Experience

• Financial Controller at House Productions



• 1st Assistant Accountant / Payroll Accountant on Sam Mandes' Empire Of Light starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward and Colin Firth. Principal duties: in charge of crew and dailies, stunts, DGA and direct SA payrolls, ATL admin, ad hoc tasks for the FC, training ScreenSkills trainee. Co-Producer: Celia Duval Financial Controller: Caroline Russell



• 1st Assistant Accountant and Post-Production Accountant on Pathé's production of The Duke, starring Jim Broadbent and Dame Helen Mirren, directed by Roger Michell. Principal duties: in charge of crew and dailies payroll and supervising trainees working on AP, petty cash and FairFx cash cards, cost reporting, furloughing employees. Co-Producer: Michael Constable Financial Controller: Nuala Alen-Buckley



• 1st Assistant Accountant on FX's 6-part drama Pistol, directed by Danny Boyle. Principal duties: in charge of crew, cast, dailies, stunts, DGA and direct SA payrolls, ATL admin, administering payments, bank reconciliations, ad hoc reconciliations/tasks for the FC. Line Producer: Alice Dawson Financial Controller: Nuala Alen-Buckley



• Assistant Accountant on Sky Cinema's production of Twist, a modern re-working of the classic Dickens novel, starring Michael Caine. Principal duties: accounts payable for all departments, crew payroll, cash-flow, petty cash, bank reconciliations. Line Producer: Karl Hall Production Accountant: Claire Treacy



• Assistant Payroll Accountant on Paramount feature film 'Infinite', starring Mark Wahlberg and Chiwetel Ejiofor, directed by Antoine Fuqua. Principal duties: in charge of payroll for the Locations, Costume, Hair and Make-up, Props and Prop Manufacturing, Art, Set Dec and Transport departments. UPM: Janine Modder Financial Controller: Tom Settle



• Assistant Accountant on the BBC TV Series, Trigonometry Principal duties: accounts payable for all departments, cast, crew, dailies and stunt payroll, cash-flow, petty cash, bank reconciliations, FairFx cash cards. Line Producer: Rupert Bray Production Accountant: Dan Liddiard



• Assistant to the Production Accountant on a feature film for Element Pictures / BBC Film / Film Nation, starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon and directed by Sean Durkin Principal duties: accounts payable, petty cash, bank reconciliations, per diems, Soldo cash cards. Line Producer: Kasia Malipan Production Accountant: Nikki Chamberlin



• Assistant Production Accountant on Brexit: The Uncivil War, a James Graham drama for Channel 4/HBO, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and directed by Toby Haynes. Principal duties: accounts payable for all departments, cast and crew payroll, petty cash, bank reconciliations, particular focus on assisting the locations team to manage numerous London-based sets and unit bases, post-production accounting. Line Producer: Peter Gallagher Production Accountant: Dan Liddiard



• Key achievements: Met 100% of the US finance team’s month-end reporting deadlines. When the management team decided to close the New Markets operation at the start of 2017, I succeeded in motivating my assistant accountant to continue to engage in the process despite the fact that she was abroad and knew her redundancy was imminent. Where there were loose ends, I took up the reins to ensure no deadlines were missed. Worked alongside the UK finance team and cost centre managers to determine quarterly budgets for the UK company and presented them for review to the European Finance Director. Monitored budgets, controlled expenditure and produced variance analysis for the New Markets in the period up to the cessation of trading. Wound up the Dutch company, successfully ensuring all necessary information concerning customers and suppliers was obtained from staff in the month before they left in order to ensure a smooth closure. Liaised with our legal team, our external accountants and the tax authorities to guarantee compliance with Dutch laws. Chased up and collected over 75% of outstanding debts and contested all unsettled amounts. Produced final payslips, including all additional termination payments, for 30 members of staff and provided detailed explanation and guidance to them where required. Other responsibilities included: Monthly reconciliation of the main ledger accounts and intercompany recharging/invoicing; Liaising with the US and UK finance teams with regard to monthly reporting, annual audits, multi-currency accounts; Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns and working with external accountants on annual tax returns; Running the monthly payroll process; managing and nurturing the development of the assistant accountant in the Dutch office; maintaining the fixed asset register. Show less



• Key achievements: Played a pivotal role in building a start-up into one of the leading professional services firms for private clients with financial interests in France. Managed the finances and oversaw the daily administration of a significant charitable trust and underlying investment company with a combined net worth of € 130 million; managed trust and company cash flow and cash planning and successfully negotiated reduced fees from other professional services firms. Spearheaded the restructuring of the above charitable trust and conducted a lengthy historical analysis to determine the most equitable division of the trust between the beneficiaries’ sub-funds. Oversaw the prudent budget review and expenditure tracking of a number of scientific research projects, the construction of a Japanese hospice and the building of a beneficiary property. Other responsibilities included: Assisting the Founder Partner with strategic decision-making, leading the recruitment of trainee accountants and overseeing their training and mentoring, overseeing the client invoicing process and budget review; Constant liaison with stakeholders including trustees, directors, lawyers, fund managers, banks, charities and government bodies (including complex reporting to HMRC); Bookkeeping and preparation of six-monthly management accounts and annual accounts for trusts and non-resident companies and preparation of reports for meetings of trustees, beneficiaries and company directors; Preparation of income and wealth tax declarations for and provision of financial advice to French residents and non- residents; Pro-active management of a large and varied portfolio of clients and rapid reaction to client requests, including quick turnaround of investment/divestment demands. Show less



• Key achievements: Trained more than 200 non-native adults – IT consultants, HR and admin staff, salespeople and members of the management team (from beginner to advanced level) – to improve their communicative English skills; Designed and delivered interactive workshops on meetings, presentations, job/placement interviews, conference calls and advanced grammar to IT consultants; Coached more than 50 IT consultants towards their TOEIC and FCE examinations (100% achieving more than 850 points); Employed creative strategies to make learning interesting and interactive, conducted frequent progress reviews and provided constructive feedback. Show less



• Key responsibilities included: Teaching and training individuals and groups (from beginner to advanced level) from a variety of business backgrounds including media, technology, property, fashion, advertising, the arts, banking and finance; Conducting workshops – e.g. meetings, presentations, conference calls; Conducting frequent progress reviews and providing feedback.



• Key responsibilities included: Bookkeeping and preparation of annual trust accounts; Monitoring client finances and liaising with banks and fund managers; Preparation of income and wealth tax declarations for French residents and non-residents; Undertaking ad hoc projects and training junior staff.