Experience

Kyoto Fusioneering

• Japan
• Renewable Energy Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance and Accounting Manager

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  Tokyo, Japan



Tensor Energy

• Japan
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Consultant

  • Mar 2023 - Jun 2023

  Japan



Ascential

• United Kingdom
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Director, Group Project Accounting

  • Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

  London, England, United Kingdom Leading a project to implement process and policy changes, and reconcile group inter-company accounts across multiple group entities and currencies prior to a finance system migration.



Flywheel

• Technology, Information and Media
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Consultant

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

  United Kingdom Interim, part-time role supporting the finance team of a fast-growing business.



Ascential

• United Kingdom
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Director, WARC by Ascential

  • Mar 2019 - Jun 2020

  London, England, United Kingdom Finance leader of the WARC business, which was acquired by Ascential in July 2018. Responsibility for all financial matters, leading a team of finance and IT professionals. Leading all aspects of the financial integration of WARC into the Ascential group, responsibility for effective commercial business partnering, and oversight of all aspects of financial control and reporting.

• Interim Finance Director, Ascential Events

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2019

  London, England, United Kingdom Interim role completing project work driven by the group’s acquisitions and disposals, including leading the financial elements of the Transitional Service Agreement following the sale of the group's Exhibitions business.

• Interim Financial Controller, Ascential Events

  • Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

  London, England, United Kingdom Interim role assisting with financial control and preparing to dispose of the group's Exhibitions business. Preparation of Historical Financial Information supporting the sale of the Exhibitions business, separation of ledgers and preparation of completion accounts, and supporting day to day financial control for the Events division.



Travelling

• Planned career break

  • Apr 2017 - Jan 2018

  Backpacking through India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia.



Centaur Media Plc

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Financial and Management Reporting

  • Jul 2015 - Mar 2017

  Responsibility for leading all aspects of internal and external reporting, leading a central finance team of 6 people and supporting the board and stakeholders around the business. Responsibility for all external reporting, including the PLC annual report, investor presentations and statutory reporting. Supporting group M&A activity through project management of vendor due diligence process. Key focus on financial control improvements following implementation of a new ERP system.



Shell

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Feb 2013 - Jul 2015

  London, England, United Kingdom Legal Entity Controller of Shell's parent company, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, with responsibility for accurate reporting and analysis of the external dividend, employee share plans and share repurchases.



KPMG

• Canada
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Manager, Audit

  • Sep 2007 - Jan 2013

  London, England, United Kingdom Day to day management of external audits, mainly in the media and travel industries.