Liam Irvine

Experience

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  EY

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1992

  AUDIT SENIOR
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  INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1994

  INTERNATIONAL INTERNAL AUDITOR
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  Burson-Marsteller

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  EUROPEAN CORPORATE ACCOUNTANT
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  BIG ISSUE COMPANY LTD

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  FINANCE MANAGER and ACTING FINANCE DIRECTOR
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  GUARDIAN NEWSPAPERS LTD

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  FINANCIAL BUSINESS PARTNER FOR ADVERTISING
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  The Guardian

  Dec 2000 - May 2005

  GNL Head of Financial Reporting

  • Managed accounting, transaction centre and financial systems teams of 28 staff though period of change.• Produced management accounts and reports and Board commentaries for seven operating divisions.• Managed audit process, prepared statutory financial reports (including consolidation) and main contact for Group Finance, FP&A and Tax.

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  联想

  Jan 2006 - Feb 2008

  EMEA Group Accountant

  • Monthly close co-ordination of outsourced accounting centres in Poland, Malaysia and Singapore for 33 subsidiaries management accounts (revenue, manufacturing cost, gross profit and related supply chain costs) in both onshore and offshore ledgers including presentation to Global Accounting and EMEA Finance teams. • Transfer pricing accounting lead working with Accounting, Finance, Tax and Treasury teams including reporting, management accounts to statutory accounts reconciliation and accounting entries.• Process improvement lead working with accounting centres on close processes, SLA framework and reporting.• Technical accounting issues interpretation and advice on USGAAP, IFRS and SOX to Finance and business on complex accounting areas like revenue recognition, restructuring costs and transfer pricing. Show less

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  MoneyGram

  Feb 2008 - Jul 2011

  Head of Financial Accounting

  • Managed the EMEAAP Accounting and Accounts Payable teams of 15 staff to deliver monthly financial close, balance sheet reconciliations, annual statutory accounts (including consolidation and international companies) and supplier transaction processing for twenty companies in eleven functional currencies.• Finance project lead on transformation initiatives including systems, operating models and corporate structures, treasury operations and shared service centre implementation.• Main contact for Global Accounting, EMEAAP FP&A, Treasury and Tax teams and statutory auditors.• Member and Secretary of Risk Management and Internal Controls Committee and Credit Committee.• Researched GAAP issues (including USGAAP and IFRS) with Global Accounting and external advisers and explained decisions to Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and business. Show less

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  Sapient

  Jul 2011 - now

  Director Finance