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Director of Finance UK
CARLISLE® Construction Materials LTD (UK)Director of Finance UK
Jan. 2020
Finance Controller
CARLISLE® Construction Materials LTD (UK)Finance Controller
Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2019
Financial Controller
BCD Meetings & Events AccommodationFinancial Controller
May. 2014 - Jul. 2015
Management Accountant EMEA
MITIEManagement Accountant EMEA
Mar. 2012 - May. 2014Derby, United Kingdom- Producing the monthly management accounts. - Communicating the financial performance and position to the different stakeholders. - Warranting the goals of the finance function are congruent with the EMEA region - Timely revenue to cost reconciliation - Safeguarding the aged WIP and ensure a zero balance on WIP over 90 days - P&L and Balance sheet reviews - Cashflow forecasting & reviews
Management Accountant
GE EnergyManagement Accountant
Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2012Rugby, United Kingdom- Responsible for on-time preparation of financial reports (actuals, forecasts and budgets) - Consolidate financial information, upload into Hyperion and remove all blocking controls. - Investigate variances and unusual trends - Responsible for assisting cost centre managers in the preparation of budgets and forecasts - Working with cost centre managers to interpret financial information - On time submission of the Group financial reporting packs - On time preparation of the Monthly Business Review pack - Prepare ad-hoc reports
Cost Controller
Balfour Beatty Plant & Fleet Services LtdCost Controller
Oct. 2008 - Mar. 2011Derby, United Kingdom- Prepared and controlled the capital expenditure register, monitored progress of actual and allocated expenditure, and reported to senior management. - Liaised with the Finance team in producing monthly accounts, fixed asset reconciliations and doing the depreciation run month end. - Recording procurement spend to ensure accurate month end accruals. - Contract costing and pricing for jobs ensuring timely matching of revenue to cost. - Created, maintained and reconciled the fixed asset registers with asset values over £4m. - Producing financial justification to the senior team for all capital expenditure proposals using financial appraisals which include ROCE, IRR and payback. - Analysing direct costs identifying variances against budget and trace costs to the activity. - Working closely with Purchase Ledger to resolve invoice queries, ensuring all orders are GRNd and minimize liability exposure. - Developed, championed and managed the introduction and implementation of a new Balfour Beatty Quote (BBQ) System. - Controlled efficient and effective commercial administration systems.
Specialist Project Manager
Fitzpatrick Doors LtdSpecialist Project Manager
Sep. 2007 - Aug. 2008Birmingham, United Kingdom- As part of a team, worked to integrate head office accounting package to the newly acquired company’s business needs. - Reported on the implementation of the company’s adapted accounting package, including the relevancy to the business. - Responsible for managing and analyzing key business spreadsheets i.e. order book over £3m, business dashboards showing all commercial and financial information and a capacity management tool newly implemented. - Produced weekly reports for the senior team on weekly KPI’s for the business. - Process mapped the commercial administration systems to ensure they were efficient and effective to bring them in line with a corporate culture.
Advisor
IKANO Financial Services LtdAdvisor
Jul. 2005 - Aug. 2007Nottingham, United Kingdom- Kept client accounts accurate by ensuring correct interest charges were on the accounts. - Maintained positive relationship with customers through solving account queries. - Achieve Service Level Agreements (SLA) in a team environment.
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