Experience

Ceuta Group

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Accounting Controller

  • Oct 2023 - Present

  Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom Oversee financial reporting for 8 group companies and consolidation. Implement standardisation and automation of client reporting. Ensure tax returns, external audit, fixed asset management completed effectively. Implement process improvement and embed new Finance structure.



Bournemouth University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Finance Director

  • Aug 2016 - Sep 2023

  Bournemouth, United Kingdom Led Financial strategy, planning and budgeting, internal and external reporting, management of performance, business partnering, evaluation and challenge of business proposals, treasury management. Development of Finance systems, processes and controls. Implementation of University Strategy as part of Leadership team.



Barclays

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Process Centre of Excellence

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2016

  London, United Kingdom Created new Lean practice, desktop automation service and process office and doubled demand within 18 months across group wide Finance and Risk functions. Defined process strategy, delivered Lean training and implemented process improvements achieving service enhancement and 10-20% efficiency savings.

• Programme Manager

  • Jan 2006 - Jul 2013

  London, United Kingdom Programme Management of group wide change. Portfolio included XBRL implementation for 200+ Legal Entity HM Revenue & Customs and Companies House filings, Financial Close Process Lean review driving 4 days off the close period, defined target business architecture, offshoring of Financial Reporting, Financial Consolidation new system and process design and Reference Data Management process and technology implementation.

• Project and Change Manager

  • Apr 2002 - Dec 2005

  London, United Kingdom Leadership of change management for group wide IFRS Implementation Programme including policy, process, business impact assessment. Drove the design of portfolio level effective interest rate solution.

• Finance Director and Finance Business Partner roles

  • Nov 1993 - Mar 2002

  Poole and London Finance leadership roles in Corporate Banking - Financial Reporting and Analysis, Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting, Project Accounting, Costing, Management Accounting. Led Programme to create monthly Management Accounting and Reporting for new International Banking Centres. Led Corporate Banking Finance Function Review leading to restructure, new processes, improved service and 20% efficiency saving.



Siemens

• Germany
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Business Partner

  • Oct 1989 - Oct 1993

  Poole Commercial Finance support to Engineering, Manufacturing and Estates - pricing, bids, management accounting/reporting, budgeting and forecasting, factory capacity planning