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AscentialFinance Manager (R2R)
Jul. 2023London, England, United Kingdom>> Leading the day-to-day accounting operations performed by R2R outsourced and captive teams (fixed assets, intercompany accounting, accruals, prepayments, provisions, revenue recognition, cash and bank accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, etc) in line with IFRS;
>> Managing an effective and compliant month end close (standardizing the month end calendar, reviewing reconciliations and other key controls, period close checklists, etc);
>> Managing internal control self-assessments for R2R operations in the Finance Shared Services, supporting and managing responses to internal and external audit queries;
>> Owning the standard methodology for balance sheet reconciliation: review, critical assessment, template building, and co-running balance sheet reviews with the brand finance team;
>> Promoting a continuous improvement. Identifying and implementing process improvements and further automation opportunities;
>> Owning the governance model for R2R and roll out across the organization;
>> Coaching and developing the outsourced R2R team;
>> Reporting and maintaining KPIs, scorecard and monitoring the performance of the team;
>> Deliver quality balance sheet reviews in conjunction with Group Controller;
>> Work with service providers to optimise the use of accounting systems.
AscentialProject Accountant
May. 2022 - May. 2023London, England, United Kingdom>> Leading a team of outsourced accountants working on Intercompany projects.
>> Working on the group finance IPO and M&A projects: restructuring and integration of acquired companies; >> System transformation and implementation of SAP S/4HANA, Oracle and Salesforce;
>> Review/audit of group sub-consolidation through production of key accounting entries and drafting of financial statement disclosures relating to: trade investments, sub-consolidation reclassifications and intercompany eliminations;
>> Facilitation of tax calculations and disclosures;
>> Group audit facilitation;
TakedaSenior Accountant - Transfer Pricing
Aug. 2018 - Jul. 2022London, United Kingdom>> Building and maintaining transfer pricing calculation models utilizing Hyperion/HFM system and SmartView to reflect various intercompany contracts;
>> Participation in the month end, quarter end and year end process: ensure R&D, corporate functions and royalty models were run correctly and necessary adjustments were timely and accurately actioned;
>> Provide finance partnering/commentary to regional teams to ensure that adjustments and timetables were understood;
>> Quarterly transfer pricing reviews with senior management team - including preparation, review discussions, actions & follow-ups;
>> Production of a Segmented P&L on a quarterly basis for the main entities involved on the transfer pricing process;
>> Production of a monthly transfer pricing adjustment forecast to assist treasury with FX hedging;
>> Close liaison with Tax, Treasury and operational teams to ensure efficient and effective processes that meet all required deadlines;
>> Prepare audit reports for external auditors and support regional teams with local audits;
>> Ensure that effective financial controls are in place and are compliant with Sarbanes Oxley requirements;
>> Creation of a recharge model to allocate Shire integration costs to IP owners;
>> Project managed the integration process through a number of acquisitions;
>> Support on the integration of Shire Business into Takeda’s ERP system;
>> Ad hoc project work and process improvements.
The Warranty GroupSenior Financial Accountant
Sep. 2017 - Aug. 2018United KingdomThe Warranty Group providers warranty solutions and related benefits to some of the world's leading manufacturers, distributors of consumer goods. As a senior financial accountant I was responsible for the underwriting results for the Appliance & Technology line of business for the UK and Ireland. Main tasks:
>> Preparing the underwriting data in the company’s general ledger ensuring accuracy and completeness in accordance with the monthly reporting timetables. >> Reviewing provisions for unearned premium, deferred expenses, outstanding claims and IBNRs to ensure that they have been correctly made and are set at the appropriate level. >> Developing consistent procedures across all lines of business and geographical areas in order to standardize procedures across the company.
>> Reconciliation of general ledger interfaces to cash transactions, profitability reports and other reporting. >> Calculation and recording of accrued income and expenditure including client profit shares . >> Reviewing of calculations for reinsurance business, reconciliation of reinsurance client reporting and liaison with clients for cash settlements. >> Reporting of IPT liabilities, reconciliation of IPT balances and cash transfers as required. >> Review data received from the IT production systems and to advise on future requirements including involvement in the setting up of interfaces for new IT solutions.
