Financial Controller

• Nov 2017 - Present

Transactional Services and Project Manager

• Sep 2016 - Oct 2017

Responsible for AR and AP and ad-hoc projects Responsible for AR and AP and ad-hoc projects

Commercial Team Lead Workshop

• Mar 2013 - Jul 2016

Commercially responsible for the Adelaide service and repair workshop for Siemens. On a day to day basis responsible commercially for contracts in the Workshop varying in value from a few thousand dollars to $4m. Responsible for monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of the Workshop result, plus annual budgets and monthly rolling forecasts. First port of call for contract review. Improved management reporting pack considerably over the period of employment. Commercially focused role. Show less

Finance Director

• Oct 2002 - Oct 2012

£12m Turnover Business – Over 150 Employees • Management of Finance Dept • Incorporates three business with 2 separate Legal Entities • Treasury and Cash Flow Management • Reviewed Costing Procedures leading to improved profitability On a day to day basis responsible for the Finance function of this combined £12m business. The day to day management involves supervising four members of staff responsible for sales invoicing, purchase invoicing, payroll and a Financial Accountant, responsible for the cash book, credit control for debts over £10k and nominal ledger side of the business. In addition we outsource the collection of our debts under £10k to a self-employed credit controller. Responsible for the preparation of the Monthly Management Accounts which the Financial Accountant helps to prepare. This includes detailed analysis by job of profitability, spend against estimate and where necessary investigation into loss making jobs, along with suggested improvements in the workflow. Deal with financing the business with banks and preparing or reviewing the capital investment strategy of the company. This includes liaising with bankers, insurers, solicitors and other professional individuals. Annually, unless otherwise indicated by trends in the management accounts, review the costing function and charge out rates and capital appraisals. Preparation of the annual budget and forcasting throughout the year Preparation of the Annual Statutory Accounts Pack for audit by the external auditors. Show less

Company Secretary

• 2000 - Oct 2002

The company was originally a division of a UK subsidiary of a Swedish owned company called Axflow. I was recruited to fill the role of Finance Manager and Company Secretary of a newly incorporated company call Meller Flowtrans Limited. This involved the setting of the new company, recruiting of four members of the Finance Staff for whom I was responsible and the setting up of new internal controls. This was the first time the division had had a Finance team on site. Responsible for integrating the Finance team into the organisation and ensuring monthly management information reached the Swedish head office in a timely manner. Responsible for dealing with all Company Secretarial matters. New internal systems were put in place and continually checked and updated. VAT and PAYE returns were made in accordance with the taxation timetables. Annual budgets were prepared and presented to the Swedish Board by myself and the MD. Detailed sales analysis was prepared and long term contract income recognised in accordance with accepted accounting practices. During this role an external division of the business was identified as loss making and the viability of the operation was reviewed by myself. I highlighted the various options available to the business, one of which was moving the division from its current location in Oxfordshire to where our Main Office was in Bradford. This decision was made and within six months the division was profitable. Show less

Management Accountant

• 1999 - 2000

The role in this organisation was to effectively act as a Management Accountant for three small depots within an organisation that had nearly twenty depots in the UK. Each depot was seen as a stand alone business that was responsible for its own sales, profit and direct overheads, while indirect overheads were treated as a head office expense and charged based on turnover. With the depot manager I would be responsible for preparing the monthly management accounts, analysing sales and margin trends and analysing direct overhead expenditure. The depot manager and accountant would be responsible for preparing the annual budget and then updating this every three months with a rolling twelve month forecast. Show less

Acting Financial Controller

• 1999 - 1999

The main purpose of this role was to fill in on a temporary basis for the recently appointed Finance Director while they served their notice in their current role. During this time it was my responsibility to aid in the closing of the previous Finance function in Hounslow, Middlesex and move the whole process to Dewsbury. This involved reviewing internal controls and where necessary improving, changing or implementing new internal controls to ensure the companies target were achieved and internal rules followed. Show less

Financial Accountant

• 1997 - 1999

£200m Subsidiary of National PLC (Hillsdown Holdings) • Identified and implemented new software package • Reduced processing time by 80% within Purchase Ledger • Introduced Spreadsheet modelling for Fixed Asset Accounting This role varied to the role at Ericssons in that this role concentrated on the Finance side of the business rather than the Management Accounts side. This included the processing and payment of suppliers in a timely and accurate manner. The analysis of fixed asset projects and cost/benefit analysis of capital investments as well as accurately recording all capital expenditure. The reconciliation and timely payment of all payroll, liabilities including taxation and payment to employees. The collation of information for quarterly VAT returns and timely submission and payment thereof. The processing of sales invoices and collection of monies form customers. The preparation of the monthly financial information that was sent to head office and analysis of that information. This information formed the basis for statutory accounts of the organisation. Show less

Management Accountant - Private Networks

• 1994 - 1997

£200m UK Manufacturing Division of Swedish Multinational • Reduced Reporting time from 5 days to 2 • Produced Management information via Intranet This role had two responsibilities one was reporting to the Finance Director and preparing the monthly management accounts for dissemination to the local board and to head office. The second responsibility was to the Private Networks Sales Director, giving him detailed financial information to enable him to make informed decisions. Due to improvements in working methods and system improvement the monthly management accounting timetable was reduced from five days to 2, thus providing the Board with accurate and timely information. In addition budgets were prepared for the £200m facility by the Finance Department and passed to all divisional heads. Nominal account analysis and trend analysis was prepared and compared to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information. Margin analysis of various products was carried out to aid the Sales Director in identifying markets, profitable products and loss making lines. Detailed analysis was also presented to ensure the sector was meeting the divisions aims, objectives, targets and was within budget. Show less

Audit Senior

• Sep 1988 - Dec 1993

Commenced role as a junior tasked with preparing bank reconciliations, auditing systems by way of checking compliance with internal controls. Nominal Ledger Expense analysis. Progressed through to role of semi senior whereby I would start to plan my own small audits and complete accounts from small client records. Gradually given more responsibility and started to supervise staff on larger audits. As a senior I would be responsible for budgeting, managing resource preparing and auditing financial statements for clients. Worked directly for two partners in the firm and specialised in solicitors and the rules governing solicitors. Also planned audits for several manufacturing companies and ensured compliance with accepted Accounting Standards. Show less