlling purchasing, tender management, food & beverage control, automated AP integration & supply chain management - Working with key stakeholders, internal & external to the business, to ensure that the system operates effectively for all users; enabling costs to be controlled, driving margins and streamlining the approval process. -Improving efficiency by reducing the time spent on PO/ Invoice matching by employing paperless invoice management

• Management Accountant

  • Jan 2010 - Sep 2014

  Operating as management accountant with responsibility for managing accounting functions across all the divisions of Chester Race Company; including Chester Racecourse, Bangor on Dee Racecourse and their in house gaming and catering operations.

• Assistant Accountant

  • Jul 2007 - Dec 2009


Alstom
• France
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee
• Accounts Assistant

  • Jun 2006 - Jul 2007

Liverpool City Council
• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee
• Accounts Assistant

  • Oct 2005 - Jun 2006