Nomad Foods EuropeGroup Financial Accountant
May. 2017 - Sep. 2017London, United KingdomNomad Foods is a leading packaged foods company. As a group financial accountant I had responsibility for the Group’s head office management accounts and analysis & review of group’s subsidiaries as well as assisting the team preparing external reporting and statutory accounts. Main tasks:
>> Producing the monthly ledgers for certain head office businesses, namely P&L, Balance sheet and Cash flow reporting for the entity with relevant support checks and reconciliations;
>> Produce the Quarterly reporting for Balance sheet and cash flow for the Head Office and other Nomad Foods Limited Companies as needed;
>> Produce the Annual Plan reporting for Balance sheet and cash flow for the Head Office;
>> Maintain monthly exchange rates for the Group in SAP and BPC;
>> Assist team with the quarterly and annual external releases to SEC/NYSE;
>> SOX reporting adherence and assisting team meeting the signoff approval;
>> Ownership of Nomad Company accruals and local audit accrual postings.
>> Reconciliation and agreeing monthly inter-company balances across the Nomad Foods Group;
>> Any other ad-hoc tasks required to meet the needs of the Financial Reporting Group and its interaction with the wider audience of stakeholders, e.g. auditors, Treasury, Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax
ShireGeneral Ledger Accountant
May. 2015 - May. 2017Hampshire International Business ParkShire is the leading global biotechnology company focused on serving people with rare diseases and other highly specialized conditions. Main Tasks: >> Building & maintaining Excel transfer pricing SAP Uploads to reflect changes required by Tax/transfer pricing department and post required entries in SAP at month-end and quarter-end for all Shire entities;
>> Controlling intercompany inventory for all Shire European entities and investigating any differences with supply chain to post required adjustments; >> Maintaining the inter-company AR/AP accurate and coordinating with non-SAP entities to confirm balances before month end; >> Dealing with month-end inter-company mismatches and posting adjustments in HFM accounting system to correct them; >> Managing prepayments and assisting with month end accruals for all European Shire entities;
>> Preparing and recording monthly fixed assets depreciation and creation of fixed assets management reports;
>> Updating spreadsheets and posting adjustments on SAP and Oracle/HFM accounting system relating to multiple aspects of accounting before, during and after month end; >> Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations to ensure that balances in the accounts are made of accurate, bona fide amounts;
>> Preparation of SAP to HFM reconciliation on a monthly basis to ensure balances have been consolidated accurately and any differences investigated and corrected;
>> Facilitation of internal and external audits;
>> Project work and other ad hoc duties as necessary
Thames WaterBilling Analyst
Aug. 2014 - May. 2015Reading, Reino UnidoThames Water the UK’s biggest water and sewerage company with around 14 million customers across London and the Thames Valley. Main Tasks: >> Invoicing incoming customer payments via credit card, cheque and on-line payments by utilising various systems such as SAP CRM/ECC and Navision; >> Collecting data and producing standard reports for use by the team, area or department;
>> Providing specified administrative support to other team members in order to meet their operational, commercial and professional objectives.
Throgmorton UK LimitedFinance Assistant
Apr. 2014 - Jul. 2014Reading, Reino UnidoThrogmorton provides innovative financial and administrative outsourcing services for the SME market. Main Tasks: Processing invoices; Making bank payments; Account reconciliations; Financial support and assisting the senior accountants with anything needed.
ECAM - Contabilidade, Serviços e Assessoria EmpresarialAccounting Intern
Aug. 2012 - Oct. 2012Funchal (Portugal)ECAM is a consulting company, specialized in accounting, tax, data processing and professional training. Main Tasks: Bookkeeping; Account Reconciliations; Preparing ledger reports; Tax compliance; Financial audit support; Payroll; Vat returns; budgeting processes.
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