Experience

The West Brom

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director of HR

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Head Of Business Planning & Board Support

  • Nov 2017 - Jan 2021

• Strategy Manager

  • Jun 2013 - Oct 2017

• Internal Auditor

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2013



RSM Tenon now RSM UK

• Accounting
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Internal Auditor

  • Aug 2006 - Jul 2010

  Established in 1984, RSM Bentley Jennison was a top 15 UK accountancy practice and the leading provider of internal audit services to the UK public sector. It is a dynamic firm that has recently joined an international accountancy network; this has created new opportunities and experiences for the firm as a whole and for the people within it. Following a recent merger with Tenon, the combined firm RSM Tenon is now the seventh largest financial services practice in the UK. Tasks- Completion of Internal Audit assignments across a variety of sectors: NHS, Housing, Higher and Further Education, Local Government, Government Offices (OFSTED), Financial Agencies (ranging from financial audits to high level advisory reviews);- Development of annual audit programmes;- Planning and scoping audit reviews;- Supervision and coaching of assistant auditors and other junior staff;- Review of auditors work;- Liaison, meetings and planning with clients;- Identifying and developing opportunities to sell additional services and products to clients;- Booking, co-ordinating and allocating staff to clients;- Coordinating client financials and creating bills; and- Attendance at Audit Committee. Achievements- 100% issue rate on the audits I have personally completed; 0% re-work required outside of the normal review process;- As at January 2009 my client bookings for the year were virtually all full; and- I was chosen to act as an ambassador for the Firm at a recruitment event and was subsequently invited present to new employees at corporate inductions.



Merridale Primary School, Wolverhampton

• PA to Head Teacher

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2006

  I assisted the head teacher in most areas of his job, there was a high administration content to this role, i.e. dictation, audio-typing etc. I also completed IT assignments and prepared a variety reports. One of the last projects I completed was to develop the first cut of a business plan for a Nursery Club. I assisted the head teacher in most areas of his job, there was a high administration content to this role, i.e. dictation, audio-typing etc. I also completed IT assignments and prepared a variety reports. One of the last projects I completed was to develop the first cut of a business plan for a Nursery Club.



Debenhams Store

• Wedding Services Advisor

  • Sep 2004 - Jan 2005

  Main duties included coordinating online wedding lists, advising customers in the selection of an appropriate wedding package, handling customer complaints, general administrative tasks such as filing, photocopying and customer correspondence. Main duties included coordinating online wedding lists, advising customers in the selection of an appropriate wedding package, handling customer complaints, general administrative tasks such as filing, photocopying and customer correspondence.



Debenhams Head Office, London

• Buyer's Assistant

  • Sep 2003 - Aug 2004

  Buyers Assistant (industrial placement as part of my degree).Debenhams is a leading and expanding UK retailer, with over 100 stores at home and growing numbers worldwide. I worked on the homewares division; in my role assisting the senior buyer I became involved in all areas of the profession, key responsibilities included; liaising and negotiating directly with suppliers, new product development, raising orders, development of store merchandising, coordination of quality assurance, development of spreadsheet systems - programming spreadsheets to store and create information about products.